Great news! Chrysler LLC recently announced that electric-drive vehicles will soon join the rest of your lineup. The three divisions will receive distinctively different vehicles, each appealing to the division’s brand character.
“The introduction of our electric vehicles provides a glimpse of the very near future and demonstrates that we are serious and well along in the development of bringing electric vehicles to market,”said Bob Nardelli,Chairman and CEO, Chrysler LLC.
ENVI Organization
Credit for these vehicles belongs to our ENVI team. ENVI represents the first four letters of “environmental.”
This in-house organization was formed just over a year ago to focus on electric-drive production vehicles and related advanced technologies.
Electric Vehicle Technology
Chrysler’s electric-drive vehicles use three primary components: an electric motor to drive the wheels, an advanced lithium-ion battery system to power the electric-drive motor and a controller that manages energy flow. The electric-drive system is being developed for front-wheel-drive, rear-wheeldrive, and body-on-frame four-wheel-drive vehicle applications. The technology provides customers with a 150- to 200-mile driving range — far exceeding most Americans’ daily commutes.
Range-Extended Electric Vehicle
Technology
The range-extended electric vehicle combines the electric-drive components of the electric vehicle enerator to produce additional energy to power the electric-drive system when needed. Range-extended electric vehicles offer environmental responsibility without giving up driving range, comfort or utility.
Here’s a quick look at the three vehicles:
Dodge EV
The Dodge EV development electric vehicle is a two-passenger, rear-wheel-drive sports car that marries high performance with zero tail pipe emissions.The electric-drive motor generates 268 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque and delivers 0 to 60 mph times under five seconds and quarter-mile times of 13 seconds. It has a top speed of more than 120 mph and a continuous driving range of 150 to 200 miles.
Dodge EV can be recharged by plugging into a standard 110-volt household outlet for eight hours or
Jeep® EV
Jeep
®
Chrysler EV
The Chrysler EV range-extended electric vehicle uses a 255-horsepower motor that produces 258 lb-ft
of torque and reaches 0 to 60 mph in about nine seconds. It can drive 40 miles on all-electric power and boasts a range of 400 miles on approximately eight gallons of gasoline. For more information about these exciting vehicles, look to future issues of this newsletter or visit the consumer Web site,
www.Chryslergoeselectric.com
.
