Dodge Circuit
Fiat pulling the plug on the ENVI team is at once understandable and regrettable. (more…)
November 10, 2009
July 9, 2009
ER-EV, E-REV, Re-EV, confused yet?
What is the difference between an ER-EV, or an ReEV, or even an E-REV? Not much but a heck of a lot of marketing branding.
April 11, 2009
Which ENVI Is Yours?
We’ve been tossing it back and forth and still we can’t chose which one should Chrysler choose to produce first. What about you?
August 6, 2008
Chrysler, Dodge And GM’s Volt
So GM’s plug-in hybrid, PHEV Volt is not your cup of tea and you would rather stick to Chrysler and company? Here is some news.
Chrysler announced a little while back it would offer an alternative to the Volt. Chrysler more than most other US manufacturer is feeling the effect of the declining car sale since it mostly produces big vehicles. Chrysler finds itself in a position where it needs to offer smaller more affordable and fuel efficient vehicles.
The gist. Dubbed ENVI AutoBlog reported that it is a concept project focused on developing an electric vehicle. Theoretically, the concept will sport a 200 kw/268 hp electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack and could have range-extender in some concepts shared with Dodge and Jeep. There are talks fuel-cell but so far, very little technical information on it.
What about Dodge? Dodge is apparently also working on an Eco-friendly concept sharing the same platforms as Chrysler’s.
The gist. Impressive numbers quoted here, the Dodge Zeo will be a 2+2 coupe with 64kWh of electric engines to the rear wheels (same as the Chrysler platform) good for 268-hp, 130 mph top speed with 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds and a 250 miles range before recharge.
There are still no words about a plug-in hybrid, PHEV or electric vehicle, EV but a fuel cell hydrogen is announced.