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By Tom Krisher
Associated Press
POSTED: 02:44 p.m. EDT, Sep 24, 2008
AUBURN HILLS, MICH.: Chrysler LLC said today it will put an electric car on sale in North America in 2010.
The company showed reporters three electric prototypes: a Dodge sports car, a Jeep and a Chrysler minivan. But the automaker's product development chief, Frank Klegon, said the company hasn't decided which vehicle will come out in 2010.
The Dodge sports car is completely electric, but the Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler minivan models will have a recharging system similar to the Chevrolet Volt that General Motors Corp. is planning. The Volt plugs into a standard wall outlet and will be able to go 40 miles on battery power alone, but then a small gasoline engine kicks in to recharge the batteries, allowing the car to travel hundreds more miles.
Chrysler is still working with several partners on the battery technology for its vehicles, Klegon said.
Chrysler has felt pressure to break away from its dependence on fuel-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles amid the recent decline in auto sales, but the Auburn Hills-based automaker has appeared to be behind other automakers that have touted plans to launch electric vehicles in the next few years.
Chrysler Vice Chairman Tom LaSorda said today that the company is further ahead on developing electric vehicles than many had thought, but it kept the cars secret until recently.
''We believe in the saying, 'Actions speak louder than words,' '' LaSorda said.
Toyota Motor Corp. also is pushing to get a plug-in electric vehicle to market in 2010, while Ford Motor Co., which is testing 20 on roads in California, says it is five years away from producing them in significant numbers.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH.: Chrysler LLC said today it will put an electric car on sale in North America in 2010.
The company showed reporters three electric prototypes: a Dodge sports car, a Jeep and a Chrysler minivan. But the automaker's product development chief, Frank Klegon, said the company hasn't decided which vehicle will come out in 2010.
The Dodge sports car is completely electric, but the Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler minivan models will have a recharging system similar to the Chevrolet Volt that General Motors Corp. is planning. The Volt plugs into a standard wall outlet and will be able to go 40 miles on battery power alone, but then a small gasoline engine kicks in to recharge the batteries, allowing the car to travel hundreds more miles.
Chrysler is still working with several partners on the battery technology for its vehicles, Klegon said.
Chrysler has felt pressure to break away from its dependence on fuel-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles amid the recent decline in auto sales, but the Auburn Hills-based automaker has appeared to be behind other automakers that have touted plans to launch electric vehicles in the next few years.
Chrysler Vice Chairman Tom LaSorda said today that the company is further ahead on developing electric vehicles than many had thought, but it kept the cars secret until recently.
''We believe in the saying, 'Actions speak louder than words,' '' LaSorda said.
Toyota Motor Corp. also is pushing to get a plug-in electric vehicle to market in 2010, while Ford Motor Co., which is testing 20 on roads in California, says it is five years away from producing them in significant numbers.
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akron, oh
Posted 10:47 AM, 06/10/2009
geez, why don't ya just make some more gas guzzlers?!...duh Why do automakers have to go bankrupt before they wake up and smell the coffee? Make a GREAT ELECTRIC CAR THAT RUNS WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND YOU WON'T GO OUT OF BUSINESS!
