Fiat, reportedly aghast at the horrific condition of its newly acquired U.S. subsidiary, decided to pull the plug on the speculative but exciting effort to add some green to Chrysler.
Real bummer. ENVI was working on an electric minivan and Jeep, but it sounds like those have been scrapped too.
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Chrysler spokespeople have stated that some electric and high-efficiency vehicle development will continue at the company. But it appears that Fiat has ripped the guts out of the core electric vehicle programs, says Edmunds.com's Green Car Advisor blog. Most notably, Chrysler's ENVI group, created in 2007 to build design lines of electric vehicles for all three Chrysler brands, has been broken up.
The Dodge Circuit, a hot-little two seat electric sportster designed to compete with cars from Tesla and Fiskar, has been axed, says Greentech Media. Efforts to make a fleet of over 100 types of electric and hybrid cars have been halted. So what's likely to remain? A few high-efficiency hybrid Fiat models and maybe an electric delivery van for the U.S. market.
The Dodge Circuit, a hot-little two seat electric sportster designed to compete with cars from Tesla and Fiskar, has been axed, says Greentech Media. Efforts to make a fleet of over 100 types of electric and hybrid cars have been halted. So what's likely to remain? A few high-efficiency hybrid Fiat models and maybe an electric delivery van for the U.S. market.
Real bummer. ENVI was working on an electric minivan and Jeep, but it sounds like those have been scrapped too.
