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Fiat and Chrysler Reportedly Working Together on EV

 
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2009 fiat 500 convertible 500c 2 002

2009 fiat 500 convertible 500c 2 002

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Chrysler's ENVI electric vehicle program has spawned several possible vehicles that may one day reach showrooms.  However, the automaker has gone silent in regard to any upcoming EV projects leading speculators to believe that the program may be dead in the water.

All is about to change though as Chrysler board member Alfredo Altavilla let word slip out that the company is working together with Italian owner Fiat on an upcoming EV.  News came while Altavilla was visiting Fiat's gearbox plant in Verrone, Italy. 

No additional details were released by the company regarding an electric vehicle, but Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will release an updated business plan for the company on November 4th and it's believed that additional information about the program will be released at that time.

Reviews of the Fiat 500 are in and are absolutely positive.  Car and Driver's recent review was all raves about the stellar, small car and electrifying it would certainly make for a nimble, quick, cost effective EV.  We will await word from the CEO and keep our fingers crossed for the Fiat 500EV.

Source:  Wall Street Journal





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  1. By  Martin Posted: 11/29/2009 1:50pm PST

    It is great to see, that many are working on the Fiat 500 in order to go electric. We have unveilled the prototype of the plug-in hybrid fiat 500 swisscleandrive November 4th 2009 in Zurich. Now we are preparing for serial production.
    The plug-in hybrid combines the advantages of both, thermic and electric propulsion and makes an electric car, that will always have enough "juice" to get to the next charging station.
    You will feel like always, just better. More torque, more horsepowers through the combination of the two parallel engines. Zero emission and 100% electric on your everyday drives to work, school, shops, sports, theatre. 4x4 in the mountains.
    On the highway and for longer distances you will make use of the freedoms of the combustion engine in the same car, that starts up and synchronizes automatically whenn needed and shuts off silently when uncalled-for.
    Visit our website on http://www.swisscleandrive.com/en and get all the infos and even a reservation form.
     
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