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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

“Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans. They need to know they won’t have to do a smog check or an oil change, or replace a timing belt.” “And And a lot of moms out there want to do their part around global climate change,” she continued.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thankfully, since parts of the powertrain in the Circuit are also used in other Chrysler ENVI vehicles - like the all-electric USPS minivan that was unveiled earlier today - work that is done on one model can be applied to others. As more renewables come online, battery electrics just keep getting cleaner and greener.