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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The head of Chryslers ENVI division, Lou Rhodes, told AutoblogGreen this morning that Chrysler is marketing this battery-only version of the van to commercial fleet customers who typically have shorter range requirements. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This has nothing to do with real economics and more to do with marketing, which is the black art of herding people into paying more for less. Merc wants the electric smart to perform badly, to have a short range and little power, so that it dosent eat up other products in the lineup. For this to happen there has to be a detuning process.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

China demanded this a few years ago for their market, and it was implemented quickly. Washington DC announced as first MPH mobile TV market LG GC900 Viewty Smart, now more official than ever before Panasonics AG-HMC40 does 1080p24 on something of a budget NetBlender drops iPhone exclusivity on BD Touch 2.0,

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For now, the Circuit has all sorts of EV appeal, but itll be up to groups that Chrysler cant control - the Presidential auto task force, the higher-end customer market, etc. - This one fact is arguably more important than how the car acts on the road. to decide if we ever get to see these promises fulfilled.