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Dodge CEO Says Electrification Won’t Spoil American Muscle

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Tesla has certainly proved that battery-powered passenger vehicles are capable of being blisteringly fast. companies losing ground to foreign brands and delivering the kind of terrible vehicles that made it extremely easy to buy Japanese. They see Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, everything in the same showroom. "So

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Ferrari Purosangue revealed

EV Central

It was the obvious choice, said marketing chief Enrico Galliera, who admitted that the company did consider installing a hybrid drivetrain in the launch version of the big four-seater during the early stages of the project back in 2018. “It’s not a Jeep, okay.” litre V12 under its long bonnet.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

To survive, help is needed from Italys Fiat but, as negotiations with the Italian automaker bog down and the two week deadline to hammer out a partnership approaches, the companys future - as well as its aspirations for an electric hot rod - are increasingly in doubt. Possibilities include a minivan and an Jeep Wrangler-like off-roader.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. Chrysler LLC, in conjunction with the USPS and select energy service providers, also announced that the company intends to apply for the U.S.

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