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Dodge EV takes to the streets
Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Dodge
click above for hi-res gallery of the dodge ev in the delirious while a lot of the legwork was done suitable them by lotus, we still have to give chrysler a little credit as getting an electric vehicle analogue on the road so instantly. when we initial saw the dodge ev a couple of months ago, it looked ask preference it was ready to directory, with a tesla-groove on merge of lotus platform and electric powerpack. soon after we heard that the car was likely to make it to production, with a delivery go out with that would impugn the chevrolet volt. while it had appeared that chrysler was custom behind its domestic rivals in developing an thrilling car, we know that through their gem subsidiary, chrysler has actually accumulated a lot of ev expertise and become the nation’s unsurpassed electric car seller in the process.the evasion ev is essentially a lotus europa, but uses lithium batteries and a 268 hp electric motor in place of the flag 2.0l four cylinder motor and transmission. it promises a range of 150-200 miles and a 0-60 time of subordinate to 5 seconds. it’s a full-blown, beat the drum for-in ev, righteous like the tesla roadster, and should require a 4-hour recharge from a 220v outlet or 8 hours on a 110. to help shoot chrysler’s new envi galvanizing car upset, the dodge ev has been traveling the show circuit, but today we spotted it at one of our favorite resident sail-ins.it attracted somewhat a multitude. not surprisingly, divers folks at the show mistook it for a lotus until they saw the dodge badges. even then a lot of people figured it was some type of communal venture between the two firms. most were amazed to learn the car might be in dodge showrooms by 2010. have a stab as we might we couldn’t wrestle the keys from the chrysler reps. hopefully the car and the company make it from stem to stern our tendency economic crisis so we can illustration one when they hit the streets.
Gallery: Dodge EV in the wild
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