Posted on December 15th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Former Chrysler LLC CEO Tom LaSorda is taking on a new role as an advisor to Anaheim, California-based Fisker Automotive, a manufacturer of premium plug-in electric vehicles. Fisker is looking to increase sales of its high-dollar sports cars and broaden its product line. The company was founded in 2007 by Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler. [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
A former Chrysler executive has unveiled what he describes as a solution for automakers challenged by requirements to improve fuel efficiency and reduce vehicle weight. Chris Theodore, best known to Chrysler fans for his work on the Dodge Viper, PT Cruiser and Chrysler minivans, has developed a new chassis concept he says will offer lower [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2010 • by David Zatz
After unanimously passing the Senate, a rule that would require near-silent cars to make a small amount of noise at low speeds, for the benefit of blind people and other pedestrians, is set to pass the House (which recently failed to approve health benefits for 9/11 first responders). Automakers have agreed to voluntarily add noisemakers [...]
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Posted on August 12th, 2010 • by David Zatz
Chrysler has reportedly switched from using A123 to Electrovaya as its preferred battery supplier for electric cars and hybrids; while ENVI prototypes and the Fiat 500 EV used A123 batteries, the new Ram plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will use Electrovaya batteries. Chrysler’s electric car initiatives, once under the domains of GEM and ENVI, have been integrated [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2010 • by David Zatz
Dodge’s Ram blog announced that the U.S. Dept. of Energy has ordered a test fleet of 140 Ram 1500 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) to be produced in the United States. They will be Hemi-powered as with the Durango, using the two-mode hybrid transmission. Electrovaya has provided a 12 kilowatt-hour high energy density Lithium Ion [...]
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Posted on March 22nd, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Group LLC today announced its plans to engineer and produce a pure electric vehicle using the Fiat 500 platform. Shown earlier this year at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, the Fiat 500EV demonstrates the immediate benefits of the alliance between Chrysler Group and the Fiat Group as well as the speed at [...]
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