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 July 15th, 2010 • by David Zatz
A 2011 Ram 1500 pickup with a huge green “hybrid” logo was just spotted on I-75, with manufacturers’ plates. The reader who phoned it in reported that it had piping under the body for emissions testing, along with the flared exhaust used to collect engine exhaust for emissions testing; he believed it was not a [...]
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Posted on March 22nd, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Group has been selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant of up to $48 million as part of a $2.4 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act DOE Vehicle Electrification program. Chrysler Group is planning to build a total of 140 Ram Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) for a three-year demonstration project that [...]
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Posted on November 30th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Carbon Day Automotive has announced a collaborative initiative with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and A123 Systems, Inc. the battery company that has a strategic alliance with Chrysler’s electric vehicle program. The companies have joined forces to supply Green Fleet Vehicles to government and commercial users in the U.S. Each is a leader in their industry. Enterprise Rent-A-Car [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler has shut down its standalone ENVI electric vehicle program and its personnel have been assigned to other vehicle development programs as Chrysler and Fiat merge their hybrid and electric vehicle programs. Lou Rhodes, who was in charge of ENVI, continues to oversee electrical vehicle development for both companies. A two-mode hybrid versions of the [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Group will produce a hybrid version of the Ram 1500 pickup, but it has not been determined whether the light truck will have a diesel engine or not. The automaker had previously said both options would be available in 2010. The hybrid Ram will use the “two-mode” hybrid technology it developed in a partnership [...]
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