Saturday, January 10, 2009

Jeep Patriot EV: A Conceptual Electric Missile From Chrysler

Jeep Patriot EV: A Conceptual Electric Missile From Chrysler: "The Jeep Patriot EV gets an early reveal ahead of its Detroit Auto Show debut. Here's the skinny on the electric Jeep concept with a 400-mile driving range — direct from Chrysler's imagination.

The Jeep Patriot EV will join the Chrysler EV, Jeep Wrangler EV and Dodge EV (or Dodge Circuit) in Chrysler's growing group of electric cars the company claims they'll build by 2010.

According to Chrysler, the Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) will be capable of driving approximately 40 miles on purely electric mode with additional power provided by a small gasoline-powered engine with an integrated generator, similar to what the Chevy Volt will offer. The information on price or production is non-existant at this point, but hey, Chrysler promises a quarter-mile time of 16 seconds, which seems awfully slow. Even for a fictional vehicle."

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