Chrysler plans electric vehicles, could be ready in 3-5 years
by Tim Higgins, Free Press Business Editor, July 14, 2008
Source: FreePress.com
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Chrysler LLC’s answer to the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt could be three to five years away, the Free Press has learned. The Auburn Hills automaker launched a special division within the company last fall called ENVI — pronounced like “envy” — to bring electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies to market. “ENVI is currently developing electric vehicles for the three Chrysler brands and is planning on product within three to five years,” Nick Cappa, a Chrysler spokesman, told the Free Press in an e-mail. (more…)