Chrysler to introduce electric car in 2010
According to an article on MSNBC.com, Chrysler announced that it will be introducing an electric car in 2010. There has been a great deal of buzz about Chevrolet’s Volt electric car expected to be sold in the U.S. in November of 2010, and Chrysler wants everyone to know that they are “neck and neck with General Motors in the race to put a mass-produced electric vehicle on America’s roads.” The big buzz surrounding Chrysler is whether the electric car will be a Dodge sports car, a Jeep, or a Chysler minivan. The company showed reporters three prototypes and just has not decided which electric car will be introduced in the United States first. The Dodge sports car is completely electric, but the Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler minivan will have a recharging system similar to the Chevrolet Volt.
Due to the gasoline prices and decline in U.S. auto sales, GM, Chrysler, and Ford, have been under some serious pressure to produce fuel-efficient cars. Until recently, no one thought that Chrysler was developing any electric cars, but according to Chrysler, they have been developing several electric models, but just kept it a secret until recently. Chrysler has taken the hardest hit financially among these three, so they definitely need something for people to talk about and hopefully buy. Electric cars are becoming more and more popular, hopefully they can produce when they are sold here in the United States.