Detroit 2009: Crosshairs on a Europa make a Dodge Circuit EV
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , Lotus Click the Dodge Circuit EV for a high-res gallery As suspected from some recent spy photos Chrysler’s ENVI group has continued to work on the car that first appeared last fall as the DodgeEV. The car that was nothing more than a Lotus Europa with an electric powertrain and Dodge badges now at least looks kind of like it belongs in a Dodge dealership .The front fascia now sports the traditional Dodge cross-hair grille while the posterior gets cleaner look with a small diffuser. New wheels and a coat of orange paint that Chrysler’s press release dubbs”Tangoreen” round out the visual changes. As near as we can tell from that same press release the only real functional change to the car that is now called the Circuit EV is the positioning of the plug. The original car had the plug on the right side of the car, which would be the driver’s side over in the UK where this car was built. The Circuit now has the plug socket on the left flank where it would be more convenient to charge in this country. The A123 battery pack and 200 kW motor remain from the original iteration. Gallery: Dodge Circuit EV Continue reading Detroit 2009: Crosshairs on a Europa make a Dodge Circuit EV Detroit 2009: Crosshairs on a Europa make a Dodge Circuit EV originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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Leave a commentDetroit 2009: Mercedes Benz unveils the concept BlueZero
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Hydrogen , Mercedes Benz , Detroit Auto Show Click above for high-res image gallery of the concept BlueZero At an off-site reception held tonight ahead of tomorrow’s opening of the Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz showed off its new Concept BlueZero. The car is both an example of clean technology and a preview of the styling for the next generation Mercedes B-Class. Like the current A and B class models, this concept uses a sandwich floor design and adds a modular powertrain system. The car is envisioned with three powertrain options depending on the range requirements. The BlueZero E-Cell uses a 35 kWh lithium ion battery pack to provide a 120-mile range, while the BlueZero F-Cell variant gets a 90 kW hydrogen fuel cell for a 240-mile range. The efficiency of the fuel cell version is rated at the equivalent of 81 mpg (US). The third flavor is the E-Cell Plus and adds a 67-hp three-cylinder engine from the Smart ForTwo mounted in the rear between the sandwich floor layers where the spare tire would normally go. The ER-EV variant cuts the battery size in half as well as the electric-only range. The range extender, however, bumps the total range to 360 miles. Mercedes also announced that it will begin low-volume series production of the fuel cell B-Class later this year and follow that with low volume series production of a battery electric vehicle in 2010. Gallery: Detroit 2009: Mercedes Benz Concept BlueZero Gallery: Mercedes benz Concept BlueZero [Source: Mercedes-Benz] Live Photos Copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. Continue reading Detroit 2009: Mercedes Benz unveils the concept BlueZero Detroit 2009: Mercedes Benz unveils the concept BlueZero originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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