Did you know that the Challenger is a hybrid?

Jim Press, Chrysler Pres. was quoted in the September 22, 2008 issue of Autoweek as saying that "It's one of the first hybrids that we produced . It burns rubber and gas."

The quote was accompanied by a photo of a Hemi-orange R/T doing a burnout.

 

I'm sure that will go over with the greenies out there. Those poor rubber tress will now need to be clear cut to keep up with demand

 

Damn the tree's light them up!!

 

LOL! I stopped by work the other night to show my associates the Challenger (I've been on vacation this week). One woman I know who has four or five kids had the audacity to ask if it bothered me to be "taking fuel from future generations" (with my SE, mind you). Rather than point out it's a 6-cylinder model, I noted that since I HAVE NO KIDS, it didn't bother me in the slightest to use up three or four lifetimes' worth of fuel by myself, since in the long run, the earth is getting off cheap in my case.

 

You should have told her to quite having so many kids so she could help save the whales.

 

No bad looking for an electric car.

Chrysler Unveils Dodge EV, A Tesla-Like All-Electric Sports Car Today on CNBC

September 23, 2008


Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli revealed a Tesla-like all-electric performance sports car called the Dodge ev along with three other vehicles operating either partially or entirely on an electric powertrain. The four vehicles are Chrysler's ENVI electric car program, and include an extended-electric Chrysler minivan, a new "gated community" electric called "the peapod" and a Jeep Wrangler four-door. The ev, the first of the four unveiled, not only operates entirely on plug-in power like the Tesla Roadster and appears to have similar performance numbers, also has some striking visual similarities with the Tesla. And why shouldn't it? While the Tesla's built on the Lotus Elise, the Dodge ev appears to be based on the Lotus Europa. We'll have more shortly as soon as Chrysler actually, you know, releases some information on this, but for the moment what we know is below the jump.




• Recharge on standard home 110/220 current — full charge in four hours on 220 or eight hours on 110.
• Eschews the Hemi engine for a lithium-ion battery pack.
• 0-to-60 time in under five seconds.
• Range of 150-200 miles.
• Unlike the Tesla, based on the Lotus Elise, the Dodge ev looks to be based on the Lotus Europa.


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I like it!

 

wonder how you mod an electric car lol?

 

I saw that at the Chicago auto show in February. Bigger battery charger and alot longer extension cord with automatic reel windup.

 

Louder stereo and a CD of muscle car sounds...