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Chrysler's target is the Tesla sports car.
In other electric-car news (and more relevant to regular folks), the Chevy Volt will be out next year. Chevrolet finally unveiled the Volt, their plug-in electric car. It doesn't look exactly the same as the concept, due to aerodynamics necessary for it to go 40 miles on electricity alone, but it is still perhaps the most important car to come from Chevrolet in many decades... maybe ever. I believe this is the car that can not only save the company, but perhaps blow the Priuses of the world out of the market.
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Imagine: This car uses no gasoline for 40 miles, but still has a small gasoline engine to keep the batteries topped off. You have the freedom drive cross-country like a normal car or around town with zero emissions. Because we have many options for making electricity - including solar and other non-polluting renewables - this car could also be truly emissions-free.
Wowee, whatta time for car enthusiasts! This turns out to have been just the right time for the newest oil crisis. Last time, we got craptastic, 100-horsepower sedans that were ugly as sin. This time, we get sexy electrics.
Gas shortages? Bring 'em on!
Chris
