Chryslerin sähköautoja Yhdysvaltain postilaitoksen käyttöön

Chrysler on tänään esitellyt sähköisen tila-autokonseptin postinjakeluun. Uusi konseptiauto osoittaa Chryslerin ENVI-tuotestrategian joustavuuden ja monipuolisuuden. Tänään esitellyt neljä autoa on kehitetty erityisesti U.S. Postal Servicelle.

"Yli 40 prosentin markkinaosuudellaan Chrysler ja Dodge johtavat edelleen tuotesegmentissä, jonka ne loivat 25 vuotta sitten", Frank Klegon, Chrysler LLC:n tuotekehityksestä vastaava varatoimitusjohtaja kertoo. "Tila-auton ENVI-sähköautokonsepti havainnollistaa Chryslerin innovatiivista sähköautoteknologiaa ja näyttää, mitä tulevaisuus voi sisältää."

"Yhdysvaltain postilaitoksella on maailman laajin siviiliautojen autokanta. Siihen kuuluu yli 220 000 ajoneuvoa, joista yli 41 000:ssä voidaan käyttää vaihtoehtoisia polttoaineita", Sam Pulcrano U.S. Postal Servicestä kertoo. "Etsimme energiatehokkaita ajoneuvoja korvaamaan vanhentuvaa autokantaamme. Odotamme paljon yhteistyöltä Chryslerin ja muiden autonvalmistajien kanssa."

Chrysler LLC aikoo hakea U.S. Department of  Energyltä apurahaa, jolla voidaan perustaa maanlaajuinen sähköautokanta postilaitoksen käyttöön.

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Chrysler Celebrates Earth Day by Revealing All-new Electric Minivan Concepts toU.S.Postal Service

• Chrysler exhibits flexibility of its electric vehicle portfolio with a new Chrysler minivan EV concept, targeted for postal delivery use
• Chrysler intends to submit an application under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS)
• Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy,DTEEnergy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

WASHINGTON,D.C. – Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. More than 12 million minivan sales later, Chrysler today showed off four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration.

Chrysler LLC, in conjunction with the USPS and select energy service providers, also announced that the company intends to apply for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant, which would enable Chrysler to establish a nationwide demonstration fleet of zero-emission electric minivans that could be used by the U.S. Postal Service for mail delivery.

“With more than a 40 percent market share, our Chrysler and Dodge minivans continue to lead the segment we created more than 25 years ago,” said Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President—Product Development, Chrysler LLC. “Our ENVI electric minivan concepts illustrate Chrysler’s innovation with electric vehicle technology and show what the future could hold.”

Chrysler’s ENVI group leveraged the flexibility of its electric-vehicle strategy to demonstrate an all-electric version of its best-selling minivan. These electric minivan concepts are targeted specifically for use by the U.S. Postal Service for mail delivery. 

"The Postal Service has the largest civilian fleet in the world with more than 220,000 vehicles - of which more than 41,000 are alternative-fuel capable," said Sam Pulcrano, Vice President—Sustainability, U.S. Postal Service. "As we look for energy efficient replacement vehicles for our aging fleet, we look forward to working with Chrysler and other auto companies in the future."

“Chrysler and the Postal Service have an established relationship as there are more than 10,000 of our minivans in the Postal Service fleet,” said Lou Rhodes, Vice President—Advance Vehicle Engineering and President of ENVI, Chrysler LLC. “The Postal Service is a recognized environmental innovator and leader, and we are excited at the prospect of continuing our relationship by working to deliver alternative energy postal delivery vehicles in the future."

Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd andDTE. Each has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Chrysler to equip post offices in strategically selected regions of theUnited Stateswith a charging infrastructure for the envisioned program. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) also has signed an LOI to provide USPS integration tools.

“Our partnership is structured to easily expand into additional regions of the country as the scope of the project increases,” added Rhodes.

Earlier this month, Chrysler announced A123Systems as one of its strategic partners and production battery supplier for the company’s initial production electric vehicles. Chrysler LLC and A123Systems signed an agreement stating that A123Systems will supply energy storage systems for Chrysler’s first-generation ENVI Range-extended Electric Vehicles and battery-only Electric Vehicles. Based inWatertown,Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility. A123Systems will manufacture Nanophosphate Lithium ion prismatic battery cells, modules and battery packs for Chrysler LLC. Advanced lithium-ion battery chemistry has the capability of meeting consumer demands for performance, driving range and durability.

ENVI

A symbol that represents the first four letters of environment is Chrysler LLC’s entrepreneurial in-house organization focused on electric-drive production vehicles and related advanced technologies. ENVI is a cross-functional, nimble team empowered to move quickly and access vast resources within Chrysler LLC in order to integrate electric-vehicle technology into existing products. ENVI-powered electric vehicles inspire a personal mobility revolution, creating a new generation of responsible, no-compromise Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles.