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Major U.S. car brand to go full electric, will no longer offer internal combustion vehicles
wnd.com ^ | 1/5/2022 | Abby Leibing

Posted on 01/06/2022 5:43:45 AM PST by rktman

Automaker Chrysler just announced plans to go completely electric by 2028, anticipating the release of its first electric vehicle by 2025.

Chrysler announced the plans along with a new AI-enabled vehicle system powered by a battery that the company says can travel 350 to 400 miles per charge, as The Associated Press reported.

Chrysler is part of Europe’s Stellantis, which last month announced a new strategy to embed AI-enabled software into millions of vehicles across its 14 different brands. This could gain Stellantis $22.6 billion in annual revenue by 2030.

This is all part of the race among automakers to produce more completely electric and hybrid cars that also have more autonomous driving features. Overall, this would begin shifting cars away from gasoline-powered engines.

As one of the main American brands of Stellantis, Chrysler will be on the front lines of this change in the auto industry in North America.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: automotive; chrysler; electric; electricvehicle; ev; nohemis; pc
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To: Sirius Lee
any new jeep

The lease on my 2019 Jeep is up next month. For the same 2022 model, the monthly payments will be approx. $150 more. Very little inventory on all the dealership lots around here.

On the local Subaru dealer's website, they only have 1 Forrester and 4 Outbacks available.

101 posted on 01/06/2022 6:19:53 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: rktman

Good luck going broke.


102 posted on 01/06/2022 6:20:36 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: T.B. Yoits

“Melting and recycling internal combustion engines” Using wind and solar? :-}


103 posted on 01/06/2022 6:20:42 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: rktman

By then half the US population will be dead or infirm from the clot-shots, and the rest will be hunkered down in their escape compounds. Won’t need any vehicles, electric or otherwise.


104 posted on 01/06/2022 6:22:50 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: setter

The only thing that would be a game changer is if they could get the batteries to have similar performance specs as gasoline. Summer and winter, headwinds and tailwinds, no load or fully loaded, same performance.

But they can’t. It’s all about demarketing oil, so the billionaires can buy up the oil for themselves. Then, when they own the oil, “science” will suddenly confirm that batteries cannot match the performance of oil.

Suddenly, gas cars will be a thing again and you can get a fill-up for only $30 bucks/gallon.

That’s all it is.


105 posted on 01/06/2022 6:22:53 AM PST by Jonty30 (I love giving directions, because it is like me to tell people where to go and how to get there.)
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To: rktman

We bought a new car to tow a new RV this year. We have a used Lexus on great shape. I was going to sell it, but I’ve decided to keep it.

It will prolong our need to purchase another car, and i dont want to get an electric one.


106 posted on 01/06/2022 6:23:10 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Cronos

I think the only thing that makes money for them are Jeeps, mini vans and Dodge pick up trucks.

Their minivan was the best design they have come up with since the 1970s. The problem was they were disposable after 100K miles(if that). Where as the Honda Odessey and Toyota van lasted forever. However, the idea/design of the stow and go seating was a BRILLIANT idea. Their quality sucked though.


107 posted on 01/06/2022 6:23:33 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: Houserino
Electric Vehicles are the latest government subsidy wave, not the latest tech wave. They're the same as the government subsidy windmill wave; costs more to make and operate than they generate and require coal, gas, and nuclear power stations anyway.

Remove the EPA requirement of "pollute elsewhere, drive cleaner here" mandates and the electric cars wave dissolves.

Without government interference, people will continue to drive cars that don't require hours to recharge, can carry more than 500 lbs, and can be parked anywhere without having to worry about recharging it.

108 posted on 01/06/2022 6:23:40 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: rktman

109 posted on 01/06/2022 6:24:34 AM PST by millenial4freedom
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To: dfwgator
Might as well, I would never consider ever being a Chrysler, Electric or Not Electric.

I've owned Fords, a Lincoln, and a Mercury. I've owned cars carrying the brands of Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Geo, and Saturn.

I've never owned a Chrysler product. I test drove one once a little over 40 years ago.

110 posted on 01/06/2022 6:24:48 AM PST by Wissa (The fate of a laboratory rat is rarely enviable.)
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To: brownsfan
> It’s all about feelings. Facts are irrelevant. The crazy thing is that this has infected the boardrooms of some pretty big companies.

They are being forced into destroying their companies by Black Rock and Goldman Sachs ...

111 posted on 01/06/2022 6:25:03 AM PST by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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To: alternatives?

“You need to understand the govt is making these decisions”

No they are not. The car cos are.

EV cars take a 1/3 of the labor to build and 1/2 the parts.

No more radiators, exhaust, fuel system, ifnitions, trans problemsetc

Toyota is going electric. They said their warranty work will drop 80-90% electric motors are very simple. They have one moving part. The main shaft

Car companies are going to save tens of billions in warranty work.

This is not about green but maximizing profits and reducing labor cost.

When EVs take over 75% of current techs will be out of a job. Like I said the motor had one moving part and no complex transmission


112 posted on 01/06/2022 6:25:40 AM PST by setter
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To: rktman

Those subsidies they are counting on better materialize for their sake, for their workers sakes. That will give those workers time to find another job.


113 posted on 01/06/2022 6:25:47 AM PST by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: rktman

Speaking of unintended consequences, I am wondering what a few thousand 100 amp residential chargers does for the electrical infrastructure. Let’s see. They brown out here and there all over the country now due to a hot day with a lot off a/c units on. Will 6 new 15 amp loads per house have any effect on this? hmmmmm.


114 posted on 01/06/2022 6:26:42 AM PST by anton
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To: setter

“When EVs take over 75% of current techs will be out of a job.”

That and upstream oil people are the main causes of backlash. It’s going to happen, but it’ll be exxonmobil, BP and others in a bind.


115 posted on 01/06/2022 6:28:00 AM PST by Houserino
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To: rktman

Did Chrysler actually make combustion engine vehicles? Asking for a friend...


116 posted on 01/06/2022 6:29:41 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least 1 of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, J&J, Merck and GSK)
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To: rktman

A couple days ago I saw some battery data that claimed electric vehicle mileage declines by 70% when the temperature goes under 30 degrees F.


117 posted on 01/06/2022 6:30:18 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: maddog55
Chrysler files bankruptcy in 2029.

Taxpayers bail out Chrysler 2030 w/o their consent.

118 posted on 01/06/2022 6:31:05 AM PST by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: rktman

My Chrysler 200 convertable 2012 model only has 2500 miles.I’m 84 and it is my LAST car. my FIRST car at age 19 was a 48 Chrysler New Yorker.
I only drive 3000 a year and I figure my 200 will be worth something when I am 90 in 2028.


119 posted on 01/06/2022 6:32:21 AM PST by larryjohnson (FReepersonaltrainer)
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To: brownsfan

An adult tricycle with a nice big basket on the back will come in handy. Unfortunately, I live in a very small town with one grocery store, the prices of which are way to high, and a couple of dollar stores. I don’t think the 20 mile ride to Aldi will be possible on a tricycle. ☹️


120 posted on 01/06/2022 6:32:47 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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