The Jeep Patriot EV comes with front-wheel drive and a 150 kW (equivalent to 200 horsepower) electric motor with an integrated power-control module and a lithium-ion battery pack. According to Jeep, the Patriot EV will be able to accelerate from zero to 60 mph in eight seconds. The company also says the batteries, motor and power-control module will not interfere with interior space.
An extended-range electric vehicle always runs on electric power, relying on a gasoline engine to recharge the battery. Chevrolet announced plans for the first extended-range electric vehicle, the Volt, at the 2007 Detroit show. Chrysler says all of its extended-range EVs will be able to drive on an electric charge for 40 miles. After that, a small, possibly 1.0-liter 3- or 4-cylinder gasoline engine will charge the battery and extend the driving range to as many as 400 miles, depending on the size of the auxiliary gas tank. The company says the extended-range EVs will produce no emissions in the first 40 miles and only half the emissions of comparable vehicles thereafter.
Regenerative braking will help recharge the batteries in all Chrysler EVs. Owners will be able to fully recharge the batteries in eight hours by plugging into a standard 110-volt power outlet or in four hours using a 220-volt household appliance power outlet. Chrysler reports that the current average cost of electricity is the equivalent of about 75 cents per gallon.
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