Lotus based Dodge Circuit EV killed

With Chrysler going through bankruptcy and giving majority control over to Italian automaker Fiat, it’s a bit unclear where the Auburn Hills automaker’s ENVI electric-vehicle division stands. Recent reports said that the bankruptcy judge or Fiat may decide to kill ENVI completely since it may be too costly.

ENVI was scheduled to deliver its first electric-vehicle in late 2010 with lithium-ion battery packs supplied by A123Systems. The division had created a total of five vehicle concepts but never confirmed which of those five concepts would make it into production. However, last month CNNMoney said that Chrysler’s first production ENVI would be the Lotus Europa based Dodge Circuit.

While that may have gotten many of you excited...
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ChevyFan100 - 5/8/2009 6:14:22 PM

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Not surprising, it would cost Chrysler a lot of money to build this car

Reason - 5/8/2009 11:58:34 PM

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What's with Dodge's model names? Why are they named after prison inmates? Everytime I read a badge like Nitro, RAM, Charger, or Viper, an unwelcome image rapes itself into my mind. The image of a pervert pulling up in one of these buckets on an episode of Dateline's "To Catch A Predator". Ugh, gives me the willies!!

dumpsty - 5/9/2009 11:16:51 PM

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@reason:
huh? really...prison inmate names...really?

Guess prison wasn't such a good experience for you? Which it shouldn't have been. Because it was PRISON. Do these Dodge names remind you of each of the guys that had you?

veyron1001 - 5/9/2009 8:36:26 PM

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Glad it was canceled. It would hurt the lotus image.