One of three concept vehicles to use a variation of Chrysler's ENVI electric-vehicle architecture, the ecoVoyager uses a centrally mounted bank of lithium-ion batteries to power a 268-hp electric motor at the front wheels. The company claims the car will travel forty miles on a full charge (more than enough for most daily commutes), but a compact hydrogen fuel cell fed by a pair of high-pressure tanks below the cargo floor extends the range to more than 300 miles. Performance is sufficient, if not scintillating: 60 mph arrives in 8.8 seconds, and top speed is 115 mph. Inside, the "one-box" ecoVoyager really shows the virtues of stuffing the powertrain hardware under the floor, offering genuinely spacious seating four four within its 116-inch wheelbase (about the same as Chrysler's Pacifica). All of the domestic automakers are suffering these days, but it seems that Chrysler, Daimler-less and cash-strapped, has it particularly bad. And yet, with a concept vehicle as compelling as the ecoVoyager (not to mention the Jeep Renegade and Dodge ZEO), it seems the lights are still on in Auburn Hills.
Via Autoblog.
See more photos of the ecoVoyager after the break, courtesy of Chrysler.
