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http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096717_is-the-next-chrysler-compliance-car-an-electric-fiat-500x Is The Next Chrysler Compliance Car An Electric Fiat 500X? By John Voelcker Feb 10, 2015 [images http://www.greencarreports.com/pictures/1096717_is-the-next-chrysler-compliance-car-an-electric-fiat-500x_gallery-1 HI-RES GALLERY: Fiat 500X development test car in camouflage near Fiat Chrysler HQ, Auburn Hills, Michigan, Jan 2015 http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/chevrolet-bolt-ev-concept-2015-detroit-auto-show_100496689_l.jpg Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/2016-fiat-500x-introduced-at-2014-los-angeles-auto-show_100491048_l.jpg 2016 Fiat 500X, introduced at 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show ] For those not familiar with the term, a "compliance car" is a zero-emission vehicle built in small numbers and sold largely or exclusively in California. Its sole purpose is to keep an automaker in compliance with the state's requirement that its six highest-selling carmakers sell or lease a certain percentage of vehicles with no tailpipe emissions at all. Now we've received some spy photos from a reader that might--and we emphasize might--point the way toward a new compliance model. While [fcvs] can also be considered compliance cars in their early years, the four or five so far for the 2012 through 2015 period have all been battery-electric conversions of existing models. To date, they are the Chevrolet Spark EV, Fiat 500e, Honda Fit EV, Toyota RAV4 EV, and arguably the Ford Focus Electric. We know Chevrolet will launch its Bolt 200-mile electric car sometime in 2017, and that Toyota plans to deliver [fcvs], to meet their ZEV mandates. Honda has said it will offer another battery-electric vehicle and a [fcv]; that leaves Fiat Chrysler and Ford to offer up their follow-on models. While the Ford Focus still has a few years to run on its model cycle, the Fiat 500 minicar is now an old car--having been launched in Europe in 2008 (and in the U.S. as a 2012 model that was the 500's mid-cycle makeover). A totally redesigned Fiat 500 three-door hatchback is slated for launch in a couple of years. So, will there be a battery-electric version, which would have to be engineered from scratch? Photos sent in last week by a reader who asked to remain anonymous suggest that the next Fiat Chrysler compliance car might possibly be an electric conversion of the 2016 Fiat 500X that's just being launched this year. They show what's clearly a 500X test mule in manufacturer camouflage. It was shot driving from the Chrysler Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to the nearby SRT Engineering Center, where the company develops low-volume, high-performance, and specialty models. Why a 500X would be camouflaged is a puzzle, since the vehicle was officially launched in North America at last fall's Los Angeles Auto Show. And we noticed that the test vehicle does not appear to have a tailpipe. Could this be an electric Fiat 500X? Maybe. Arguing against that notion is the lack of visible warning signs about the car's electrified nature, a usual feature on prototype electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Arguing for it is a growing awareness that within the next few years, mass-priced battery-electric cars with ranges of 120 to 200 miles will hit the market--leaving those with ranges of 70 to 90 miles at a huge disadvantage. And the necessary larger battery pack to accomplish that would be more easily accommodated in a larger vehicle than the Fiat 500 minicar. It's the same reasons Chevrolet is moving from the Spark EV minicar to underpinnings shared with the next generation of its Sonic subcompact for the upcoming Chevrolet Bolt. And the SRT Engineering Center would be a perfect place to design, engineer, develop, and test a low-volume electric offshoot of the 500X, while work on Fiat Chrysler's far more important volume vehicles remains centered in its increasingly crowded Auburn Hills headquarters. All in all, we think a Fiat 500Xe would actually make a lot of sense as the Fiat Chrysler Compliance Car 2.0. [© greencarreports.com] ... https://autos.yahoo.com/news/next-chrysler-compliance-car-electric-fiat-500x-145841243.html Is The Next Chrysler Compliance Car An Electric Fiat 500X? ... http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/11/fiat-500x-ev-spotted/ Recharge Wrap-up: Fiat 500X EV spotted? ... ... http://moparunlimited.co/?p=3055 Mystery Fiat Chrysler Prototype Spied in Auburn Hills Photography and article by Christopher Chrouch [images http://moparunlimited.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_8600.png http://moparunlimited.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FullSizeRender-2.jpg ] Feb 5 Auburn Hills, MI- Our spy photographers have spotted a FCA test mule pulling into the SRT engineering center in Auburn Hills, MI on the campus of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC. While wearing heavy camo it’s clear the FCA prototype seen here is a small car or CUV possibly a Fiat 500X EV or other variant, or small jeep CUV. While it is unlikely this is the new Fiat 500, as this mule sports 4 doors. [© Mopar Unlimited] ... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095581_2016-fiat-500x-live-photos-from-2014-la-auto-show 2016 Fiat 500X: Live Photos And Video From 2014 LA Auto Show [dated] http://www.fiat500usa.com/2014/11/2016-fiat-500x-engineering.html 2016 Fiat 500X Engineering NOVEMBER 20, 2014 All-new 2016 Fiat 500X Engineered for Performance, Fuel Economy and Spirited Driving [images http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JFOWKnF4SfU/VG2NlctWf-I/AAAAAAAAXTw/NetH9-reF8A/s500/Fiat500USA.com-Fiat_500X_Press-18.jpg (500x) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RoD3Ptk4Mks/VDgMGzpdAbI/AAAAAAAAWuE/0UrreGk-qgg/s500/Fiat_500X_Paris-fiat500usa_com%20%2824%29.jpg Fiat 500X All-Wheel-Drive System http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ssyQJXH6kZo/VDgMWeFm-UI/AAAAAAAAWuM/9aEDvUx-8Sg/s500/Fiat_500X_Paris-fiat500usa_com%20%2823%29.jpg Fiat 500X Power Take-Off http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X6R8peIPIsw/VDgLvYDhgXI/AAAAAAAAWt0/CWPCfxIDROs/s500/Fiat_500X_Paris-fiat500usa_com%20%2826%29.jpg Fiat 500X Rear Axle Disconnect http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rffXiQawaI4/VGEwfw0wQmI/AAAAAAAAXE4/BBKtT4X-jMk/s500/141110_Fiat_116_Fiat-500X.jpg Fiat 500X Dynamic Selector System http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHZvd0pPutU/VG1xaGkuSNI/AAAAAAAAXS0/AkwtBfDPTgE/s500/Fiat500USA.com-Fiat_500X_Press-12.jpg Fiat 500X Lounge http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yU0qrgzWVrQ/VG2QEDFAGVI/AAAAAAAAXU0/ohSTw2eHHrM/s500/Fiat500USA.com-Fiat_500X_Press-26.jpg 2016 Fiat 500X North American Trekking Plus http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VdZAIdWWHXI/VG2QCTzy_gI/AAAAAAAAXUs/_7b2RQ2NFCQ/s500/Fiat500USA.com-Fiat_500X_Press-25.jpg Fiat 500X Trekking Plus NAFTA Edition ] ... ... http://www.fiat500usaforum.com/forumdisplay.php?108-Fiat-500X Fiat 500X USA Forum ... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1068832_electric-cars-some-are-real-most-are-only-compliance-cars--we-name-names Electric Cars: Some Are Real, Most Are Only 'Compliance Cars'--We Name Names (May 2012) For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/tesla-gears-up-for-charge-into-home-battery-storage-market_100018218/#axzz3RgqllIvR Tesla gears up for charge into home battery storage market http://kdminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=64790 1914 personal-mobility EV @hevf.org Powerhouse EV-Museum Kingman AZ http://www.yelp.com/biz/route-66-museum-kingman http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/house-of-lies-recap-2815-season-4-episode-5-the-urge-to-save-humanity-is-almost-always-a-false-front-for-the-urge-to-rule/ EVsOnTVs: A set back in Maya’s EV production is good for big oil http://ecomento.com/2015/02/02/car-wars-chademo-vs-ccs-combo/ 1100 CHAdeMO in the US, EVSE wars> CHAdeMO-vs-combo + EVLN: Why Tesla-S EV Owner Parrott Traded-up To A P85D Model {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Fiat-500Xe-EV-3dr-hatchback-compliance-car-2-0-tp4673851.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
