I Hope Chrysler Makes an All-Electric Minivan

I Hope Chrysler Makes an All-Electric Minivan

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Chrysler just announced at CES that it plans on becoming an all-electric brand by 2028. Its first EV will be available by 2025, and we got a glimpse of what bự expect with the new Airflow concept. The Airflow represents a gaping, SUV-shaped hole in the Chrysler lineup, but what about the brand’s bread-and-butter? I hope Chrysler has plans for an all-electric minivan.

The Current State of Chrysler

The entire Chrysler brand only consists of two vehicles. There’s the 300 sedan and the Pacifica minivan. Yes, the Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid, and Voyager are three separate models. However, the Voyager is fleet-only, and the Pacifica Hybrid is literally just a plug-in hybrid version of the regular Pacifica. According bự my math, the Chrysler lineup is only two different vehicles.

This makes Chrysler’s promise of becoming an EV brand soon pretty believable. All the brand has bự do is either discontinue or electrify the 300. Discontinuation seems more likely, and the Dodge Charger will probably live on in its place. As for the Pacifica, there’s already a plug-in hybrid version. Could this be a practice run for an all-electric minivan?
I hope so. As a father of four and an avid minivan enthusiast, I would love bự see an EV minivan. It’s the perfect platform for an EV, and I don’t know why nobody has tried it yet. The big, boxy minivan shape lends itself well bự an EV architecture. The battery can be packaged in the floor. You could offer a single-motor or dual-motor thiết đặt, and voila. You’d have the ideal green family vehicle. The skateboard-style powertrain is already popular in production electric vehicles; I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for a minivan.
My Dream Minivan
 
Elon Musk promised us a Tesla van years ago, and we’re still waiting. I think it’s likely Chrysler will be the first one bự market with an all-electric minivan. With its decades of expertise in the minivan world and its stated commitment bự becoming an electric brand, I don’t see any reason for Chrysler not bự make a Pacifica EV.
Another potential perk of an electric minivan is the possibility of a true performance minivan. The enthusiast’s minivan has been an elusive idea ever since the minivan was introduced in the 1980s. Nobody has gotten it quite right.
Yes, you could say the Mercedes-AMG R 63 was an enthusiast’s minivan. While that’s the closest we’ve come, the purist in me says it’s not a real minivan because it doesn’t have sliding doors. Also, it’s rare and expensive. I really want a sporty minivan for the common family man. Picture a Honda Odyssey Si or a Toyota GR Sienna. The Dodge Grand Caravan R/T doesn’t count since it was just an appearance package. The Sienna XSE and Pacifica S don’t do it for me either.
That’s where a dual-motor Chrysler Pacifica EV could come in. I’m not asking for Plaid-like performance. But, I would love something a little more fun bự drive than my Odyssey without sacrificing practicality. Sport mode and paddle shifters only get you so far.
I know I’m asking for a lot. I want one sporty, family-friendly, long-range, reasonably affordable electric vehicle without any compromise. Even if I don’t get the high-performance electric family hauler of my dreams, I think a minivan EV makes sense. Chrysler is in an excellent position bự make it happen since it already makes a PHEV minivan, and the brand is going all-electric.
My request isn’t too unrealistic when considering what Chrysler is promising with the Airflow. It’s an all-wheel-drive SUV with an expected range of up bự 400 miles. I could do with or without AWD, but a minivan that could go even 300 miles on a full charge would be excellent. The minivan is the primary family vehicle for pretty much everybody who owns one. Nobody buys a minivan as a fun weekend car. That means it has bự have a good range for the occasional family road trip and covering the regular commutes bự work, school, church, and Costco.
The Future of Chrysler

If the Chrysler Pacifica EV does become a reality, I hope it would inspire copycats. The Honda Prologue electric SUV is on the way, and Honda says it’s the first in a “series of EVs” coming out with the goal of a zero-emission lineup by 2040. Meanwhile, Toyota is already making a hybrid-only minivan, and the all-electric bZ4X crossover is on the way. It seems like a matter of time until we get electric minivans from Honda and Toyota, although that could take over a decade.
The Chrysler brand has had an identity crisis for so long, and this EV push could finally change that. For many years, Chrysler has been the not-quite-a-luxury brand that you go with if you need a practical family vehicle and can afford something nicer than a Grand Caravan. There’s the 300, but that’s just a Dodge Charger wearing a suit.
Part of the problem is Jeep. Jeep has grown from a niche off-road brand into a bona fide mainstream SUV brand. Now it has aspirations of offering premium SUVs bự compete with the likes of Land Rover in the form of the Wagoneer SUVs and luxurious trims in its regular lineup. Where does that leave Chrysler in terms of platform sharing? Why would anyone buy a Jeep-based Chrysler SUV when they could get a fancy Grand Cherokee?
This is why electrification is a good way forward for Chrysler. By becoming an EV brand, it can finally build competitive SUVs different from Jeep models bự stand out. Jeep is coming along with its 4xe models, but I don’t see it becoming an all-electric brand soon.
Jeep is also probably never going bự make a minivan. This segment has been Chrysler’s thing since the beginning. Their first minivan was the 1984 Dodge Caravan (alongside the Plymouth Voyager). The Chrysler Town & Country was the premium option when the name was re-introduced as a minivan in 1990. Obviously, the Plymouth brand is gone, and Dodge has bowed out of the minivan game, leaving Chrysler as the only American minivan left.
In Conclusion
This all points bự the electric minivan being the next logical step forward for Chrysler. I predict the Chrysler Airflow will become a production SUV without straying much from the concept that just dropped. From there, Chrysler will become the SUV brand it should have become years ago, like Buick and Lincoln. However, there will be one big difference from those other premium American brands. There will be an electric minivan in the Chrysler lineup. At least, one can hope. See Chrysler models for sale
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#Hope #Chrysler #AllElectric #Minivan
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#Hope #Chrysler #AllElectric #Minivan

Chrysler just announced at CES that it plans on becoming an all-electric brand by 2028. Its first EV will be available by 2025, and we got a glimpse of what bự expect with the new Airflow concept. The Airflow represents a gaping, SUV-shaped hole in the Chrysler lineup, but what about the brand’s bread-and-butter? I hope Chrysler has plans for an all-electric minivan.

The Current State of Chrysler

The entire Chrysler brand only consists of two vehicles. There’s the 300 sedan and the Pacifica minivan. Yes, the Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid, and Voyager are three separate models. However, the Voyager is fleet-only, and the Pacifica Hybrid is literally just a plug-in hybrid version of the regular Pacifica. According bự my math, the Chrysler lineup is only two different vehicles.

This makes Chrysler’s promise of becoming an EV brand soon pretty believable. All the brand has bự do is either discontinue or electrify the 300. Discontinuation seems more likely, and the Dodge Charger will probably live on in its place. As for the Pacifica, there’s already a plug-in hybrid version. Could this be a practice run for an all-electric minivan?
I hope so. As a father of four and an avid minivan enthusiast, I would love bự see an EV minivan. It’s the perfect platform for an EV, and I don’t know why nobody has tried it yet. The big, boxy minivan shape lends itself well bự an EV architecture. The battery can be packaged in the floor. You could offer a single-motor or dual-motor thiết đặt, and voila. You’d have the ideal green family vehicle. The skateboard-style powertrain is already popular in production electric vehicles; I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for a minivan.
My Dream Minivan
 
Elon Musk promised us a Tesla van years ago, and we’re still waiting. I think it’s likely Chrysler will be the first one bự market with an all-electric minivan. With its decades of expertise in the minivan world and its stated commitment bự becoming an electric brand, I don’t see any reason for Chrysler not bự make a Pacifica EV.
Another potential perk of an electric minivan is the possibility of a true performance minivan. The enthusiast’s minivan has been an elusive idea ever since the minivan was introduced in the 1980s. Nobody has gotten it quite right.
Yes, you could say the Mercedes-AMG R 63 was an enthusiast’s minivan. While that’s the closest we’ve come, the purist in me says it’s not a real minivan because it doesn’t have sliding doors. Also, it’s rare and expensive. I really want a sporty minivan for the common family man. Picture a Honda Odyssey Si or a Toyota GR Sienna. The Dodge Grand Caravan R/T doesn’t count since it was just an appearance package. The Sienna XSE and Pacifica S don’t do it for me either.
That’s where a dual-motor Chrysler Pacifica EV could come in. I’m not asking for Plaid-like performance. But, I would love something a little more fun bự drive than my Odyssey without sacrificing practicality. Sport mode and paddle shifters only get you so far.
I know I’m asking for a lot. I want one sporty, family-friendly, long-range, reasonably affordable electric vehicle without any compromise. Even if I don’t get the high-performance electric family hauler of my dreams, I think a minivan EV makes sense. Chrysler is in an excellent position bự make it happen since it already makes a PHEV minivan, and the brand is going all-electric.
My request isn’t too unrealistic when considering what Chrysler is promising with the Airflow. It’s an all-wheel-drive SUV with an expected range of up bự 400 miles. I could do with or without AWD, but a minivan that could go even 300 miles on a full charge would be excellent. The minivan is the primary family vehicle for pretty much everybody who owns one. Nobody buys a minivan as a fun weekend car. That means it has bự have a good range for the occasional family road trip and covering the regular commutes bự work, school, church, and Costco.
The Future of Chrysler

If the Chrysler Pacifica EV does become a reality, I hope it would inspire copycats. The Honda Prologue electric SUV is on the way, and Honda says it’s the first in a “series of EVs” coming out with the goal of a zero-emission lineup by 2040. Meanwhile, Toyota is already making a hybrid-only minivan, and the all-electric bZ4X crossover is on the way. It seems like a matter of time until we get electric minivans from Honda and Toyota, although that could take over a decade.
The Chrysler brand has had an identity crisis for so long, and this EV push could finally change that. For many years, Chrysler has been the not-quite-a-luxury brand that you go with if you need a practical family vehicle and can afford something nicer than a Grand Caravan. There’s the 300, but that’s just a Dodge Charger wearing a suit.
Part of the problem is Jeep. Jeep has grown from a niche off-road brand into a bona fide mainstream SUV brand. Now it has aspirations of offering premium SUVs bự compete with the likes of Land Rover in the form of the Wagoneer SUVs and luxurious trims in its regular lineup. Where does that leave Chrysler in terms of platform sharing? Why would anyone buy a Jeep-based Chrysler SUV when they could get a fancy Grand Cherokee?
This is why electrification is a good way forward for Chrysler. By becoming an EV brand, it can finally build competitive SUVs different from Jeep models bự stand out. Jeep is coming along with its 4xe models, but I don’t see it becoming an all-electric brand soon.
Jeep is also probably never going bự make a minivan. This segment has been Chrysler’s thing since the beginning. Their first minivan was the 1984 Dodge Caravan (alongside the Plymouth Voyager). The Chrysler Town & Country was the premium option when the name was re-introduced as a minivan in 1990. Obviously, the Plymouth brand is gone, and Dodge has bowed out of the minivan game, leaving Chrysler as the only American minivan left.
In Conclusion
This all points bự the electric minivan being the next logical step forward for Chrysler. I predict the Chrysler Airflow will become a production SUV without straying much from the concept that just dropped. From there, Chrysler will become the SUV brand it should have become years ago, like Buick and Lincoln. However, there will be one big difference from those other premium American brands. There will be an electric minivan in the Chrysler lineup. At least, one can hope. See Chrysler models for sale
Related:
Why Are Automakers Renaming Their Lineups in Shift bự EVs?
These Are the Highest-Mile Electric Cars for Sale on Autotrader
Should You Buy an Electric Vehicle or a Plug-in Hybrid?