http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/13/news/companies/chrysler_envi/?postversion=2007091314NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Chrysler has created a new division of the company aimed at creating electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies.
The new organization, called Envi, will be headed by Lou Rhodes who had been in charge of "Advance Vehicle Concepts and Innovation" at Chrysler. In that role, he had led the early stages of engineering development and strategy.
The group's will be dedicated solely to creating production vehicles, not basic engineering research, said Nick Cappa, a Chrysler spokesman.
Envi's first task will be to design a new type of hybrid vehicle, said Cappa. The division could also work on more advanced technologies such a hydrogen fuel cells, he said.
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