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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Chrysler guzzles out of bankruptcy

Chrysler emerges from bankruptcy focused on gas guzzlers, not hybrid cars.Just what America needed

Why did America put bailout money into Chrysler? To save auto jobs of course.

Thus, the first thing Chrysler plans to do right of a government-manipulated bankruptcy is restart production on the Dodge Viper.

I know saving Chrysler and General Motors was about saving the US economy, but this isn't a good omen for either saving the US auto industry nor the US economy - at least not in the long run.

Labels: chrysler

posted by Dahcredyns at 10:08 AM 9 Comments

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Why do you want bankruptcy for GM and Chrysler?

Why do we hate GM and Chrysler?Will it make GM stronger, smarter?

The other day I read that 2 out of 3 Americans want GM and Chrysler to go into bankruptcy? Why?

To punish the UAW? Bondholders? Corporate boards and executives? All of the above?

Ultimately, do Americans believe that bankruptcy will make these automakers stronger? Or, do they hope they will simply just disappear?

Even if these companies successfully emerge from bankruptcy, does it change your opinion about their new vehicles, particularly autos like the Chevy Volt?

Labels: bailout, chrysler, GM, UAW

posted by Dahcredyns at 8:41 AM 12 Comments

Monday, April 06, 2009

Chrysler and A123: Great Green PR but......

A Chrysler EV at the LA auto show

I'm out of shape. Yet, yesterday I finished a concrete patio that required thousands of pounds of ready mix - hand mixed 90# bag by 90# bag.

So, if I'm more cynical that usual, it's only because I'm hurting.

Still, when I read about the Chrysler / A123 partnership on EV batteries, I couldn't help but think, GREENWASH.

Already, President Obama's task force has stated that the Chevy Volt really can't help GM's bottom line any time soon. In fact, the Volt might not be profitable for at least another decade or more.

On the other hand, the task force is less than 30 days from forcing Chrysler into bankruptcy if they don't merge with Fiat. So, can EVs really be expected to help Chrysler's bottomline sooner than GM's?

Who cares? Green press is good - even if it isn't realistic - and this announcement is especially good. It's two US companies. So, it isn't just Chrysler auto jobs, but also high tech battery jobs - perfect for Obama's green, high tech, clean energy plans.

Sounds great. It has grant and government loan written all over it, which is fine. I love A123Systems. Still, if gas prices aren't sustainably doubled, at least, in the next few years, the idea that lithium will make help make Chrysler viable in the next decade is pure fantasy.

Labels: a123 systems, bailout, chrysler, electric cars, lithium battery

posted by Dahcredyns at 11:27 AM 0 Comments

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Should Obama save the Big 3 at any cost?

Many millions of hybrid cars will be needed to meet California's AB 32.25,000 per year for years now

Last night I was watching an interesting NOVA program called The Big Energy Gamble and how AB 32 is going to drastically change the auto market in California. Essentially, if California moves forward with AB 32, automakers will need to sell many millions of hybrid cars or EVs in California alone, in order to meet CO2 emissions requirements.

And, there are many states considering similar laws if California's continues to move forward.

Toyota, the king of hybrid cars, is well on its way to helping California meet its goals, and Honda is ramping up its hybrid production as well, although even Honda has some serious work ahead.

The Big 3, on the other hand, seem pathetically far behind. Possibly, Ford has some plans, but as the automaker has only been able to make 25,000 Escape hybrids per year, and has the same 25,000 cap for the Fusion hybrid, I have some serious worries. Sadly, GM and Chrysler seem even further behind.

Yet, as the bailout deadline approaches, the UAW is already calling on Obama for help. If this were the end of all bailout talk, a little extension wouldn't be a bad idea, but this is just the beginning.

GM's latest prediction for 2009 auto sales, for example, is even worse than 2008. According to Big 3 Congressional bailout testimony, GM's prediction for 2009 is unsustainable if it continues for a few years, regardless of any bailout money. UNSUSTAINABLE. The auto industry, as we know it today, would collapse.

Even if things get better, the Big 3 are still in no position to make a serious stab at fuel economy, especially if the requirement is as aggressive as AB32 - something Obama has supported. According to an economist from Moody's during Congressional testimony on the bailout, the US auto industry will need about 100 billion over the next few years just to survive.

How much more it take to make the Big 3 green?

Not one of the Big 3 has yet developed a cheap hybrid to challenge the Prius. Do they really believe that millions of Americans are going to be able to afford $40,000 Volts in five years? Will GM even be making 100,000 Volts per year by then?

President Obama's plans for an energy moon shot should move forward, and I'm sure it will, but should our moon shot be limited to the Big 3's ability to make it happen? Might it not be better, for instance, for the government to regulate standards and requirements, put all incentives in the hands of consumers, and let ALL automakers COMPETE for consumers, even if it means the UAW loses 1/2 its workforce because its products don't compete?

Or, should Obama save the Big 3 at any and all costs and make the Big 3 essential to our moon shot?

Labels: barack obama, Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Hybrid Vehicles, toyota, toyota prius

posted by Dahcredyns at 7:22 AM 6 Comments

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Chrysler's new EVs cast shadow on Chevy Volt

Chrysler's plug-in hybrids versus GM's plug-in hybrid vehicles.Same 40 miles as the Chevy Volt?

Something stinks in Detroit, but I'm not sure what it is.

Now that Chrysler has rolled out some new or updated EVs at the Detroit Auto Show, such as the pictured 200C EV Concept, I have a few serious questions.

First, is Chrysler even going to be around in 12 months?

Second, if it's so easy for Chrysler to put its range extended EV technology into so many different kinds of vehicle types, while achieving the coveted 40 miles of electric range, why did GM have to change the original style of the Chevy Volt so much?

According to GM, much of that change was due to aerodynamics. In particular, if GM's Voltec, or range extended electric vehicle drive, was going to achieve 40 miles of electricity in the Volt, the aerodynamics of the concept needed to be changed significantly. Several months ago, GM hosted a press conference where reporters went through GM's wind tunnel, Volt design center and 3D imaging lab and, over and over, GM iterated the importance of aerodynamics.

Yet, if aerodynamics are so pertinent to the Volt, why do they seem so much less pertinent to Chrysler's vehicles? Is it just me, or is something just not jiving?

Perhaps, Chrysler is simply willing to use bigger battery packs to resolve this difference. That would, however, mean higher prices - even much higher prices. If true, is that an effective and realistic approach to EV economies of scale? Is it just greenwashing PR?

Or, is Chrysler's technology simply better than the Voltecs powering the Volt?

Labels: Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, chrysler, plug-in hybrid vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 8:28 AM 4 Comments

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Chrysler EVs: Not a one trick pony

Chrysler's electric vehicle plans more robust than GM's Chevy Volt plans.Chrysler's first electric vehicle?

While many believe that Chrysler won't be around in a couple of years, Chrysler is moving ahead with plans to electrify the automobile. And, in a CNN piece, Chrysler took a poke at the Chevy Volt and claimed that it wouldn't be a one trick pony, or "one electric vehicle company."

Thus, Chrysler's big EV plans are to forgo aerodynamics, weight and fancy designs. Instead, Chrysler will begin its EV program by converting traditional Chrysler vehicles into electric vehicles, while achieving the same kinds of performance as a Volt - all at a cheaper cost to the automaker and to consumers.

So, why didn't GM think of that?

Because, at least initially, it doesn't seem to make sense. For instance, the Volt will use a 16 kwh battery pack - the most critical and expensive component of the Volt. Chrysler's Jeep EV, on the other hand, will use a 27 kwh battery. Yet, somehow, Chrysler's EVs will be more cost-effective?

In the future, however, Chrysler's plans make a bit more sense. New EV production will be coordinated with conventional vehicle production. Thus, every Chrysler auto made can be either a gasoline-powered car, or an EV. Hence, Chrysler will be able to react quickly to market demand if it switches from gas to EV and back to gas again, for instance. Still, that program won't begin until at least 2012, and it seems a little perfect world.

Nonetheless, it's good to see Chrysler developing sophisticated EV plans, even if they are more about bailout bribery than reality. Still, do such plans really make Chrysler any more viable in the next 10 years?

Labels: Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, chrysler, electric cars

posted by Dahcredyns at 8:59 AM 4 Comments

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

GM - Chrysler merger. Why?

Focused on saving jobs?

For a while analysts speculated that GM was interested in Chrysler because Chrysler had about $11 billion in cash that GM very much needed. However, since it will take about $10 billion of tax payer money to merge Chrysler into GM, where's the gain? Why not just give them the money to work through the credit crisis independently?

None of the Big 3 have demonstrated that they are yet ready to compete in the new automotive world. The Chevy Volt is the only thing for the Big 3 to hang their hat on, but the Volt still has not been proven in the real world , and it won't be for more than 2 years. Moreover, GM's new small car hope, the Chevy Cruze, is probably going to be delayed.

Thus, how does a merger with Chrysler make GM more competitive? How does it make GM's products more competitive? While this merger might help save US auto jobs - a noble goal - will it make the US auto industry any more successful? And, is trying to save jobs on the back of a yet unproven business model wise?

Labels: chevy volt, chrysler, GM

posted by Dahcredyns at 6:56 AM 2 Comments

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Chrysler CEO warns of battery dependence

The battery-powered EcoVoyager

Chrsyler CEO, Bob Nardelli, told CNBC TV this evening that "great synergies" existed for automotive industry consolidation because of the financial environment, but he would not discuss a possible merger with GM.

Nardelli also claimed that new CAFE standards had created a "tremendous financial burden" on the automaker, and that it was important that America didn't turn foreign oil dependence into dependence on foreign batteries.

While I'd rather be dependent on foreign batteries than foreign oil any day of the week, if Detroit had taken some leadership on hybrid cars, this would be a non-issue.

Labels: CAFE, chrysler, Foreign Oil Dependency, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 7:57 PM 8 Comments

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Chrysler's EVs more developed than Volt?

A Dodge plug-in concept at NAIAS 2007

Has Chrysler killed Chevy Volt hype?

Since the Volt debut in 2007, GM has reiterated over and over how they were accomplishing something almost inconceivable. Concept to reality in little more than 3 years. And, not just your standard concept. A range extended electric vehicle.

Yet, all the while, Chrysler has been quietly keeping pace. Of course, that statement isn't fully true. Chrysler's plug-in vehicles probably won't be launched as unique plug-in only models, such as the Volt. So, Chrysler's results are not as impressive.

Nevertheless, Chrysler's quick pace demonstrates that plug-ins aren't that hard to build. The real issue for both Chrysler and GM is, as it has always been, can these vehicles be powered with reliable, cost effective batteries that can be economically produced in great numbers? Unfortunately, that still won't be known even in late 2010 when these vehicles launch.

Labels: Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, chrysler, electric cars, GM, plug-in hybrid vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 5:56 AM 2 Comments

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Chrysler to plug-in into the future in 2010

A wrangler plug-in vehicle

Behind the Wheel has a great piece this morning on Chrysler's new plug-in vehicles. Yesterday, Phil LeBeau was able to drive a couple of Chrysler plug-in prototypes, such as the Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid that functions very much like GM's Chevy Volt. LeBeau was also able to test drive the Dodge EV sports car, an all electric vehicle that left LeBeau impressed.

Even more surprising, Chrysler intends to roll out some of these vehicles by 2010.

Check it out. There is supposed to be a link to view all these test drives, but it wasn't working when I made this post.

Labels: chrysler, plug-in hybrid vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 6:13 AM 6 Comments

Friday, September 19, 2008

Chrysler to update dealers on plug-ins

The Dodge Zeo - One of three plug-in concepts Chrysler showed in Detroit

Next week, according to reports, Chrysler will provide dealers with "insight into business strategies" for the future that includes Chrysler's next generation plug-in hybrid vehicles. No further details are available.

While interesting, it seems hard to believe that Chrysler could be anywhere close to where GM is today with such electric vehicles, which means many more years for Chrysler to even catch up to GM.

Labels: chrysler, GM, plug-in hybrid vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 2:00 PM 4 Comments

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

New Chrysler hybrids and EVs coming

The EcoVoyager Concept at NAIAS

Without giving any details, Jim Press told reporters today that Chrysler will launch 7 major models in 2010. Press also stated that Chrysler was, and will continue to, work on electric drive vehicles and that such vehicles would make their way to market not long after 2010.

Last week, Chrysler announced that the Envi Unit had been quietly working on new hybrid cars and electric vehicles, however, they also noted one vehicle looked good for off-roading. Thus, it's hard to know if these are just niche vehicles focused on attaining EV hype, or if Chrysler is serious about making a major move to electrification in the next few years.

Labels: chrysler, chrysler ecovoyager, electric cars, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 3:00 PM 4 Comments

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Chrysler, Cherokee Hybrid and the future

Chrysler's next big hybrid move?

Chrysler is on the verge of launching a few large hybrid SUVs. Great news, right? Not when production is in numbers that will barely show up on Chrsyler's monthly sale's sheet. Thus, to learn that Chrysler is also going to develop a Jeep Grand Cherokee hybrid for 2011 leaves me feeling, well, unimpressed.

Doesn't Chrysler need to take a much more serious stab at fuel economy to brighten its future? Why not do something no other US automaker has yet done, such as announce a unique, conventional hybrid car to challenge the Toyota Prius?

Instead, it's just another BIG hybrid SUV. So original. So unexpected.

Isn't it time for Chrysler to distinguish itself from the pack?

Labels: chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 8:45 AM 6 Comments

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Chrysler: Every car will be a hybrid

The Dodge ZEO concept at NAIAS

Echoing GM's Rick Wagoner at NAIAS, Chrysler's Jim Press told reporters at the Washington Auto Show that alternative fuels should be "the auto industry's top priority".

"Alternative technologies have to come first. It may squeeze our ability to invest in other things that may be important, but we can't afford," said Jim Press, who is also Chrysler's vice chairman.

Thus, Press claimed that in addition to alternative fuels, "You will see electric drive and hybrid technology in virtually everything. Eventually, every car will be a hybrid at some point,"

Labels: chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 6:26 AM 0 Comments

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Chrysler to debut 3 hybrid concepts at NAIAS

One of two Chrysler hybrids at the LA Auto Show

Chrysler debuted two hybrid vehicles at the LA Auto Show: the Dodge Durango hybrid and the Chrysler Aspen hybrid.

So, what will they debut at the North American International Auto Show?

How about 3 new hybrid concepts. At least one will use hydrogen, another will be some kind of plug-in hybrid, and the other a diesel hybrid. Check out AutoWeek for some sketches.

Labels: chrysler, chrysler aspen hybrid, dodge durango hybrid

posted by Dahcredyns at 12:32 PM 0 Comments

Monday, October 01, 2007

Press brings hybrid attitude to Chrysler

Stealing Press from Toyota might be Chrysler's smartest move so far

"Every car will be impacted by advances in power-train," Chrysler's Jim Press said in an interview with The News. "Plug-in hybrid, diesel hybrid, fuel-cell hybrid, a petrol hybrid they're all in the mix."

Press didn't provide a timeline for the above changes, but he did indicate that Chrysler was accelerating its efforts towards this new hybrid vehicles vision.

Labels: chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 12:59 PM 0 Comments

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Chrysler creates new hybrid / electric drive division

Will create a hybrid vehicle from scratch

Chrysler has created a new division called Envi, focused on electric drives and advanced-propulsion technologies. For its first task, Envi will focus on hybrid vehicles, creating a new unique hybrid, such as the Toyota Prius.

"The creation of Envi allows us to focus on the development of a new generation of environmentally responsible Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles," said Robert Nardelli, Chrysler's chairman and CEO, in a company announcement. "Under Lou's leadership, Envi will develop electric-propulsion vehicles that will provide customers with more fuel-efficient vehicle options."

"Envi will operate as a 'start-up' with an entrepreneurial environment," said Thomas LaSorda, Chrysler president, in a corporate announcement. "The organization is empowered to leverage the vast resources within Chrysler to develop appropriate solutions quickly."

Labels: chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 6:16 PM 0 Comments

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Can Press bring some kaizen to Chrysler?

Not enough: Hybrid SUVs?

Now that Jim Press has left Toyota to become the Vice Chairmen and President of Chrysler, I have some hope that Press can bring some kaizen, or a constant strive towards efficiency, to Chrysler.

Press witnessed the birth of Toyota's hybrid cars, and he has been a huge advocate of the Toyota Prius. Let's hope Press can help Chrysler realize that SUVs and trucks cannot be the sole source of Chrysler's future success, even if they are hybrid SUVs, such as the Aspen hybrid pictured above.

Wanna make a big move Mr. Press? Make Chrysler the first U.S. automaker to mass produce a hybrid car that compares with the Prius.

Labels: chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles, Jim Press, toyota prius

posted by Dahcredyns at 8:34 AM 0 Comments

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Foreign oil dependency equals freedom? Is Chrysler un-American?

Yes, Edwards is a SUV-driving hypocrite, still...

"Last time I checked, America is about choice," wrote Jason Vines, Chrysler Group's vice president of communications, on the company's TheFirehouse.biz blog regarding the statement made by John Edwards for Americans to give up SUVs. "This kind of reminds me of book burnings of the past. Shouldn't a president try to preserve freedoms? So let's lay off any suggestions of vehicle choice by government committee. Trabant, anyone?"

What a joke. Book burnings? Preserving freedom?

Let's be honest, Chrysler doesn't care about freedom, it cares about profit margins. Chrysler has helped sell out America for decades, so let's leave the Patriotism out of it.

Besides, how does foreign oil dependency increase freedom? Finish: Foreign oil dependency equals freedom? Is Chrysler un-American?

Labels: chrysler, Foreign Oil Dependency

posted by Dahcredyns at 2:30 PM 0 Comments

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Chrysler's advanced powertrain moves

Is the Aspen hybrid good for Chrysler's future?

Last week Chrysler released a press release announcing how advanced powertrains would play an "essential role" in the new Chrysler's ability to meet customer expectations for "quality, performance, and fuel economy".

Flex fuel, clean diesel, and hybrid vehicles were touted, which is good. Yet, all of these new powertrains are almost exclusively focused upon Chrysler's biggest vehicles, such as 5.7 liter Hemis.

Amidst the mortgage meltdown and high energy prices coupled with increasing Middle East turmoil, can the future for Chrysler really be so successful it if so focused on its largest vehicles? Certainly, hybrid technology, or clean diesel technology, can make these gas-guzzlers more fuel efficient, but at a greater expense when consumers have less to spend on automobiles.

Obviously, gas-guzzlers are Chrysler's bread and butter, and the automaker must continue to make such vehicles in order to survive, particularly in the short term. Nonetheless, isn't it time for Chrysler to make a dramatic push in a completely new direction?

Can Hemis really be the foundation of Chrysler's future success?

Labels: chrysler, chrysler aspen hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 10:31 AM 0 Comments

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Chrysler commits to hybrid vehicles

Push towards fuel economy

Well, I was right.

According to Reuters Chrysler has now confirmed that "it would roll out new hybrid vehicles, streamline its cars and trucks and introduce more diesel engines in a bid to improve the fuel economy of its product line-up."

Chrysler's 2008 hybrid vehicles, much like GM, will probably focus on large SUVs - an ideal platform for the dual mode hybrid powertrain that the two automakers developed together. Thus far, Chrysler has confirmed the Dodge Durango hybrid and the Aspen hybrid.

Hopefully, we'll hear about even more Chrysler hybrids later today.

Labels: chrysler, chrysler aspen hybrid, dodge durango hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 7:55 AM 0 Comments

Chrysler to make hybrid announcement?

Coming soon the Chrysler Aspen hybrid

According to the DetroitNews, Chrysler will be making a major powertrain announcement today. The only major powertrain announcement that Chrysler could make, in my opinion, is a hybrid powertrain announcement. While Chrysler might be announcing the launch of a series 10 cylinder vehicles, let's hope its about hybrid vehicles.

Labels: chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 6:59 AM 1 Comments

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Is the U.S. on the wrong end of hybrid technology?

I'm glad it's NOT powered by a Hemi

Toyota has received an incredible amount of green buzz because of the Toyota Prius. While some argue that Toyota isn't deserving of all this praise because they still make far more gas guzzlers than hybrid cars, Toyota definitely made a statement about the future with the Prius.

On the other hand, if Toyota had made its first hybrid a more power-focused hybrid, such as the Lexus RX 400h, then Toyota's hybrid efforts would have been largely ignored.

Yet, power hybrids are all that seem to be coming out of Detroit, except for the Ford Escape hybrid. Chrysler's first hybrids will include huge Hemi engines. GM's first dual mode hybrids will be large, powerful gas guzzlers, such as the GMC Yukon hybrid. Yes, these hybrids will offer significant improvements in fuel economy, but they will still use a lot of fuel.

While I realize that the big truck segment is very important to Detroit, are these hybrids going to change Detroit's image? I doubt it. Without a Prius contender I just don't see Detroit's hybrid efforts offering much help to U.S. automakers until at least the Chevy Volt - and that's just too far into the future.

Labels: chrysler, Ford, Ford Escape hybrid, GM, Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius

posted by Dahcredyns at 6:55 AM 0 Comments

Monday, April 30, 2007

Chrysler announces 2008 hybrid vehicles

Chrysler adds Aspen to hybrid lineup

Move over Durango, here comes the Aspen. In addition to the Dodge Durango hybrid, Chrylser has announced that the 2008 Aspen will also be available as a hybrid.

Overall, Chrysler claims that both hybrid vehicles will offer a 25 percent overall increase in fuel economy. In city driving, however, both hybrids could achieve as much as a 40 percent increase in fuel efficiency.

While that's great news for SUV fans whom want to increase their fuel economy, how long do car fans have to wait for a U.S.-manufactured Toyota Prius contender?

Labels: chrysler, chrysler aspen hybrid, dodge durango hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 8:46 AM 2 Comments

Friday, February 16, 2007

GM, Chysler partnership: Forget the SUV and do a hybrid

Can't we start leaving these gas hogs in the past?

GM and Chrysler have been working together on the dual mode hybrid powertrain for the last several years, yet either maker has yet to offer a dual mode hybrid vehicle for sale. Instead, what is the latest big news - other than takeover talk - regarding a GM and Chrysler partnership? A gas-guzzler to rival the Suburban. Sounds like the perfect solution to both automaker's problems! How about some serious hybrid cars guys?

Labels: chrysler, GM, Hybrid Vehicles

posted by Dahcredyns at 11:40 AM 1 Comments

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