Chrysler Group withdraws test PHEV fleet to upgrade battery packs after overheating issues; to use a different chemistry
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
On Friday, Chrysler Group LLC announced it was withdrawing from service its test fleet of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) to conduct a battery-pack upgrade. Three of the fleet’s 109 pickups equipped with plug-in hybrid powertrains sustained damage when their prototype 12.9-kWh mpg, while the minivans delivered 55.0
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