The Fiat-Chrysler concern has announced the decision to postpone the arrival of models with electric drive and prefer economical diesel and downsizing turbocharged gasoline engines.
The head of powertrains for Fiat and Chrysler , Bob Lee , said that the Italian-American concern intends to delay the arrival of electric cars and for now to focus on diesel engines and downsizing gasoline units. It may seem strange when Fiat just launched the 500e (photo in gallery), but Lee explained that customers simply aren't ready to pay extra for electric cars and hybrids with more expensive technology than combustion engine cars. .
Until customers learn to accept electric cars even with their higher price tag , the concern will give priority to improving the efficiency of combustion engines and their accompanying technology, such as transmissions, all-wheel drives and the like.
The main news in this direction for Fiat-Chrysler is the new 3.0-liter V6 diesel unit, which debuts in the Jeep Grand Cherokee and later also appears in the RAM ProMaster and RAM 1500 models.
Source: autonews.com
