Chrysler plans to go the electrical route by 2028 and the 300 sedan reportedly types a part of these plans, or a minimum of a automobile prefer it.
Chrysler will launch its first electrical automobile in 2025, believed to be a mid-size SUV impressed by the Airflow idea automotive unveiled earlier this yr. The Airflow itself is not destined for manufacturing.
An electrical successor to the 300 will then arrive in 2026, Drive reported final week citing insider info.
Chrysler Airflow idea
The electrical 300 successor will reportedly provide round 500 miles of vary, which factors to it driving on the STLA Massive platform, one among 4 modular EV platforms from mum or dad firm Stellantis. The automotive will even reportedly be associated to an EV from fellow Stellantis model Dodge due in 2024.
Dodge has confirmed plans to launch an electrical muscle automotive in 2024, and can preview it with an idea later this yr.
In a Stellantis investor presentation final yr, the corporate stated the STLA Massive platform is designed for automobiles measuring from 186 inches in size. The platform will even run on an 800-volt system, enabling high-speed charging, and assist batteries as much as 118 kilowatt-hours in dimension. And electrical motors designed for the platform, of which a number of models could be fitted, will vary in outputs from 201-442 hp.
Slide from Stellantis investor presentation held in July 2021
Proven above is a slide from Stellantis’ investor presentation. Curiously, it depicts a big fastback sedan with styling cues borrowed from Chrysler’s Airflow idea.
Based on Drive, Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell has acknowledged the model will proceed to function within the giant sedan section, albeit with electrical energy, which additionally factors to an electrical 300 successor being within the works.
Feuell, who was appointed to go of Chrysler solely final fall, has an enormous activity forward of her because the model has languished for years with only a two-vehicle lineup consisting of the 300 and Pacifica minivan. Whereas there was some speak that Chrysler is likely to be axed, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares final yr introduced that every of the corporate’s manufacturers could be given a 10-year funding dedication.
