DaimlerChrysler announces plug-in hybrid Sprinter

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    Auburn Hills, Michigan - DaimlerChrysler has announced that up to forty Dodge Sprinter Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) will be placed in operation with customers in California, Kansas City and New York as part of a worldwide test fleet program. The company says it is the only auto manufacturer offering plug-in hybrid technology in real-world tests.

    The Sprinter PHEV has the ability to drive up to 32 km solely on electric power, using a dash-mounted switch that gives the operator the ability to manually switch between modes as needed, or automatically by the vehicle control system. Both five-cylinder diesel engines and V6 gasoline engines are being mated to the PHEV system.

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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Mar 31, 2006.

  1. Potential Buyer
    Haha, it took me a second to realize it was a trick.
    Potential Buyer, Apr 1, 2006
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  2. darelldd
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Potential Buyer @ Apr 1 2006, 02:46 PM) [snapback]233502[/snapback]</div>
    ?? The Sprinter is quite real, regardless of the date posted.
    darelldd, Apr 1, 2006
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  3. ScottY
    I wish them success. Hopefully, then Toyota will beat the competition with a better PHEV.
    ScottY, Apr 1, 2006
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  4. TonyPSchaefer
    Is this for real? I mean, I trust Darrel if he says it's real.

    But who matches a V6 with a PHEV?
    TonyPSchaefer, Apr 1, 2006
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  5. bobr1
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Apr 1 2006, 04:32 PM) [snapback]233546[/snapback]</div>
    The Sprinter is a large van. A V6 + PHEV would be a logical alternative to a large V8.

    - Bob R.
    bobr1, Apr 1, 2006
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  6. TonyPSchaefer
    Ahhhhhhhh.
    TonyPSchaefer, Apr 1, 2006
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  7. Tideland Prius
    what trick? it's Mar 30 not Apr 1, yeesh.
    Tideland Prius, Apr 1, 2006
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  8. Potential Buyer
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(darelldd @ Apr 1 2006, 06:30 PM) [snapback]233520[/snapback]</div>
    Ah, I should have done a Google search. Well now I feel like a fool. :( It did seem odd mating a plug-in hybrid, of all things, to a V-6. A regular hybrid I can understand... but I can see how this could be useful for small businesses, to do just what the name describes: sprinting around town.
    Potential Buyer, Apr 2, 2006
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