Chrysler is engaged on a completely electrical model of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan, in keeping with Inexperienced Automobile Reviews. The EV model reportedly would “doubtless” come a 12 months after the corporate debuts a Pacifica design refresh that options parts of the Halcyon idea that Stellantis confirmed off earlier this 12 months.
In the intervening time, the Pacifica lineup consists of a normal gas-powered minivan and a plug-in hybrid with an estimated 32-mile electric-only driving vary earlier than it switches over to gasoline. Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell, who confirmed the plans to Inexperienced Automobile Reviews through the LA Auto Present on Thursday, wouldn’t say whether or not the corporate will preserve the plug-in hybrid alongside the all-electric mannequin.
Chrysler will reportedly have to rejigger the Pacifica’s “Stow ‘N Go” seating system, which lets house owners fold seats all the way down to make a flat loading ground, to accommodate Stellantis’ BEV powertrain. Feuell instructed the outlet that one answer it’s contemplating would contain storing the second-row seats beneath the entrance seats. One other concept reportedly entails placing second-row outboard seats on rails that allow them slide sideways.
