Chrysler TEVan

The Chrysler Tevan was an electric vehicle, which was produced by Chrysler from 1993 to 1995. The first generation of TEVans used either nickel-iron battery or nickel-cadmium accumulator battery. Only 56 cars were produced and sold at a price of about $ 120,000. At a half of the cars were nickel-iron batteries, nickel -cadmium batteries installed in the other half. The Tevan was built in Ontario in Canada. The Tevan has a top speed of 110 km / h and can accommodate five adults and has a curb weight of 2295 kg. The second generation of the vehicle was called EPIC (Electric Powered Intra Urban Commuter Vehicle) and was first sold in 1997. This version is equipped with a lead-acid battery. 1999, the EPIC was offered in New York and California.

History

1991 Chrysler began to develop the electric-powered minivan. They produced the first concept vehicle to Tevan in 1992. The car had a range of 120 miles. In 1993 the world's first electric minivan was introduced. The minivan has a 180 -volt battery. The Tevan was mainly sold to energy suppliers. Air conditioning, power steering, electric motor brakes were standard, also a large cargo space was available. The charger uses a standard wall outlet with 220 volt power. The Tevan had a 54 kilowatt DC motor, the vehicle reached a top speed of 65 mph It was equipped with a two -speed automatic transmission. The peak power was 70 hp; the continuous power of 35 hp. The Chrysler Tevan filled 1998, the California zero emission vehicle ( ZEV ).