Street Diaries

Confirmed today by a board member, automakers Chrysler Group and Fiat SpA are working together to develop an electric car.  This comes not long after former Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli unveiled several plans for electric and gas efficient vehicles before the company files for bankruptcy protection and was purchased by Fiat SpA.

About 2 weeks ago we wrote and article about a electric version of the Audi R8.  Today, Audi broke news at the Frankfurt Car Show when they revealed their revolutionary vehicle, the Audi e-Tron, which is an all electric car has the body appearance of the R8.

With a quote like “Electricity Untamed” you have to wonder what the German’s automakers at Audi have in mind with this.  The rumor going around is that Audi has plans to release a electric version of their current supercar, the Audi R8.  A teaser on Audi’s website has made speculation that this may happen.

Germany, the home of the autobahn and some of the fastest cars in the market.  However, the German government apparently is thinking more green and have launched a campaign to promote electric cars and have at least 1 million on their roads by 2020.