Am I missing somehting here?

[MidEngine4Life]

Found this just now, why is there no mention in the press release that its a Lotus Europa with an electric engine?'

"Dodge EV"
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/2008/top-2008-Dodge-EV.htm
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2008/def/2008-Dodge-EV-Chrysler-EV-and-Jeep-EV-1280x960.jpg

[10000rpmlover]

it looks sexy... but I would do away with the yellow, too gay, they need to put stuff like this in the market pronto

[HeilSvenska]

Oh. That thing. Lotus is keeping mum about that. It'd be weird to flaunt the electric Europa around when they're making Teslas. Working for both sides... Sneaky Lotus. :laugh:

Lotus Elise chassis is one of the most whored out designs in the world. It's marketing brilliance. I read that Abarth's going to use it to build a roadster.

To put it all into perspective,
A spokesman for Tesla today confirms that they knew "something" about Chrysler's surprise reveal of a Lotus-based electric vehicle and essentially calls it vaporware. Darryl Siry, Tesla's VP of Global Sales, Marketing And Service responded to a question today about the Dodge EV, revealed last month, by saying "I think what it is its something for showcasing. More of a public relations thing to support their application for their share of a 25 billion loan guarantee." Siry is of course referring to the possibly delayed automaker loan package. Why this is so hilariously ironic...

We can't help but point out that this statement came the same day that Tesla announced it was going to scale back Tesla Model S production plans until a government loan guarantee becomes effective. Though we fully believe that the Model S from Tesla is undergoing development and have our doubts about the electric Chryslers, this does seem a bit like the electric pot calling the electric kettle black.

-Matt Hardigree, for Jalopnik

[MidEngine4Life]

Interesting, thanks for the info