Ok a few days ago we featured a new concept from those nice people that my father can’t seem to get enough of - Buick.  So today I thought we’d show you guys a concept from one of the other big 3 from Detroit - Dodge.

By way of My Selection:

Dodge’s entry in the 2008 Detroit Auto Show concept sweeps is the new ZEO, a concept that is perhaps the polar opposite of the Viper. The four-door, four-seat sport-wagon has the typical Dodge aggression but, like its partners this year, big eight- and ten-cylinder engines are out the picture. The ZEO is a battery EV with a claimed 250-mile range courtesy of a lithium ion battery pack.

Now again like in my last post about cars, I haven’t exactly shared my father’s love for everything GM.  The first car that I bought with my own money was 96 Ford Contour.  I liked my little stick shift, but after I outgrew it I moved up to a 99 Dodge Dakota pickup that I still drive to this day.  I really needs a paint job in the worst way but other than that considering that I really don’t do a good job in the way of “vehicle maintainece” the fact that my truck still runs after all of this time is a testament to the craftsmanship that is Dodge.

I say all that to make the point that for many people the idea of switching from a traditional gasoline dependent vehicle to a straight electric car is dependant on the range the car can go on a single charge along with the fact that most electric concepts that have been presented in the past left a lot to be desired in the realm of design.  However based on these pics it looks like the folks over at Chrysler may have just overcome those two obsticles.

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