The Dodge EV

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, also called Dodge Circuit EV

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, was a two-passenger, rear-wheel-drive, all-electric sports car shown to the public at the 2009 North American International Auto Show by

Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence, Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...

. The car was based on the Lotus Europa S, and combined a

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with a

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, capable of of

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. Dodge claimed that the Dodge EV had a driving range of , approaching the range and performance of the all-electric Tesla Roadster, which is built on the same chassis. According to Dodge, the Dodge EV could be recharged in eight hours using a standard 120V outlet, or in only four hours using a 240V outlet, the type commonly used for electric ovens and dryers. Dodge unveiled the working prototypes of this

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and announced plans to bring it to market in the United States by 2010. But in May 2009 Autocar claimed the project was cancelled and in November

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disbanded Chrysler's ENVI electric car division and dropped its models from future product plans.

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