Chrysler recently came out with a prototype of am electric car. Most of the car is Lotus-manufactured. A litle while ago the Dodge EV looked locked and loaded, but it was delayed and it seemed that the plans to launch this baby into production would be thrown under a pile of bigger plans.
The Dodge EV is built on the core of the Lotus Europa, but with lithium batteries and a 268 hp electric motor to replace the 2.0L four cylinder engine and transmission on the standard version of the car. From what we hear, the people there at Dodge want to give this buggy 0-60 time of under 5 seconds. With a 4-hour recharge from a 220V outlet or 8 hours from 110V you should be ready to hit the streets and burn rubber.
Plans are to be released for showrooms by 2010, and who knows when it will be available for us mortals.