Chrysler has announced plans to introduce an “innovative electric concept car” on February 13. Designed to provide a glimpse into the brand’s all-electric future, the model is a “forward-looking” concept that likely foreshadows their first electric vehicle that is due in 2025. The brand will then go fully electric in 2028, which shouldn’t be too hard as their lineup currently consists of one vehicle. While Chrysler isn’t saying much about the concept, they released a teaser image that suggests it could be called the Halcyon. That remains to be seen, but Oxford Languages defines the word as “denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.”
It’s hard to determine what else the
teaser is showing, but it could suggest the concept will have soft curves and
an illuminated grille. It’s also possible the dark blue accents could be
hinting at a solar roof, but that’s just a guess at this point. We’ll learn
full details next week, but Chrysler confirmed additional teasers will be
released on February 9 and 12. The full concept will then be unveiled on
February 13 at 5:01 a.m. ET.
There’s more questions than answers at
this point, but the concept likely rides on the STLA Large platform that was
introduced last month. The architecture is billed as the “most flexible
BEV-native platform in the industry, underpinning car, crossover and SUV
vehicle types in the D and E segments.” Stellantis has already confirmed at
least one future Chrysler model will ride on the platform and the company has
said initial battery pack options will have capacities of between 85 and 118
kWh. The batteries should enable sedans to travel up to 805 km on a
single charge.
