Perhaps growing a little tired of all the media attention being focused on their competitors electrically driven vehicles such as GM's E-Flex and fuel cell work, Chrysler has announced ENVI. ENVI is a new organization within Chrysler that will operate as a sort of skunk-works focused on electrically driven vehicles. The new team is being setup to function semi-independently like a start-up company.

Unlike most start-ups, ENVI will have access to all of Chrysler's engineering and research resources. CEO Bob Nardelli has assigned Lou Rhodes as the President of ENVI and will report to Product Development chief Frank Klegon and Procurement VP Simon Boag. Rhodes was previously the Director of Advance Vehicle Concepts and Innovation. Hopefully ENVI will be able to pull some of the diverse development programs that Chrysler has had together and get something viable brought to market a little quicker.

Press release behind the break.

[Source: Chrysler]