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Chrysler charges into electric car race

The third-largest U.S. automaker unveils three battery-powered models, the first of which it would sell by late 2010.

Firing a surprise shot across the bows of industry rivals, Chrysler revealed three functioning battery-powered vehicles Tuesday and thrust itself to the forefront of the race to build mass-market electric cars.

In unveiling a minivan, a Jeep Wrangler and a sports car, Chrysler's executives spelled out plans for a future in which most, if not all, automobiles would use electric motors for...

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