REPORT: Chrysler to bring electric Fiat 500, hatchback concept to Detroit
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Fiat 500C - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Just because <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/18/partys-over-no-chrysler-press-conference-at-detroit-auto-show/">won't be holding a press conference</a> at next month's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> doesn't mean that America's third-largest automaker is coming to the party empty-handed. Far from it, in fact, assuming there's truth to the rumors that the Pentastar will be showing off both an electric version of the soon-to-be-US-bound <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat">Fiat 500</a> along with a Chrysler-ized version of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lancia">Lancia Delta</a> hatchback.<br />
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While the Chrysler-branded concept is said to be nothing more than a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/12/rumormill-lancia-delta-coming-to-america-with-a-chrysler-badge/">standard-fare Delta emblazoned with Chrysler's trademark chrome fascia</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/12/report-chrysler-fiat-partnering-on-electric-car/">electric Fiat</a> 500 is a bit more interesting. We've heard that the automaker's erstwhile ENVI group was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/09/report-chrysler-disbands-envi-group-ev-development-will-contin/">disbanded and assimilated</a> into the rest of the company's product development workforce, so we're curious to see the integration of a battery-powered drivetrain into the little urban runabout. Will it be a fully-functional vehicle or just a mock-up of what could potentially be possible?<br />
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Not surprisingly, we'll also be treated to the rest of the Fiat 500 lineup, including the 500C Cabriolet (no word on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/21/video-is-this-the-marketing-we-can-expect-for-the-fiat-500-in-t/">bikini-clad models</a>) and the sporty 500 Abarth. Finally, tucked into a corner of the Chrysler booth in Detroit will also reportedly be such premium Italian machinery as the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/458+italia">Ferrari 458 Italia</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/maserati/">Maserati GranCabrio</a>. Hey... if you've got it, why not flaunt it, right?<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/low/">Fiat 500C</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/1475318_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/7367880_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/9382860_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/7946804_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/4790550_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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