It’s Official: Electric Fiat 500 Coming to the US as a Chrysler in 2012

After bringing an electric concept version of the Fiat 500 to the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, rumors have swirled that Chrysler would eventually make the 500EV a reality. Sure enough, today Chrysler took off the wraps on their plans to bring an all-electric version of the 500 to US shores by 2012.

Will these new EV plans stick, or is it just another round of vaporware?

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