Sales of compressed natural gas powered pickups will begin to fleet customers, according to spokesman David Elshoff. However, he declined to state whether Chrysler will target particular buyers such as government or commercial customers, reported Bloomberg.com.
Marchionne also said that CNG engines are the “best option.” He has argued they are cheaper than competing technologies and that electric cars, which competitors such as General Motors Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are marketing, present “too many obstacles” such as the recharge time for batteries.
Fiat, which owns 58.5 percent of Michigan-based Chrysler, already has engines using compressed natural gas in Europe.
