Interpretation ID: nht93-2.11

DATE: March 9, 1993

FROM: D. E. Dawkins -- Director, Vehicle Compliance and Safety Affairs, Chrysler Corporation

TO: John Womack -- Acting Chief Counsel, NHTSA

TITLE: Re: NHTSA Letter of February 18, 1993 Regarding the Chrysler Corporation Petition to Manufacture 10 Chesapeake Consortium Electric Vehicles

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 3-24-93 from John Womack to Dale E. Dawkins (A40; Part 555)

TEXT: This letter responds to your referenced letter and the subsequent phone conservation with Mr. Len Blazic of my staff on March 1, 1993.

Chrysler Corporation desires to manufacture ten Chesapeake Consortium Electric Vehicles (CCEV'S) that would have no discernable safety differences to the electric TEVan vehicles, which have already been granted exemption from three MVSS's. All compliance aspects of this program remain unchanged from that of the TEVan program. The only difference between the two programs of electric vehicle development is the propulsion motors and transmissions, as were outlined in our December 16, 1992 letter.

We believe that this will satisfy your need for additional information.