The Dodge Charger goes electrical with the brand new Daytona mannequin, however it’s nonetheless unashamedly a muscle automotive. At a preview occasion for the Charger Daytona, Dodge head Tim Kuniskis instructed gathered media “I don’t care. This is about performance,” when requested about vary and effectivity.

“Muscle car owners don’t care about fuel economy,” he added. That stated, the EPA vary figures for the Charger Daytona are strong. The Charger Daytona R/T guarantees a 317-mile vary from its 100.5-kWh gross (93.4-kWh web) battery pack, whereas the extra highly effective Scat Pack ought to do 260 miles on a full cost. Your milage might clearly differ – particularly for those who benefit from the Daytona’s donut mode – however that is a mean determine of three.4 miles/kWh for the R/T and a pair of.78 mi/kWh for the Scat Pack. Not unhealthy for automobiles that weigh 5,838 kilos and supply 496 and 670 horsepower, respectively.

Charging price is spectacular too. The Charger Daytona makes use of a 400-volt electrical structure, which normally interprets to a most charging price of 150 kW, however it looks as if it makes use of the trick of just about splitting the battery pack into two digital models charging in parallel, boosting speeds. The most price of 183 kW is achievable at 350-kW stations. 

So possibly Dodge did not care about vary or effectivity, however by accident made an environment friendly automotive with a good vary. All the extra spectacular given the ability, measurement, and big weight of the factor.

But we have now to agree with Kuniskis right here. We doubt muscle-car consumers will care.

Additional reporting by Christopher Smith.