Chrysler Halcyon Concept: Stromers in kingfisher style –

The technical data shows Chrysler still doesn’t have its electric flounder called the Halcyon – It will probably be many years before the kingfisher hatches. If it ever sees the light of day. Because the Americans in the Stellantis Group want to use the concept car they have now presented to prove what the company’s new platform is all about. A great STLA – and that they also know Greek mythology on the other side of the Atlantic. Halcyone, of course we know here, was the name of the daughter of the wind god Aiolos, who was turned into a king’s fisherman out of pity after losing her husband. In addition, the gods gave him the opportunity of good weather during his breeding and reproduction season. So much for that.

Silver fisherman
When car designers can let their imaginations run wild, dream cars like the Halcyon are created. Photo: Chrysler

But that doesn’t say much about the electric car they’re dreaming of in faraway Detroit. A four-door sports car with gull-wing doors, with lithium-sulfur batteries and an 800-volt design, certainly also exciting acceleration values and without door handles. There is no need for this, because there are biometric sensors installed on the side windows that automatically recognize the owner and then open the doors automatically. Artificial intelligence controls who gets access.

Electricity comes from the street

You won’t even find a cargo flap on the concept car. Halycon is charged while driving using “Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer” (DWPT) – an inductive charging technology that Stellantis has been testing since last year at the “Arena dei Futuro”, the Chiari circuit, Italy. The car can draw electricity while driving through coils mounted on the road, almost like on a Carrera track. This eliminates the need for charging stations and the battery can be made very small. However, electrifying the road network would not only cost a lot of money in the United States. So this could be classified as “future music” or science fiction.

As in the Carrera wagon, Chrysler Halcyon is supposed to pull the current from the road in motion, continuously, strongly and inductively. It would be nice. — **As in the Carrera song**
The Chrysler Halcyon should pull a line of traction off the road on the move, continuously, powerfully and inductively. It would be nice.

The AutoDrive technology that the electric dream car has is more realistic. This is possible with highly automatic driving in level 4. The small steering wheel, which is shaped like a Tesla yoke, can then be folded away at least temporarily and the driver can focus on other things. For example, lean back and look up at the sky through the large panoramic roof – and maybe spot a kingfisher.

The first electric car at Chrysler until 2025

But first we have to get Chrysler’s first electric car on the road – the Stellantis subsidiary still has nothing in this regard. Only the “Pacifica” minivan is offered in a plug-in hybrid version. At a distance of 32 miles or about 52 kilometers: There is still a lot of room for improvement. A fully electric car won’t be added to the portfolio until next year. And from 2028 onwards, Chrysler will only be able to buy battery-powered cars.