- The Chrysler Pacifica lineup will get an electric variant
- The interior of the Electric Chrysler Pacifica will feature the most versatile interior packages
- The Pacifica will be refreshed in 2026 with an electric variant to follow
Chrysler's inching closer to an electric minivan, and now we know what it'll be called.
Thursday at the 2024 LA Auto Show, Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell confirmed to Green Car Reports that Chrysler's upcoming electric minivan will be bear the name Pacific.
“There is a lot of equity in the market, consumers have a good opinion about Pacifica and a very high awareness. I don't see a reason yet to change the name,” said Feuell.
At the 2022 New York Auto Show Feuel told GCR that the automaker was rethinking the van for the electric age. That future is fast approaching.
Chrysler Portal Concept, 2017 Consumer Electronics Show
2026 Pacifica you will get a renewalaccording to Feuell. The revised design will set the stage for the next electric Pacifica, about a year later.
Chrysler will not follow the design direction set by the Airflow electric SUV concept. Feuell said the brand's design identity will take design cues from the Halcyon concept shown in February. “Modern” and “futuristic” were the design terms Feuell used to guide Chrysler's design.
Feuell would not commit to whether the Pacifica Hybrid and its plug-in hybrid powertrain will be available alongside the electric Pacifica. The executive also did not comment on whether an electric Pacifica with an extended range, like the Ram Charger EREV truck, would make sense.
Chrysler Portal Concept, 2017 Consumer Electronics Show
Electric Chrysler Pacifica gets convertible seats
Feuell was quick to note that with the VW ID.Buzz–the first electric pickup to hit the US market–you have to remove the seats completely to create an open space.
Chrysler's team has been working on creative ways to rethink the automaker's patent Stow-N-Go seating system with a BEV powertrain. Feuell noted that another option the team is looking at is to push the front seats to create a clever cargo space under the front seats to save the second row. The official also said to look into seating areas outside the second row and possibly installing them on rails so they slide sideways.
No final interior configuration for the adjustable seats has been locked in yet, according to Feuell. But the planning stages have advanced enough that providers are now participating in the conversation to understand what is possible.
Feuell said the team is looking at use cases and how customers will want to use the space. From relaxing while waiting for their kids' soccer practice to go camping or having a picnic or tailgating, it's all on the table. There is also a focus on how load and unload cargo and ingress, egress, and cargo liftover.