There's one glaring omission from the press release for the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept, the all-electric muscle car that Dodge announced Wednesday evening. Amid the talk about the concept's heritage-inspired design, the return of the Fratzog logo and the concept car's performance potential, Dodge made absolutely no mention of the battery pack providing the juice for the testosterone-y electric vehicle (EV). Nothing about range, battery chemistry and architecture, or kilowatt-hours like in pretty much every other EV announcement. No word of improvements in charging capability or reduction of battery weight or any other advancements that those watching the EV world would like to hear.

It's no oversight, though. Tim Kuniskis and his gang at Dodge aren't aiming for the traditional EV buyer and it'd be rather pointless if they did. Instead, they've taken on the monumental task of convincing existing Dodge buyers -- accustomed to a litany of Hellcats, Hemis, and other gas-guzzling and tire-shredding nosethumbs at the environment -- that there's something to these EVs that every other carmaker has already started building.

“The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept exists because performance made us do it,” Kuniskis said. “Dodge is about muscle, attitude and performance, and the brand carries that chip on its shoulder and into the BEV segment through a concept loaded with patents, innovations, and performance features that embody the electrified muscle of tomorrow. Charger Daytona does more than define where Dodge is headed, it will redefine American muscle in the process."

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