Jayanthi Iyeng

The technology pushing advanced powertrains and electronic propulsion systems is moving … and fast.

As Director and Chief Engineer of Chrysler Group LLC’s Electrified Propulsion Product Development unit, Jayanthi Iyengar’s job is keeping one step ahead of it.
 

Iyengar’s post is equal parts theory and practice.  She and her team both develop and apply electrified propulsion technology to all Chrysler vehicle applications.  Specifically, Iyengar has responsibility for electrified systems development including controls, calibration, electrical system architecture, diagnostics, power electronics, high voltage batteries and battery management systems, e-motors and...

This week's Under the Pentastar:  Chrysler makes a move in the American Customer Satisfaction Index scores, Dodge will continue to compete in NASCAR and the "Fiat Freak Out" delights fans.

Dodge has some big, and I mean big, fans around the world. One is Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan in United Arab Emirates. He built a replica of the 1950 Dodge Power Wagon, except that this one is 64 times the original size. It weighs about 50 tons, and is big enough to house a suite of offices, with a master bedroom in the upstairs cab. It’s reportedly the largest truck in the world. We don’t normally embed many Youtube videos, but this one was worth sharing.