The Chrysler ENVI team has been working hard, but unlike Chevrolet and their much vaunted Volt, they haven’t taken out any billboards just yet.

Given global resources — the Dodge Circuit (pictured above) started with an all-new Lotus Europa — and a mandate to bring useful, actual electric cars (and not today’s hybrid designs) to market as quickly as possible, Chrysler’s showing at this year’s Detroit Auto Show proves that the American automaker is dedicated to making cars that North Americans seem to really, really want to own.