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Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

Baua Electric

At its annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Stellantis’ Jeep brand has presented four new concept off-roaders. Among them, the lone plug-in concept among them was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys Dispatcher plug-in hybrid concept that, according to the brand, provides “a mix of where the Jeep brand’s been and where it’s going.”

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Report: Jeep May Ditch V8s in Wagoneer Brand in Favor of Hurricane Six-Cylinder

The Truth About Cars

Despite electrification taking over the national conversation, the automotive world isn’t going electric overnight. Some automakers are taking that step already, and a new report suggests that Jeep could be next. Some automakers are taking that step already, and a new report suggests that Jeep could be next.

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Jeep debuts untouched Magnificent Wagoneer L spot with Derek and Hannah Jeter

Baua Electric

Jeep North The usa head Jim Morrison mentioned the Wagoneer lineup has been coping with low manufacturing quantity, however he mentioned there was once gross sales enlargement in the second one quarter. Morrison mentioned the vast majority of gross sales for the immense SUVs are conquests.

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Jeep’s CJ Surge EV concept wows SEMA show

EV Central

Enter Jeep’s CJ Surge 4×4 electromod concept. Revealed at Las Vegas’ Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, the Surge is a bright orange exploration of how Jeep could offer its enthusiast customers battery-electric vehicle (BEV) parts kits applications. It will, as ever, grind the gears of purists.

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FCA investing $1B in US plants; Ram heavy duty production moving from Mexico to Warren

Green Car Congress

Consistent and combined with previously announced investments, FCA US is further demonstrating its commitment to strengthening its US manufacturing base, and aligning US capacity to extend the Jeep product lineup. In total, FCA US has committed investments of more than $9.6 These actions are planned to be completed by 2020.

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

Green Car Congress

Conversely, registrations were up by a huge 36% in Romania, due to the Government’s scrappage scheme in Q4-18, which led to an increase in vehicle deliveries in Q1-19. SUVs, vans and sports cars were the only segments to grow during the month, as compact and midsize cars, and MPVs recorded large drops.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

Again, here are the rules: The vehicle has to be a car/truck/SUV/crossover at least one of us drove during the calendar year, even if only for a few minutes. Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The Wrangler 4xe gets too expensive in top trims, but Jeep gave us a cheaper configuration for 2024 that makes it easier to afford.

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