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

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At its annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, Stellantis’ Jeep brand has presented four new concept off-roaders. And this year, unlike other recent years, all of them were gasoline-fueled. An electric motor can be clutched in with or without the 3.6-liter An electric motor can be clutched in with or without the 3.6-liter

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Road Test: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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Jeep global CEO Christian Meunier closed out 2021 by announcing his brand’s goal of becoming the “zero emission freedom brand,” with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as its first example. This is exactly what the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe has to offer. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV is powered by two electric motors and a 2.0-liter

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

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The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: the ‘Brotherhood of Muscle’ goes electric – Charged EVs

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The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S. The world’s “only” electric muscle car? Dodge bills the Charger as “the world’s first and only electric muscle car.” Dodge says the EVs that replace them will be just as noisy.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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The plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler offers useful all-electric range and great electric torque—if drivers plug it in. The accelerating pace of electric vehicle launches has brought us to this: The first Jeep in the US to get a plug-in hybrid version is the legendary Wrangler. The 4xe’s 17.3

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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

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liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 298 horsepower (hp)/295 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) seconds MPG: 21 city/29 highway/24 combined Small displacement, but dual power R/T Plus – Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 1.3-liter, liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft The primary way to charge the 15.5

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