Longer battery for 22's or only in Europe?

[Zacreth]

https://jalopnik.com/jeep-adds-50-more-electric-range-to-its-4-000-pound-wr-1848167967/amp

So it goes 30 miles they state when the '21 only went 20? Even though I get around 28 miles on mine.... So does that mean the state side should go almost 40 miles?

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[lindaspins]

https://jalopnik.com/jeep-adds-50-more-electric-range-to-its-4-000-pound-wr-1848167967/amp

So it goes 30 miles they state when the '21 only went 20? Even though I get around 28 miles on mine.... So does that mean the state side should go almost 40 miles?

There's a lot of info in this article that didn't make much sense. I have doubts about how accurate it is.

 

[Bleda2002]

It says 3 hours to charge on 7.4 which would indicate a bigger battery to me since the current one is a little over 2 hours at that rate. The mileage increase to 30 always works out to say that it has approximately a 21 kwh battery as the jeep is rated for 68 kw per 100 miles. This lines up nicely with the new range for a battery that size.

The other explanation of course is that europe testing standards are different than EPA ones so it could also just be they're more generous over there.

 

[Zacreth]

It says 3 hours to charge on 7.4 which would indicate a bigger battery to me since the current one is a little over 2 hours at that rate. The mileage increase to 30 always works out to say that it has approximately a 21 kwh battery as the jeep is rated for 68 kw per 100 miles. This lines up nicely with the new range for a battery that size.

The other explanation of course is that europe testing standards are different than EPA ones so it could also just be they're more generous over there.

That is true on testing standards. But I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same as the '21 and it's just how the European standards are. Wlt? I think it's called. They are more generous than our EPA ratings.

 

[TXRubicon]

Edit, Stellantis edited the original European PR for this.

That is true on testing standards. But I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same as the '21 and it's just how the European standards are. Wlt? I think it's called. They are more generous than our EPA ratings.

 

[bossboy302]

Bigger than what?

The current battery is 17.3 kw

 

[SpaceCase]

it’s a bigger battery. 17kWh.

2021 Battery is 17.3 kWh

 

[TXRubicon]

lol you're right and they've pulled that part out of the european press release. The current battery AFAIK will only charge up to 14, right? Maybe they are allowing full capacity charge on the battery. Either that or they just goofed somewhere in the original PR.

2021 Battery is 17.3 kWh

 

[mllcb42]

Nothing here is different, other than they're rating the vehicle using WLTP for Europe instead of EPA.

 

[SpaceCase]

lol you're right and they've pulled that part out of the european press release. The current battery AFAIK will only charge up to 14, right? Maybe they are allowing full capacity charge on the battery. Either that or they just goofed somewhere in the original PR.

I believe they are simply using the WLTP (World harmonized Light-duty vehicles Test Procedure) which is much less conservative than the EPA specs.

 

[TXRubicon]

I think you're 100% right. Doesn't make sense that they'd make any physical changes to the vehicle.

I believe they are simply using the WLTP (World harmonized Light-duty vehicles Test Procedure) which is much less conservative than the EPA specs.

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