pepeborja
Active Member
- First Name
- Jose
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2022
- Threads
- 1
- Messages
- 39
- Reaction score
- 47
- Location
- Churchville, PA
- Vehicle(s)
- 1999 Jeep TJ, 2012 Acura MDX, 2017 BMW i3
I considered the 4xe and passed on it. I own a BMW i3 with the 33kwh battery and get about 100 miles of range which makes it a practical commuter and is dirt cheap to operate. I get by with a simple ($170) 16AMP/240V charger (no need to put a nuclear reactor to recharge at home overnight). I am no stranger to EV driving and the coolness of it.
To me, the whole point of an EV is to simplify the drive train and to remove lubricants from the periodic maintenance equation (and gas too, of course). The 4xe is a complicated machine with a hybrid powertrain using a turbo engine that may be subjected to repeated cold starts and reportedly suffers from gas contaminated oil requiring the computer to put the 4xe in gas only mode for a few hours to scrub the oil clean ("oil refresh mode" or something like that). Not exactly a way to live the #EVlifestyle.
The 4xe is a cool concept but at the end of all my research I was not able to find the value in the 4xe proposition. It is a lovely idea to help Jeep fans hug a tree but at the end of the day it was not for me and I am back to the gas models to replace my TJ.
To me, the whole point of an EV is to simplify the drive train and to remove lubricants from the periodic maintenance equation (and gas too, of course). The 4xe is a complicated machine with a hybrid powertrain using a turbo engine that may be subjected to repeated cold starts and reportedly suffers from gas contaminated oil requiring the computer to put the 4xe in gas only mode for a few hours to scrub the oil clean ("oil refresh mode" or something like that). Not exactly a way to live the #EVlifestyle.
The 4xe is a cool concept but at the end of all my research I was not able to find the value in the 4xe proposition. It is a lovely idea to help Jeep fans hug a tree but at the end of the day it was not for me and I am back to the gas models to replace my TJ.
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