LoganDzwon
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My 4xe JLUR on "<1%" battery gets around 19-22 MPG. My old JLUR v6 manual got around 16-17 MPG.
FYI, it does not have a gas only mode. It is always a hybrid.
Now... if I purposely drive VERY aggressively, or keep her up over 95mpg then it will drop to get worse mpg.
That said, if MPG is your goal than any Wrangler is the wrong choice. But if you know you want a Wrangler and are comparing otherwise similar models the 4xe is definitely more efficient in almost every realistic setting.
The only use cases where I could see the non-EV being better would someone whom can not access a charger regularly or someone that mainly only drives long distance highway. I haven't seen any downsides that were not intentionally created by doing something weird to manufacture a "problem." IE, yes if you purposly run the battery down, and then keep running foot to the floor the system will start running the engine hard to recharge the battery. That will reduce MPG, but not power because it's recharging the battery.
FYI, it does not have a gas only mode. It is always a hybrid.
Now... if I purposely drive VERY aggressively, or keep her up over 95mpg then it will drop to get worse mpg.
That said, if MPG is your goal than any Wrangler is the wrong choice. But if you know you want a Wrangler and are comparing otherwise similar models the 4xe is definitely more efficient in almost every realistic setting.
The only use cases where I could see the non-EV being better would someone whom can not access a charger regularly or someone that mainly only drives long distance highway. I haven't seen any downsides that were not intentionally created by doing something weird to manufacture a "problem." IE, yes if you purposly run the battery down, and then keep running foot to the floor the system will start running the engine hard to recharge the battery. That will reduce MPG, but not power because it's recharging the battery.
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