greensprit
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Got my 4xe. Overall I love it, but a few things surprised me (my previous EV experience from Tesla and Volvo)
1) I guess I should have known this, but the electric motor is ahead of the transmission. This means that when running in EV mode, the transmission is still shifting and you can feel the subtle shifts. Very different than my previous EV experiences which are totally linear and smooth. If you configure the Jeep dash you can have it display which gear it is in and you’ll see it shift from gears 1-4 in EV mode. The shift from 1-2 is the most noticeable.
2) while folks talk about the great instant torque of EV motors (which is true) it is definitely not the Tesla like punch. EV mode is great for normal driving, but this will not throw you back in your seat - which is fine.
3) the pedestrian alert system is really annoying. When running with sky one touch open and windows down, it sounds like scratching nails against a chalkboard. I would love to find the fuse for this and pull it or find the speaker and stuff styrofoam in it to muffle it. It really detracts from would could be a beautiful EV trail crawling experience. Anyone have any luck finding either?
1) I guess I should have known this, but the electric motor is ahead of the transmission. This means that when running in EV mode, the transmission is still shifting and you can feel the subtle shifts. Very different than my previous EV experiences which are totally linear and smooth. If you configure the Jeep dash you can have it display which gear it is in and you’ll see it shift from gears 1-4 in EV mode. The shift from 1-2 is the most noticeable.
2) while folks talk about the great instant torque of EV motors (which is true) it is definitely not the Tesla like punch. EV mode is great for normal driving, but this will not throw you back in your seat - which is fine.
3) the pedestrian alert system is really annoying. When running with sky one touch open and windows down, it sounds like scratching nails against a chalkboard. I would love to find the fuse for this and pull it or find the speaker and stuff styrofoam in it to muffle it. It really detracts from would could be a beautiful EV trail crawling experience. Anyone have any luck finding either?
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