Jeep to launch BEV - fully electric Vehicle in 2022/2023 .

[Jank4AU]

The trick on EV range, if you don't know it, is expect it to halve in cold weather at high speed.

The range is for medium warm day, 30-50mph.

I love our EV car but the range is wildly optimistic.

Yeah, I've been keeping up in our 4xe forum with the experiences of the Canadian adopters. They've been abysmally disappointed with their winter range. I'm in AL so would be less affected, unless I travel North to visit relatives. My main concern is the amount of time you'd need to plan for charging on those longer distances outside your battery range.

What would really be bad ass is if they could all get together and develop a single battery stack that could be interchanged. Like going to Wal-Mart and swapping out your propane tank. You'd pull up next to a vault or whatever, a forklift type deal would plug into your battery, it would disconnect, they'd pull the battery and insert a fully charged one so you could get back on your way. Now that would be cool. Just like my Xbox rechargeable batteries! LOL

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[amprice4]

I just want a Ram 1500 PHEV with 50 miles of electric range and a Hemi V8 under the hood.

Is that too much to ask for?!?!?!?

 

[Wbino]

Just passing by,
but what's the reason given for not being able to drop batteries in EV's as needed or swap them out?
In 50 mile packs etc?

 

[Jank4AU]

Just passing by,
but what's the reason given for not being able to drop batteries in EV's as needed or swap them out?
In 50 mile packs etc?

With my luck they'd only bring to market one that ran on 3,000 AA batteries. That would take forever to change out. I'd be the guy who put that 1 in the wrong way and it wouldn't work and I'd have to pull them all out trying to figure out which one it was...

 

[mllcb42]

but what's the reason given for not being able to drop batteries in EV's as needed or swap them out?

Like at a "gas" station or as something you store in your garage for when you want to give up cargo area?

Keep in mind that on something like a wrangler, 50 miles of range means 300ish lbs of batteries.

 

[guarnibl]

It's not going to be a Wrangler, lol. Ya'll are crazy. Wrangler will go electric for 2028/2029, not before that.

 

[No IFS]

This is good news for Jeep’s image and should allow them to build plenty more 392s.

 

[Raylan Givens]

Just passing by,
but what's the reason given for not being able to drop batteries in EV's as needed or swap them out?
In 50 mile packs etc?

My guess is first you would need the infrastructure to make this happen, to include a supply of the replacement batteries. I don't believe there is the capacity to produce excess batteries for this purpose. Additionally without a standard battery, each vehicle would need a specific pack, making it even more difficult to properly stock sufficient supplies.

Beyond that each vehicle would have to be designed to easily drop the battery from beneath and quickly reattach the replacement.

I also assume the battery warranty would be an issue that would need sorted out because you would be getting a random battery, not the one you are currently warrantied for.

 

[AFD]

With my luck they'd only bring to market one that ran on 3,000 AA batteries. That would take forever to change out. I'd be the guy who put that 1 in the wrong way and it wouldn't work and I'd have to pull them all out trying to figure out which one it was...

Takes 800 C-cells, 600 D-cells, 2,000 AAA, 42 9-volts and the rest are those expensive little button batteries used in sleeves with an uncaptured spring that pops out and disappears.

 

[ajkitebrder40]

It's not going to be a Wrangler, lol. Ya'll are crazy. Wrangler will go electric for 2028/2029, not before that.

Respectfully disagree, if it's a Jeep, they are going to start with the flagship - the Wrangler. Look at how well the 4xe is selling, Stellantis will push hard for all-electric Jeep.

 

[gato]

This ^^

For me to have interest in one it'd have to be more like 325-350. You remove the ICE and there's no reason they couldn't add enough battery to make that happen.

No reason, other than cost, weight, battery supply, right?

 

[gato]

No reason, other than cost, weight, battery supply, right?

The only EV currently on the market (tiny single digit deliveries) that has anywhere in the same ball park of an off road capability is the Hummer. That thing weighs over 9,000 lbs cost twice what a Rubicon XR costs, and they only have battery capacity to build a handful.

 

[Uncommon Sense]

I just want a Ram 1500 PHEV with 50 miles of electric range and a Hemi V8 under the hood.

Is that too much to ask for?!?!?!?

That's exactly what I want....

My daily mileage is probably less than 10 miles, so I have no need for 300+ mile range. I'd love to be able to just use electric for just cruising around my town to save on gas. However, I want to be able to stomp on it and get that 4.0 sec 0 to 60 from a 392 every now and then as well. Then when I decide I need to do an extended road trip a few times a year, I can just run it in v8 mode as necessary.

Just give me say max 50 miles with all electric power and electric assist with v8 when I want to stomp on it at a light and embarrass someone.

 

[LCW]

They had the electric Jeep at last year's EJS, no? Wonder what we'll see this year.

 

[CDRMidnight]

My guess is that it'll be an electric Renegade, lined up right next to whatever the Fiat version of the same vehicle is/will be called.

Cheers,
-CM-

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