Jeep's Future Plans...

[agpr2016]

Just read this article on Carbuzz where Jeep's CEO talks about the future and where he would like the company to move towards...very interesting! Especially the part of keeping a route open for combustion engines if there is demand and a possible Jeep Liberty comeback...

What are your thoughts?

https://carbuzz.com/jeep-ceo-details-turnaround-plan/

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[RicRecon]

I would really like to snag a low mileage JT, preferably a diesel, Sport S with Max Tow, or as an alternative Mohave. My hesitation in waiting for a plug-in JT is how much will THAT cost and will it be based on a new generation of PHEV which needs to work the kinks out.

 

[agpr2016]

 

[Xenolith]

Clearly Jeep (and Stellantis) have made some bad decisions. The US market is not ready to go full on to electric vehicles in spite of the advantage of those power trains (power, torque).

Reality is, the US power grid is not capable of supporting a full transition to EVs at this time nor is the infrastructure in place. I would have said the same thing 120 years ago about the transition from horse and buggy to gasoline powered vehicles.

Will the time come when all electric vehicles make sense, yes. This is not the time.

 

[BXFXJeep]

Clearly Jeep (and Stellantis) have made some bad decisions. The US market is not ready to go full on to electric vehicles in spite of the advantage of those power trains (power, torque).

Reality is, the US power grid is not capable of supporting a full transition to EVs at this time nor is the infrastructure in place. I would have said the same thing 120 years ago about the transition from horse and buggy to gasoline powered vehicles.

Will the time come when all electric vehicles make sense, yes. This is not the time.

People would be first fighting over a charger long before the electric grid is even a factor.

Cheap gas in the US make expensive EVs very undesirable.

Hopefully Americans continue to reject the EV.

 

[Bob Burd]

Cheap gas? Where's that?

 

[BXFXJeep]

Cheap gas? Where's that?

I see $3 a gallon being thrown around, meaning you ain't exactly saving much with an expensive EV when all things are considered, probably why the big 3 are chasing the luxury segment for EVs and ignoring the other segment, because they definitely cannot compete with the likes of Tesla model 3, and it's a ? show when the Model 2 comes out.

But even the model 2 doesn't really make much sense when gas is $3 a gallon. Factor in urban density, people without a garage/driveway will not be able to charge an EV.

I personally wouldn't touch a BEV from any of the Big 3, muchless expensive ? from their luxury segment.

Jeep cannot even get their apps and electronic gizmos working properly, really think these guys can make a trouble free BEV.

 

[2nd 392]

“According to Yale Climate Connections , the previous rules effective thru 2026, allow an average of 186 grams of CO2 per mile traveled.
The new rules slash that number by more than half , allowing only 82 grams of CO2 per mile by 2032. …….
Without the new guidelines, the EPA estimated that EV’s would account for around only about 40% of new car sales by 2030. But with the new restrictions on CO2 production, automakers will be required to produce 60% EV’s by 2030 and 67% by 2032”

Jeep’s ? ! Future Plans

 

[TheNewGuy]

I see $3 a gallon being thrown around, meaning you ain't exactly saving much with an expensive EV when all things are considered, probably why the big 3 are chasing the luxury segment for EVs and ignoring the other segment, because they definitely cannot compete with the likes of Tesla model 3, and it's a ? show when the Model 2 comes out.

But even the model 2 doesn't really make much sense when gas is $3 a gallon. Factor in urban density, people without a garage/driveway will not be able to charge an EV.

I personally wouldn't touch a BEV from any of the Big 3, muchless expensive ? from their luxury segment.

Jeep cannot even get their apps and electronic gizmos working properly, really think these guys can make a trouble free BEV.

https://www.thestreet.com/economy/get-ready-for-5-a-gallon-gasoline

 

[yokramer]

 

[BXFXJeep]

https://www.thestreet.com/economy/get-ready-for-5-a-gallon-gasoline

That's exactly how I ended up in a 4xe, $5 a gallon which means I'm paying $6 @15mpg to go 21 miles, vs $1 electric for the same 21 miles.

So most likely the squeeze will come from jacking up gas prices.

 

[4xFUN]

https://www.thestreet.com/economy/get-ready-for-5-a-gallon-gasoline

It's already here...

 

[autotragic]

Clearly Jeep (and Stellantis) have made some bad decisions. The US market is not ready to go full on to electric vehicles in spite of the advantage of those power trains (power, torque).

Reality is, the US power grid is not capable of supporting a full transition to EVs at this time nor is the infrastructure in place. I would have said the same thing 120 years ago about the transition from horse and buggy to gasoline powered vehicles.

Will the time come when all electric vehicles make sense, yes. This is not the time.

The thing is the most popular cars were electric back at the turn of the 20th century. The problem is the electric starter killed the electric car and for the exact same reasons that electric cars kind of still suck. Extended time length of charging and short range. The convenience of the gas car once the electric starter was invented overcame the perceived benefits of electric cars. And no matter how much battery tech is advanced in that time it's still mostly true today. Plenty of people like electric cars because they're nice and quiet and they have good power delivery which is exactly why everybody liked them when they first came out over a hundred years ago. But a lot of people don't like them because of the extended length of charging times and too short of range.

 

[autotragic]

“According to Yale Climate Connections , the previous rules effective thru 2026, allow an average of 186 grams of CO2 per mile traveled.
The new rules slash that number by more than half , allowing only 82 grams of CO2 per mile by 2032. …….
Without the new guidelines, the EPA estimated that EV’s would account for around only about 40% of new car sales by 2030. But with the new restrictions on CO2 production, automakers will be required to produce 60% EV’s by 2030 and 67% by 2032”

Jeep’s ? ! Future Plans

And with the rules they can say see we're not actually killing the gas engine we're just making sure their environmentally friendly but at the same time they know that the rules are in fact putting the noose around the crankshaft of the gasoline engine.

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