Please point out to me *any* Jeep that has an 800 mile range right now when overlanding.
Last comment because I don't have time to waste with people that don't accept reality. It was already previously confirmed by Morrison.Point to any factual information in that article that direct quotes any Dodge/Stallantis representative.
?You obviously didn't comprehend that "(Gotta put in that extra milage to make up for the charging downtime.)" statement, OR you just glossed over what I wrote and couldn't wait to pounce. ?
Nope, because what exactly do you do when Overlanding and you've running out of range in an ICE? You plan your route ahead, know your range, and plot gas stations within that range to fill back up. Same thing with a BEV, except now it's a charging station. Even better, you can take that BEV, stop overnight at a hotel and plug in to charge overnight. You can't fuel up at most hotels, last I checked. I know many people who overland, and still duck into a hotel off and on over long trips to shower and enjoy a bed/AC/Heat.
OR.... you take extra fuel like a lot of people do, but you do you, and I will do me.
I don't have enough information to make a decision on what I think, which is why I asked for a better source. The link provided is someone's "predictions".
What an appropriate username.
Good info, thanks. But a 15 to 35 degree day can be spring/fall weather up here. We routinely see below zero. The other thing that I haven't seen anyone address is the cost to replace the batteries when they wear out. I honestly don't know but you hear from $4k to $10k being thrown around. Not sure if that's a true number or not but it's something that should be taken into consideration on top of the initial purchase price.
I haven't looked into it but I assume Tesla kept the heat strip for low temperatures, just like the heat pump HVAC systems on buildings.How low can the outside temperature get before the Tesla heat pump no longer works? The heat pumps I'm familiar with only work down to 40 degrees outside air temp. Did Tesla find a way to extract heat from 15 degree outside air and warm the cabin for 59 hours?? Either way, one nice thing about ANY of the Wranglers in that New England scenario is they CAN get off the highway if they really wanted to!
