jeepoch
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- Jay
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- 2019 JL Wrangler Sport S 3.6L Auto 2 door, 2.5" lift, 35s
@four low,
Just for clarification, almost everything we've been discussing is in regards to a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle); pure electric. The new 4xe Wrangler is a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid).
I personally believe that this 4xe concept is a pretty good start at using more electric capabilities in a hybrid (but still an ICE vehicle nonetheless). If your heart is set on a 4xe don't let me, or anyone, rain on your parade. If it potentially has your name on it, own it and have fun with it.
However, please be aware of it's drawbacks, such as battery replacement and true maintenance costs as well as the current (pun intended) Plug-in charging constraints.
However with the 2.0L straight four (I4), Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC), direct injection turbo as your reserve on-board battery charger, I'm confident that you'll find a way to somehow get by. Of course I'll understand that this may still be a little disappointing, having to drive an ICE vehicle with EV lipstick.
I'm quite certain that if my 13th great uncle would bequeath me a 4xe in his will, I'd go have fun with it. No other way however I [personally] would purchase one outright. But to each their own.
All I ask is that you have some empathy for those of us who are, and remain, rather skeptical of all this PC EV hype. Science doesn't lie but it does hold a lot of promise. We just have to find the most appropriate approach while working toward a viable solution. Hopefully before the decomposed Dinosaur Goo runs dry.
But I won't let anyone bully me into believing all this horseshit without some pushback. Necessity not fear is the engine to foster true innovation. Progress should always be based on merit, not thuggery. Unfortunately I do believe that way (way) too many of us are being force-fed the EV propaganda kool-aid, and falling for it without seeing, or really understanding the bigger picture.
Keep on Jeeping, no matter the equipment you chose to run with. It's your vision, follow it.
Jay
Just for clarification, almost everything we've been discussing is in regards to a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle); pure electric. The new 4xe Wrangler is a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid).
I personally believe that this 4xe concept is a pretty good start at using more electric capabilities in a hybrid (but still an ICE vehicle nonetheless). If your heart is set on a 4xe don't let me, or anyone, rain on your parade. If it potentially has your name on it, own it and have fun with it.
However, please be aware of it's drawbacks, such as battery replacement and true maintenance costs as well as the current (pun intended) Plug-in charging constraints.
However with the 2.0L straight four (I4), Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC), direct injection turbo as your reserve on-board battery charger, I'm confident that you'll find a way to somehow get by. Of course I'll understand that this may still be a little disappointing, having to drive an ICE vehicle with EV lipstick.
I'm quite certain that if my 13th great uncle would bequeath me a 4xe in his will, I'd go have fun with it. No other way however I [personally] would purchase one outright. But to each their own.
All I ask is that you have some empathy for those of us who are, and remain, rather skeptical of all this PC EV hype. Science doesn't lie but it does hold a lot of promise. We just have to find the most appropriate approach while working toward a viable solution. Hopefully before the decomposed Dinosaur Goo runs dry.
But I won't let anyone bully me into believing all this horseshit without some pushback. Necessity not fear is the engine to foster true innovation. Progress should always be based on merit, not thuggery. Unfortunately I do believe that way (way) too many of us are being force-fed the EV propaganda kool-aid, and falling for it without seeing, or really understanding the bigger picture.
Keep on Jeeping, no matter the equipment you chose to run with. It's your vision, follow it.
Jay
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