Jeep head of brand mike manley made the surprise announcement during wednesday s press conference at the los angeles auto show which unveiled the company s newest wrangler the 2018 jl model.
All electric jeep wrangler.
In addition to the all new mild hybrid wrangler a full plug in electric jeep wrangler will be available in 2020 manley said.
The electric motor is rated at 134 hp and 181 lb ft and all combined jeep says the wrangler 4xe has a total system output of 375 hp and 470 lb ft.
More specifics about these three models.
That s half of jeep s lineup.
The 2020 jeep wrangler will offer all electric driving.
The jeep wrangler 4xe is the brand s first vehicle that can travel on electricity in the u s.
The gas electric hybrid suv can go 25 miles on battery power before a 2 liter four cylinder.
Looking for a piece of the action in the surging electric bicycle market fiat chrysler automobiles briefly pictured.
It came as a surprise when the all new 2018 jeep wrangler was introduced with a new mild hybrid system mated to the 2 0l turbocharged 4.
All we got was one sentence at the end of the presentation.
A phev is a plug in hybrid electric vehicle.
Plug in electric hybrids have a gas engine and an electric motor powered by a battery that can be charged by plugging it in.
How s that compare to the rest of the jeep.
To start jeep will begin by launching three electrified models compass renegade and wrangler next year.
Jeep just sucker punched ford s heavily promoted new bronco off roader.
After that as the new decade passes jeep will.
Plug in hybrid innovation gives the wrangler 4xe all electric range as well as instant availability of torque for maximum off road and on road performance.
The first all electric jeep vehicle isn t a wrangler or rubicon but a bicycle.