EVs: I've Run Out Of Fingers And Toes -- Add Jeep Wrangler To The List -- September 3, 2020

 I've run out fingers and toes to keep track of all the new EVs.

Now add Jeep Wrangle, mostly to help FCA quit paying Elon Must for environmental regulatory credits.  This is a hybrid -- sort of buried in the story if one does not read closely.

Fiat Chrysler's Jeep brand is starting to offer gas-electric hybrid and eventually full electric powertrains across its lineup.

The company rolled out the first of them Thursday, a plug-in Wrangler to go on sale in the U.S., Europe and China early next year.

The main reason driving the new offerings likely is FCA's obligation to meet fuel economy and pollution regulations in Europe, China, and the U.S. or face stiff fines or steep costs to buy electric vehicle credits from companies like Tesla.

The Wrangler 4xe can go 25 miles on electricity before a 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine takes over. Drivers can choose to have an engine-powered generator recharge the batteries (at a higher fuel consumption rate), although it would take about 2.5 hours at 45 to 55 mph (72.4 to 88.5 kilometers per hour) to fully replenish them.