Entire Jeep lineup electrified by end of 2025

[bleda2002]

While the 20th anniversary rubicon was kind of a dull thud for me, the fact that we will either see a 4xe gladiator, or the gladiator will be dead by 2025 was the big news to me out of the press conference. Better start saving my pennies now for Big Red 2.0.

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[Almost]

I'm interested in the factory air compressor on the 392. I wonder if it can be retrofitted to Gladiators. If they plan on electrifying the Gladiator I wonder where they will choose to put the battery. Cabin storage is already tight so putting it under the backseat like the wrangler would suck.

 

[bleda2002]

I'm interested in the factory air compressor on the 392. I wonder if it can be retrofitted to Gladiators. If they plan on electrifying the Gladiator I wonder where they will choose to put the battery. Cabin storage is already tight so putting it under the backseat like the wrangler would suck.

Onboard air is in the hatch, so unless they plan on putting it in our tailgate no retrofit possible.

 

[Sandevino]

I'm interested in the factory air compressor on the 392. I wonder if it can be retrofitted to Gladiators. If they plan on electrifying the Gladiator I wonder where they will choose to put the battery. Cabin storage is already tight so putting it under the backseat like the wrangler would suck.

Under the bed is the only location that makes sense given the location in the Wrangler 4XE.

 

[chorky]

Man I sure hope they dont kill the gladiator….this push for electric is really not going to do well for a lot of people. :-( There is some potential but I have no doubt law and policy will ruin the little bit of decent potential there currently is and turn it into a city truck like the maverick.

I'm interested in the factory air compressor on the 392. I wonder if it can be retrofitted to Gladiators. If they plan on electrifying the Gladiator I wonder where they will choose to put the battery. Cabin storage is already tight so putting it under the backseat like the wrangler would suck.

Well on the current JT the whole left side is open except for the exhaust. Maybe they will adjust the exhaust routing and use that location kinda like where the LRA tank is currently mounted.

 

[Hootbro]

Yeah, I did not read into it that ICE would be dead across the Jeep lineup, just that every model will have a electrified variant. I doubt the ICE Gladiator would be phased out by 2025 and as mentioned, probably a 4XE variant or a E-Torque model will be available alongside a ICE model.

There is already starting to be indicators that EV model demand is slowing a bit with current economic realities, charge performance and infrastructure lagging. Ford F-150 lighting is an example. Every Lightning is suppose to be a sold customer order with none slated for dealer ordered sales. There is over 1000 F-150 Lightnings currently listed as being on lots available for sale and that is not "In-Transit" automatic listings either. That is a lot people walking away from their orders.

 

[ecidiego]

performance and infrastructure lagging. Ford F-150 lighting is an example. Every Lightning is suppose to be a sold customer order with none slated for dealer ordered sales. There is over 1000 F-150 Lightnings currently listed as being on lots available for sale and that is not "In-Transit" a

They're walking away because dealers are adding 100k markups when they come in. Serious.

 

[Hootbro]

They're walking away because dealers are adding 100k markups when they come in. Serious.

That is some of it but it is not the Lions Share of them. Every Lightning order is suppose to be a MSRP delivery. It is only when the order customer walks away does the dealer ADM become a thing. The F-150 Lightning luster is wearing off because it cannot do real truck things like towing and hauling without losing close to 2/3'rd of it's range capacity. Also, many orders have been walked away from because of close to $20K+ MSRP increases by Ford since launch.

 

[Minty JL]

Keeping my JTM, once paid off its getting LS/LT swapped

 

[bleda2002]

What press conference?

The Chicago autoshow conference this morning.

 

[ATL_Rubi]

Keeping my JTM, once paid off its getting LS/LT swapped

Same exact plan for me. Maybe.... just maybe.. a 4BT swap.... blasphemous

 

[bleda2002]

Yeah, I did not read into it that ICE would be dead across the Jeep lineup, just that every model will have a electrified variant. I doubt the ICE Gladiator would be phased out by 2025 and as mentioned, probably a 4XE variant or a E-Torque model will be available alongside a ICE model.

100% agree. The ICE jeeps aren't going anywhere rather they will be offering phevs and evs as well to get to 50% of the brand sales being electrified by 2030. That means the other 50% is still ICE and all those phevs will still have gas engines too.

 

[BAT]

They have been advised already numerous times that the EV push will fail as the infrastructure, etc is so far away but there is so much good ole boy deals going on and so much money that they will reap regardless of failure or not that they have no choice but to continue to try to ram it through.

 

[ZoMojave]

the fact that we will either see a 4xe gladiator, or the gladiator will be dead by 2025 was the big news to me out of the press conference.

I didn't get this feeling at all. IMO it was a long-winded press conference with nothing new to offer other than another anniversary trim package for the JL line.

In recent interviews with Mopar execs, they have stated that there will continue to be ICE choices across all lines. The big EV push is mainly hype at this point. Once the manufacturers realize the REAL demand for these vehicles, the EV fanfare will quiet down.

 

[ZoMojave]

The F-150 Lightning luster is wearing off because it cannot do real truck things like towing and hauling without losing close to 2/3'rd of it's range capacity.

And there is this...

I SOLD my Ford Lightning EV because WINTER battery performance was a DISASTER (Range almost HALVED) - YouTube

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