The Bean
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- First Name
- Aaron
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- Aug 10, 2020
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- Greater Washington, DC
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- 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S (Sold)
That is not MPGe, but actual real world MPG. He drives less than 20 miles a day and really only uses gas for spirited acceleration or on longer drives. Heās currently tracked about 1,800 miles of use, and has used just over 36 gallons of gas, for an effective MPG of ~50. As far as charging goes, his local utility company provides a $2,500 rebate for installing a level 2 charger at his home (which he used). As far as the $7,500 tax credit, FCA includes that as an incentive on the lease of the vehicle representing a substantial savings. He also got the 4Xe for ~8% below invoice (before the $7,500 tax credit is factored in). Itās a very compelling powertrain that I hope Jeep eventually offers in the JT.Just as long as we remember that the 36-56 range you're talking about is eMPG, which is not comparable to true MPG.
When your friend is in ICE mode he's getting upper teens for mileage because it's the same 2.0T that was already in the Wrangler, but now it's saddled with 700 lbs. more weight.
And when he's on EV mode, he's still paying ~$0.15 per mile to drive it, because electricity isn't free and the 4xe can only go 1 mile per kWh of electricity.
So at the end of the day, there is ZERO money savings. In fact, he's actually spending a lot more money annually overall unless he successfully gets the $7,500 tax credit to offset some of it.
True, the 4.0 was legendary because everything else was worse. But by today's standards, the 4.0 is garbage. Heavy, weak, thirsty, and they leaked oil like sieves.
The inline-6 that's rumored to be coming is a totally different animal though. A modern design with forced induction included. It won't have any of the old 4.0's shortcomings.
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