And yet the 4XE Wrangler is the most popular PHEV in the US.
I'm looking forward to a JTR Rubicon 4XE because:
We bought a 2023 JLU 4xe.
It'll be fun to watch.
I’m going to disagree on ‘useless’. Is it compromised, yes, but far from useless. I don’t need a ‘truck’ more than couple dozen times a year, but when I do, my Gladiator fits the task perfectly (hauling dirt, compost, mulch, trash, loaded down for a weekend long soccer tournament for the kids, etc.). And when I’m not, I can pull the top and doors. Win!
Exactly why I went Gladiator. For years I had wanted a Wrangler for all sorts of illogical reasons. I no longer needed a full size truck. Trucks kept improving over the years - I went from 3/4 ton to 1/2 ton to the Gladiator. Fits my needs better and my illogical desires perfectly.
Our RAV 4 Prime is similar, but I have 6.3 kW solar, so our utility usage didn't go up much. In fact, we don't pay a utility bill except for about $1 per month for some required fee. The RAV gets 51 miles on a full charge, but of course freeway driving with the AC one cuts that quite a bit. Still around town it's free, and the solar with the 36% fed and state rebate will get it paid off in about 5 years, from installation. I will get a JTR 4XE a couple years after it's introduced.
For me the Wrangler was the most impractical vehicle for a family of 5. I proved that with my YJ and TJ, hahaha. Still i wanted a wrangler. Then in '04 the TJ unlimited came out and that's what i wanted (still do.) Jeep ruined it in '07 with the 4-door kleenex box. in 2018 the new body lines got me thinking the 4-doors looked nice and teh extra storage space was great but always wished they'd do a truck then the Gladiator came up. Perfect for me and the kiddos, beach and camping days just tossing crap in the back So easy and no thought. Save the mess from being inside! and I have a Jeep!!
Bill, you're so the typical "lifestyle" purchaser. You need a truck to occasionally do truck things but you are secure enough in your self worth to not feel compelled to get a SuperDuty quad cab 8 ft bed diesel coal roller just to drive to the Piggly Wiggly. :P
There's like one, yes one, coal plant in all of CA. CA gets a little over 2% of electricity from coal power. Facts matter.
As stated, total coal is 2.xx% which include import. CA produce 0.13% from coal. Yes, miniscule. We do get a high percentage from natural gas. But it's way less than half at around 36%. Most of our energy is from renewables and non green house gas. Also, we produce more than 2/3 of hour electricity. These numbers will continue to shift more toward renewable over the next decades. At the same time, coal mine numbers are shrinking. Despite claims that "The coal industry is back."
