I don't know about winter, but I do know that an EV's ac still works very well in the heat. I think in winter the only concern would be shortened range. But the 4xe is a plug-in hybrid anyway, not a pure EV, so it has a gas engine still that you can switch to whenever you want, so you can leave it in full electric, gas only, or auto.
Depending on your local utility rates, the 4xe costs $0.10 to $0.12 per mile to operate. If most guys do the math, they'll find the diesel to be right on the money here too. So there isn't any efficiency advantage to the 4xe. However, the 4xe has to be "filled" FAR more often which most people will find to be annoying.
VM started making diesels after WWII. They already had decades of experience building diesel engines by the time Detroit Diesel bought them in the 1980s. For a long while, Detroit Diesel/General Motors basically controlled the VM engine line. Then in the 2000s Chrysler bought the rights and they've been using VM diesels in every vehicle they make that offers diesel power since then, with the exception of the Cummins in the Ram HD line due to that contract going all the way back to 1988.
I've lost track of all the reports of elderly people dying on the side of the road next to their Tesla in Texas.
That only happens when they crash them and the electronic doors won't open for firefighters.
Really, that's awful. What's happening with them? Running out of battery? Quality issues? Should not be an issue on the jeep 4xe still though because it's a hybrid, not a pure EV.
That was a joke, son.
