What you re looking at here is the best of both worlds.
Electric jeep wrangler rubicon.
For starters the wrangler 4xe rubicon outweighs its gasoline powered counterpart.
The 2020 jeep wrangler rubicon with the available ecodiesel engine features efficiency and power earning it the title of 2020 four wheeler suv of the year.
The 2022 jeep wrangler rubicon ev is just a beginning.
That is a lot of work for such a short amount of time.
The famous brand plans to create four evs and more than ten phevs by 2022.
Finally an off road vehicle that can really tread lightly with 25 miles of electric range enough to do the rubicon trail as well as gobs of torque and that open air jeep goodness.
The company s newest wrangler will offer an optional 2 0l hurricane mild hybrid engine early next year that features a belt starter generator to help assist with power and regenerative braking.
Moreover jeep confirmed that three different electrification levels will happen in the near future.
The sky one touch power top.
The wrangler unlimited rubicon we tested recently came equipped with a new option introduced for the jl.
The 450 hp wrangler rubicon 392 concept hustles to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds what the diesel wrangler doesn t have though is 450 horsepower.
Yes the wrangler is available with an etorque mild hybrid system but we re talking about plug in hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles in other words cars that can be powered by electric motors alone and have to plug in to charge.
The sahara 4xe is about 700 pounds heavier than its equivalent.
That s a massive gain and weight is the nemesis.
Jeep strongly hinted the first wrangler with a plug will be joined by the first factory built production bound v8 powered model in the nameplate s 34 year history.
The 2020 jeep wrangler rubicon recon combines legendary 4x4 capability with rugged exterior styling giving you what you need to forge confidently ahead.
Jeep is going all electric in the next few years.