Electric Vehicles @lemmy.world Andrew @andrew.masto.host 1mo ago

Jeep is launching a $25,000 EV in the US ‘very soon’ to revamp the rugged SUV brand

https://electrek.co/2024/05/29/jeep-launching-25000-ev-us-very-soon/

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I'd treat this with a bit of skepticism, especially given Jeep's recent history in terms of reliability (or utter lack thereof).
- All of stellantis cars are garbage.
  
  I'd risk that is true for the US models.
  
  The FIAT umbrella and the PSA line-up in Europe makes for a good chunk of the market with vehicles for all tastes.
  
  Came to say this. I wouldn't be caught dead being an early adopter for them.
- And steering headlong into late-stage capitalism uber customization.
  
  A Jeep is still a bad vehicle, no matter how much they customize them for extra cash.
  
  Capitalism was a fucking mistake
- Recent history? They've been junk for a long time. I'll give the Wrangler a pass but the rest of their lineup had been pretty terrible.
  
  By recent, I mean like the past several decades.
My guess is that the headline should read "Jeep capitalizing on Leapmotor JV through $25k badge engineered model for US". The article says nothing about where this magically low cost EV has come from, but I can guarantee that it wasn't from Dearborn.
- I don't even think "Jeep" (in quotes because they're no longer a company) have any presence in the US anymore. All of their presence, as far as I know, is in Amsterdam as part of Stellantis.
  
  What about the Toledo assembly plant?
  
  20 active manufacturing plants + 2 idled/retooling, is a fairly solid US presence.
  I work for another one of the 'big 3', have heard mixed things about working for Stellantis; but honestly don't think it would make much difference, if HQ direction came from Amsterdam instead of the Detroit region.
- Well, the HQ are in Auburn Hills, not Dearborn, so you are right
  
  Dammit, I should have verified that. Who's Dearborn then, FoMoCo? GM is still Detroit.
I hope it's the size of the Avenger or R3. Something that size and shape with some ground clearance could fully replace my ICE car for camping and hiking in the mountains.
- Looking at the pics available it looks pretty cool. I would definitely take a look at it to go electric but my current wrangler is going to be hard to give up.
Jeep going all electrical when they can't get the electrical part right on their gas shitboxes. Now that's rich.
With the catalog of products they have to base it on, I have no doubts they can do it, but I do have doubts to reliability and Jeepness, it'll prolly just be another cheap electric crossover that could be mistaken for any other out there
Please oh please be be shaped similar to a new bronco
Very soon but not giving a date probably means at least a few years.

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