{"id":1559,"date":"2020-09-03T07:20:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T05:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=365966"},"modified":"2020-09-03T07:20:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T05:20:25","slug":"jeep-set-to-unveil-new-plug-in-hybrid-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interwebdev.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/09\/03\/jeep-set-to-unveil-new-plug-in-hybrid-suv\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeep set to unveil new plug-in hybrid SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plans to show off a plug-in hybrid concept of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer on Thursday, hinting at the company\u2019s electrification strategy as it expands the prized Jeep brand into the three-row SUV segment.<\/p>\n

The Italian-American automaker is bringing back the nameplate of the Wagoneer, a boxy station wagon retired in the 1990s, as a sleeker and more upscale sport-utility vehicle that can compete against rivals such as General Motors Co.\u2019s GMC Yukon and Toyota Motor Corp.\u2019s Sequoia.<\/p>\n

The Grand Wagoneer concept will have an \u201cadvanced electric vehicle powertrain\u201d and a \u201czero-emission, near-silent driving experience,\u201d according to documents seen by Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

That would put it in the same league as Ford Motor Co.\u2019s Lincoln Aviator plug-in hybrid.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Fiat Chrysler declined to comment.<\/p>\n

The automaker, whose late Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne resisted heavy investment in electric vehicles as a loss-making endeavor, is now electrifying its Jeep lineup as global emissions regulations tighten.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s introducing a hybrid Jeep Compass and Jeep Renegade in Europe and plans to debut a hybrid version of the Wrangler, dubbed 4x4e, on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Fiat Chrysler indicated it would build a plug-in version of the Wagoneer for 2022 in its five-year plan laid out in 2018. It\u2019s unclear if the plug-in technology showcased in the concept Thursday will make it into a production model of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

A hybrid Wagoneer would compete against other gas and electric-powered plug-in SUVs such as Ford\u2019s Aviator, the Volvo XC90 PHEV and plug-in Mitsubishi Outlander.<\/p>\n

While Fiat Chrysler helped define the SUV segment with its iconic off-roading Wrangler, it has been absent from the largest size and highly lucrative SUV category with three rows of seats.<\/p>\n

The automaker is set to start production of gas-powered Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneers at its Warren, Michigan, plant next year.<\/p>\n

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