Electric jeeps on the way
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bill dennison
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no two door cj5 ?
that won't fly well
well with the battery maybe they won't turn turtle so often
that won't fly well
well with the battery maybe they won't turn turtle so often
Sasquach
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no two door cj5 ?
that won't fly well
well with the battery maybe they won't turn turtle so often
The Wrangler is what replaced the CJ right?
I would assume a hypothetical EV CJ5 would just be an electric Wrangler, which i think they're working on. Or at least is likely in the cards for the next gen Wrangler.
digitalwanderer
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They've actually been out for a few years, that's just the awful redesign.
I'd love an electric Wrangler, heard great things about them.
I'd love an electric Wrangler, heard great things about them.
bill dennison
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wonder how many Saguaro cactus charging stations will be out in the middle of the desert and tree charging stations up in the mountains 
real off road four wheeling is going to suck power
real off road four wheeling is going to suck power
digitalwanderer
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I still think this one looks a lot better than the new one posted above!
Sasquach
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wonder how many Saguaro cactus charging stations will be out in the middle of the desert and tree charging stations up in the mountains
real off road four wheeling is going to suck power
If gas/diesel off roaders can carry several jerry cans with them, EV off roaders can just carry a few backpack sized battery packs with them......
OR since those arent going to refill anywhere near as much just tow a battery trailer around with you....SIMPLE!!
digitalwanderer
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wonder how many Saguaro cactus charging stations will be out in the middle of the desert and tree charging stations up in the mountains
real off road four wheeling is going to suck power
The Rubicon 4xE has 370hp and even more torques, yet it still has a 370 mile range. That's 90hp more than our gas Ruby, and we got less range than that.
Last time I went to the Badlands off-road park in Attica, IN where we go to play in our jeep I was surprised to see a Jeep charging station. They're already building 2 more as the 4xE and other electric motobikes and Polaris/Razr type vehicles are needing them.
digitalwanderer
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You ain't wrong, probably be a big aftermarket for such things as Jeeps ALWAYS have big aftermarkets for everything.
One of the few nice things about having to fix my wife's all the time. I never repair it, I always upgrade it. Better performance and it's usually a lot cheaper than OEM stuff.
The charging station on the grid or is there a small solar farm nearby? Sorta surprised they'd wire up unless it is a known popular off-roading area.
bill dennison
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you would be much better off with a good 40 amp 240v gas generator
bill dennison
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it's a man made park
digitalwanderer
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It's actually self-sufficient, just looked it up. They've had on-the-grid chargers since the bloody Tesla came out.
The park isn't man-made, it's more man-maintained..but it is just an off-road park with trails, a camping ground, shower facilities for vehicles and people, food, and off-road stuff. It is near a windmill farm though oddly enough, I love driving down the highway through the middle of it. Miles and miles and miles of them big windmills as far as the eye can see, makes me smile every time.
Most people who buy jeeps, even the hardcore Rubicons, never take them off-road. It never fails to absolutely crack me up when we meet another Rubicon owner who has obviously put somewhere between $15-40k in aftermarket parts/lifts/oversized tires but never took it off-road or plans to. If you're not gonna take it off-road don't put knobby mud tires on it. Not only is the road noise awful but it kills your gas mileage and handling.
A Wrangler without scratches is just a mall crawler. Our looks nice, but the whole passenger side has a bunch of fine scratches running the length of the vehicle from top to bottom and I think I've had to put 3 of her fenders back on. (They're plastic held on with plastic rivets so it's easy, I don't understand people who put metal ones on either. :P )
Thoughts from the trail, but don't forget at anytime that I really do hate off-roading.
