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⚡️ 2024 Jeep Recon EV Announced! (essentially an all-electric Wrangler)

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Chevy just announced more details of the upcoming Equinox EV-- Fall '23/Spring '24.

Not an exact comparison, but Ford better get on the ball.. compact/mid SUVs are a HOT competitive segment.

https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/equinox-ev
I would say that Ford is ahead of the curve compared Chevy and Jeep. The Mach-e is directly in this category, unless your focus is off road. But then the Equinox isn't really off road focused either.
 

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I would say that Ford is ahead of the curve compared Chevy and Jeep. The Mach-e is directly in this category, unless your focus is off road. But then the Equinox isn't really off road focused either.
Maybe... the Mach E just doesn't do it for me.. either in styling or content. I REALLY wanted to like it but it felt more like a 4 door awd coupe/hatchback than an SUV. I know Ford is marketing it as an SUV but it didn't strike that vibe with me. Then again the Model Y doesn't strike a crossover/SUV vibe with me either.

The Equinox/Blazer EVs seem to be porportioned much more like a traditional crossover/small SUV. I think its aimed more at crV, Rav4, Escape, etc, whereas the MME is aimed towards the Model Y

(I felt cramped in the MME and did not like the way the back drops down to the rear of the vehicle. Just my opinion)
 

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Blazer EV has my eye if the Lightning doesn't pan out. I wanted the Lightning for it's home back up as the cost of a dedicated home battery that size helps me justify the cost. But if I don't get to order until 2024 and prices go up again then I can't make that justification anymore.
 

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I would say that Ford is ahead of the curve compared Chevy and Jeep. The Mach-e is directly in this category, unless your focus is off road. But then the Equinox isn't really off road focused either.
The Equinox starts at $30k, that's not in the same ballpark as the MME.
 

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Stellantis is the last company I'd buy an EV from.

Why not? They have been making EVs for a while now, albeit mostly sold just in Europe.
 

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The Equinox starts at $30k, that's not in the same ballpark as the MME.

Same segment, for sure. The Equinox will be a cheaper, less capable compact SUV but it’s still a compact SUV.
 

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it's home back up as the cost of a dedicated home battery that size helps me justify the cost
I’d be interested in your math on this, because it’s the opposite conclusion for me

The HIS in my view:

(1) provides less power than a single Tesla Powerwall

(2) for not a materially significant reduction in price (if including installation etc), probably $8-11K for the HIS vs $12-13K for the TP2

(3) requires the truck to be fully charged, home, and plugged in, to be of max value (but drains your ability to drive and move in a prolonged outage)

(4) most importantly becomes apparently a useless, ugly, and value-less brick should I decide to either sell the Lightning and/or sell my home to anyone without a lightning

the trade-offs above all made sense when it seemed the HIS would be nominal extra charge - but at ‘nearly’ the price of a single power wall it all went tits-up in my eyes
 

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Same segment, for sure. The Equinox will be a cheaper, less capable compact SUV but it’s still a compact SUV.
I mean, technically yes, if you consider a VW ID.4 and a Tesla Model X the same...
 

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At an earlier internal meeting at Jeep, they kicked around the idea of naming this the “Jronco” but later decided against it

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This whole announcement is a real kick in the groin after a few years back teasing a BEV Wrangler instead this awesome:

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