Recently, the media reported that the CEO of Stellantis Group said that it will take the Chinese market as the primary "battlefield" from March 1 and release a global strategy for 2022. It is understood that the first pure electric model of Jeep will be launched in China next, and relevant specific information will be released at that time.
It is worth mentioning that the first pure electric vehicle model will be handed over to GAC Fiat for domestic production, and the new car may replace the position of the free man and become the first pure electric vehicle under GAC Fiat.
Through a recent earnings report by Stellantis, it can be seen that Jeep will launch a plug-in hybrid model in 2021 and a pure electric model in 2023, which also means that Jeep's first pure electric model is only in the warm-up stage this year, and the real power will have to wait until next year.
Reverie diagram
However, before that, foreign media had already exposed a rendering of the Jeep pure electric SUV. Judging from the appearance design of the rendering, it is very similar to the shape of the current Jeep Free man, and it is still a square box design with a sense of power, which confirms that the car will replace the position of the Jeep Free Man, of course, it does not rule out the mixed sale of oil and electricity.
Jeep Liberty Man
At the same time, the classic round headlight design has been retained, and the round head also has a rugged plastic wheel brow design, but it is estimated that after the later mass production, it will be changed to a more restrained and rounded wheel eyebrow to reduce wind resistance, which is more in line with the image that should be used as a pure electric SUV in the city.
In terms of mechanical quality, it is reported that the new car will be built under the e-CMP platform, which is the Jeep SUV CMP platform jointly developed by Stellantis and PSA-Dongfeng. Therefore, it is very likely that a drive motor with a maximum power of 100 kW (136Ps) will be installed for the new car. And according to relevant personnel, Stellantis is developing additional rear-drive motors, which means that the new car will also provide a dual-motor version and be equipped with eAWD's all-wheel drive system.
As a small SUV with personality, Jeep Liberty Man's lean and restrained appearance design is simply a clear stream in the Jeep family, so it is purchased by many consumers who pursue personality.
However, what makes car owners love and be cruel is that under the beautiful leather bag of Jeep Liberty, there are a bunch of heartbreaking quality problems - the gearbox is strange, oil leakage, this gearbox produced by FCA Group, really let consumers feel a bit of enthusiasm and enthusiasm from the Italian people (blood pressure soared).
Then it will soon be transformed into electrification, or it will become the best antidote to the disease-ridden Jeep Free Man! After all, the development so far, the current new energy vehicle three electric system has gradually matured, then in the case of so many cases to do endorsement, as long as the thinking will not be too jumpy in accordance with the mainstream thinking to create products, plus Jeep originally has a unique experience in car building, the launch of the product basically do not have to worry about its stability.
So the jeep free man's transformation into pure electric operation can be said to solve the problem directly from the root, the engine, the gearbox has a problem? Come to the "electrotherapy" and you're done!
If you look at the characteristics of the drive motor purely, the drive motor has a large torque, zero response, and the ability to control it alone is also very strong, and it can more intelligently distribute the power of each wheel, which is a rare artifact for an off-road vehicle.
But the problem is that in addition to the need for off-road to have a strong ability to get out of trouble, the endurance problem is also an extremely important point, and the embarrassing place of the electric vehicle is precisely its endurance and supply problems. Imagine that the places that generally go out to have fun are basically in relatively remote suburban areas, not to mention charging stations in such places, and even gas stations are quite rare.
Magneto concept car
For fuel vehicles, there is no oil, you can also use the oil in the spare fuel tank or rub the oil of other cars, but for electric vehicles, there is no electricity, of course, you can also use diesel generators to generate electricity, but this is not the end of the upside down...
So is it really in line with the Chinese market? Personally, I believe that with the maturity of the current new energy technology and the popularity of electric piles, it is still only the prototype of the future for the time being, or it belongs to the relatively unpopular category. Therefore, whether it is in the Chinese market or even in the global view, there is still a long way to go.
Perhaps seeing the end of everyone will wonder, why pure electric off-road has no market, Jeep still chooses to launch a pure electric off-road SUV in the Chinese market? In fact, to be precise, the Jeep Free Light car is only a rugged appearance, essentially still an urban SUV, and its main job is not the type of ho ho ho to go to the wild.
Therefore, the impact of electrification on it is actually not large, after all, most people buy it mostly to value its personality, simply as a means of transportation to highlight the identity, and the attributes of pure electric can be very good Match to such a group of people, and even can further highlight its competitive advantage, perhaps the electrified Jeep is really free!