The American brand Jeep, under the wings of the Stellantis group, is betting on plug-in hybrid variants of its SUVs, marked 4xe. In Europe, cars with this drive account for a quarter of the brand’s sales.
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In the electrification scale one point lower, there is a new full-hybrid version for both models. That is, one that can run short sections on electricity, but the battery cannot be recharged from the mains.
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The combustion part of the drive is a petrol supercharged fifteen-liter engine with an output of 96 kilowatts, 130 hp, and a torque of 240 newton meters. It works in the economical Miller combustion cycle and cooperates with a new seven-stage two-clutch cabinet.
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The electrical part is represented by a 48V electric motor with an output of 15 kW and a torque of 55 Nm, up to 135 Nm at the input to the gearbox.
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The advantage compared to purely petrol variants is, of course, to have lower fuel consumption. And by up to 15 percent. Jeep reports a combined consumption of 5.7 – 6.1 l / 100 km for the smaller renegade and 5.6 – 6.0 l / 100 km for the compass.
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