2021 Jeep Wrangler 4XE City Electric Range Test!

Join Jordan as he takes the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4XE to test its city commute potential! We're impressed with the results, exceeding expectations!
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[@garyclark6747]

Great job Jordan capturing the essence of what many small town rural or short commute Jeep owners could expect for their investment. It’s obviously geared more toward that as far as maximizing the benefits of the technology but it certainly is achievable; attaining the benefits of the technology. 👍🏼

[@commanderroddi7742]

I absolutely LOVE this Jeep! Been getting about 25-27 miles myself driving around town, and its all I need. THough you don't get as much when you're off roading. Its is an interesting experience even in town to open the roof and drive around in electric power. Also, the sound system is AMAZING!!!!

[@updlate4756]

This isn't just for people whose commute is within the range of the vehicle. If a person has a 40 mile commute, this will offset about half their daily miles with electric. Even if the gas mileage is slightly worse than the gas version, you're reducing fuel use and cost. The best thing to do if you don't have enough range for the commute is to keep the vehicle in electric mode on city roads, and then switch it over to hybrid mode on the highway. Only use electric mode on the highway if you have excess electric range to burn. The goal is to get home as close to 0% as possible. A person with workplace charging, which should hopefully become more prevalent in the future, would be able to get upwards of 40 miles of range out of this thing per day. If a person really wants to maximize their range, they might choose to take city streets for part of their commute when they would have otherwise taken the highway. It adds time, but if you have time to spare, it will improve efficiency pretty significantly. Honestly though, this isn't the greatest implementation of a PHEV. If a person truly wants to reduce their emissions, they really should consider buying a smaller / lighter vehicle.

[@AveiroDan]

Great video, cool Jeep! I did the same test on my 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime. I got 46 miles on a full charge. About the same size battery 18kwh, about 12kwh usable.

[@rzu7120]

What would happen if you left the gas tank completely empty, and just drove in electric mode? When you accelerate hard would the car shut down, or would it just continue in electric mode?

[@rahncooke146]

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[@rzu7120]

@@rahncooke146 Thanks for the link. Now my question is answered!

[@MindofMatter]

@@rzu7120 Link is now missing. Anyone stil have it? What happened if you floor it in EV mode with no gas?

[@Davin4xe]

This is one of the honest reviews for the 4xe

[@kkal1183]

The flexibility and torque of an electric powertrain make for excellent off roading, It would be better if the Jeep had proper EV setup with a small range extender for when charging isn't available.

[@TristenHernandez]

Totally agree maybe something like the Chevy volt which of course they have experience with or the BMW I3. (I being a Chevy volt owner myself I would love to see a pick up truck with similar technology and just a bigger battery and more powerful power train)

[@MindofMatter]

Fantastic video, Jordan! Still using it to research a 4xe purchase

[@johnporter9808]

Now that I've had mine for a couple of months.....The 4xe is always a hybrid. I typically get 24 to 26 miles from a charge. Lower if I have to get on the freeway. Electric modes like slower speeds and malls but really help acceleration when needed. The mode buttons only change the computer algorithms, biasing towards the selection you make. e-save in charge mode only charges up to 95% by design and is the least efficient mode overall. Max regen helps but does take some getting used to, I don't really notice it at all now. "real braking" only happens when you push the brake pedal hard. Max regen, I have read, uses .25G's as the target deceleration. Pushing softly on the brake pedal increases electrical regen, finally getting to the real brakes below 6 mph or when hard on the brakes. I have seen 25 degrees nose up and down on a loose dirt road, no problem. Typical MPG on gas only...er...in hybrid mode with the ICE engine running all the time is around 18. It saves enough electrons to have some hybrid capabilities even when indicating

[@futbol1972]

What's the mpg in city driving after battery goes out?

[@commanderroddi7742]

since last post, I've added MOpar 2" lift, and 35" tires. Now I"m getting 22-24 miles depending on the temperature, etc. Not bad. MPG did go down though. dam the big tires, but they make all the difference wheeling!

[@rahncooke146]

E-Save with battery charge on will only charge the battery to 95%, or if you start out at 100% it will allow the the battery to drop to 95% and then maintain it there.

[@TheFutureisTheFuture]

I live in a pretty hilly area. I assume on steep hills the engine always comes on if you need to go 40-50mph even on a full charge?

[@SkippyPB.]

Wonder if the Sahara has more range due to the non all terrain tires.

[@mozaic_channel]

What color is this please? Maybe the Sahara trim gets a different red. Edit: nevermind, it looks like Firecracker Red but somehow it looks much more vibrant on your video than others.

[@johnkressin5139]

Is this a hybrid like a regular hybrid or more like a Chevy volt. Volt has 21 miles of ev range before the gas engine kicked on. How is the hybrid mode in the Jeep when the battery is depleted? Or will it just be gas when the battery is gone?

[@dennisl6198]

volts were 40-50 miles before engine kicked on.

[@mowcowbell]

I wonder what the temperature gauge is measuring while in EV mode? Coolant temp for the electric motor or the remaining heat in the engine coolant?

[@natesully1]

Remaining heat in the engine (Source: own one). I think he drove it to that Chargepoint on eSave, so the coolant was hot during the range test.

[@mowcowbell]

@@natesully1 Thanks for that answer. I own a '18 Honda Clarity Plug in Hybrid. It doesn't have a temp gauge at all, so was curious what was being measured.

[@ronkemperful]

Interesting! I sometimes wish for a lighter Jeep though, as the current one weighing at 5300 pounds is nearly 3000 pounds heavier than the original 1942 model which weighed 2458 pounds. Some of the extra weight is unavoidable for safety, AC and emissions. But: Sometimes adding 2 doors, widening and lengthening does detract from the trail experience and does not help out electrical hybrid efficiency and range.

[@johnryan296]

Can anyone answer this question? Why doesn't the hybrid mode act like a Toyota hybrid or Ford hybrid and get great city mileage? Im talking city only, because I know it's a brick on wheels at highway speed.

[@johnporter9808]

It is twice as heavy plus the brick shape does have some effect even at 30 MPH. Tires don't help either.

[@stevefaulkner4678]

Did u try it with the ac on high? Curious how much that would drain

[@johnporter9808]

For one thing it will freeze you out, heat and AC are very good. I see about 1 to 2 KWH more use when using AC on 3 compared to 1 so yes it will cut your electric range by a mile or two.

[@elbowsout6301]

This was perfect my commute is just 8.6kms so looks like I could drive to work and back for two days with ease before charging. Now if they would just bring the Renegade 4xE to North America.

[@actionkey8042]

AWESOME

[@ericdavis1421]

Since "Rubicon" trim is loaded with extra off-road enhancements, wonder how the other 4xe models would compare 🤔 Rubicon is slightly lifted (more drag) has off road optimized tires (higher rolling resistance) and other things.. That said, even the least off road capable Wrangler is usually 1st limited by driver skill when off pavement. Test drove one, that hp/torque combo is FUN. Definitely the most "smiles per gallon" for a lot of drivers. Sales last year make a strong case.

[@johnporter9808]

From memory the Sahara only gets 1 or 2 miles more electric range and the rated MPGe is the same.

[@Luckysquirrel1256]

I gotta say for 60k it probably isn't worth the hybrid model.

[@rahncooke146]

When you take into account the $7500 tax credit it really isn't any more expensive.

[@AzRgr]

Interesting: At trip meter reset, 0 miles, the trip meter shows 31.3 MPG (minute 5:57) overall for the trip without having moved a foot. At the end, after traveling 27.6 miles on electricity only, the indicated overall trip MPG shows 51.2 (minute 21:19). I guess that this validates the EPA estimate of 49 MPGe on electric only. Remember that MPGe is a calculated figure that equates one gallon of gas to 33.7 kWh of electrical energy. It is not a combined gas mileage figure using electricity and gas as many other reviewers of the 4xe have assumed and stated. It is interesting that Jeep chose to display this MPGe figure next to the gas pump symbol which seems to show that it is MPG in the trip meter screen. I suppose that as you continue to drive with the gas engine running, your actual gas consumption in MPG will start to get averaged into this figure. This would give you an averaged fuel consumption economy between your electric MPGe and gas MPG. I think that this is what I am seeing here.

[@billwaterhouse5894]

Always interesting to see a non Jeep guys review a Jeep. The 4xe is interesting, lots of "never owned a Jeep before" folks are buying the Jeep 4xe because it's electrified. They are typically the most critical...because they don't understand what a Jeep really is/for and never use it for its intended purpose. Anyways, enough of that. Real wold use is fantastic (if used in best scenario), if you are wondering about efficiency only. My wife owns a 2022 rubicon, daily round trip to work is 42 miles. Half country roads at 55-60mph, half city driving. Consistently 28 miles all electric, the rest gas. Never did a scientific study but that's around a half a gallon of gas a day, cost per kWh here is 12.5 cents. That makes for a very economical vehicle and MOST importantly you get to exercise your gas engine daily. Every time I see somebody commenting "hey I just went 3,000 miles and my gas engine finally turned on"...not good. Those folks respectfully should be buying in all electric vehicle and not a plug-in hybrid.

[@zackymcduck999]

AMAZING, 26 MILE. MY 2023 JEEP RUBICON ONLY GOT 21MILE OR LESS SOMETIME

[@olebloom1641]

Appears to be overpriced for it's electric capability. That being said, so for that price and adding a few dollars more would rather have the Rivian when the less expensive versions come out.

[@johnporter9808]

Yes, the EV battery and the R&D that went into the 4xe cost money. But in most parts of the world the local tax incentives bring the price down pretty close to the regular Wrangler of the same model.

[@jamieeisenhower1560]

I love how foreign car Lovers bad mouth the Jeep when they can't even get their stuff right at all

[@kidluk]

I wonder what the exact same size battery but made by Tesla would do distance wise

[@bshandyateverything]

Its note going to sit at 100% not good for the battery.

[@mowcowbell]

It keeps a buffer at the top and bottom of the battery charge level, so it really doesn't matter.