Allpar member Somber noted yesterday’s story on Stellantis providing owners with a free HEVO charger (without installation) or $600 in Free2Move credits. The story cited General Motors as providing free installation as well as a charger; Somber wrote that GM pays up to a fairly respectable limit, covering reasonable costs for an electrician but not extending … Read more
With automakers claiming to lose money on making electric vehicles, it seemed that federal government would need to lighten the restrictions on gasoline vehicles or dump tax money into the market to help make the vehicles more financially feasible. The Department of Energy recently announced nearly $2 billion in grants to a variety of companies … Read more
Following GM’s longstanding policy of giving buyers of Chevrolet Bolts a home charger, Stellantis will provide a home charger or credits on its national network to buyers of any FCA US battery-electric car—but there is a catch. The device, apparently named after the pioneering band, is dubbed HEVO, an unexplained acronym. The charging station must … Read more
Dodge is marketing the new Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid electric crossover as something that is a blast to drive, and it is a ton of fun to drive (as that segment goes). However, that ad campaign doesn’t really address the fact that it is a fantastic daily commuter vehicle – with all of the latest … Read more
Stellantis has renewed its relationship with France’s research institution CEA to work on an in-house design for next-generation battery cells. The end goal is more affordable and sustainable electric cars; the method is a multiple year R&D program on battery cells. CEA has over 25 years of experience in lithium-ion batteries; Stellantis has worked with … Read more
Fiat’s Tychy plant in Poland has started to make Leapmotor cars under a joint venture which will ease the Chinese company’s entrance into Europe, according to Reuters. Stellantis’ leader warned about the impact of inexpensive Chinese electric cars on Europe, as had Fiat’s leader, before forming a joint venture with a Chinese company to bring … Read more
The 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Launch Edition will mark the formal introduction of the EV era for the Trail Rated brand and to celebrate the new Tesla competitor, Stellantis has emblazoned the plush SUV on the side of the company’s massive headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Over the course of the past decade or so, … Read more
Last week, the 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S was launched as the offroad-oriented brand’s first all-electric vehicle. Based on social media comments, many people don’t realize that the Wagoneer S isn’t really related to the existing Wagoneer (aside from the name) and that the two vehicles are vastly different sizes. Some people could not believe that … Read more
Jeep released the first promotional video for the upcoming Wagoneer S battery electric vehicle. The video is titled “Surpass Yourself”, it is just under two minutes long and we wouldnt called it an ad, because it doesn’t tell us enough, but we also wouldn’t call it a teaser video below is tells us too much. … Read more
Late last year, the news that the next generation Jeep Wrangler would only be offered as an EV and a hybrid quickly spread across the internet with the same reception that most news about a popular model going all-out-electrification receives. Jeep fans weren’t as unhappy as, say, Dodge Charger fans, but as it generally the … Read more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has, given slower than expected launches for new battery technologies and chargers, relaxed its rules for phasing in electric cars and trucks. The agency finalized a rule which is still tough on car emissions, but has cut back projections of EV sales from 67% by 2032. The agency now … Read more
Over the course of the past two weeks, we have discussed a ton of information on the 2024 and 2025 Dodge Charger. The new Dodge Charger Daytona is an electric vehicle, but the Dodge Charger Six Pack will use the twin turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine, so it isn’t an EV-only affair. Since we covered so … Read more
The unveiling of the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona last week brought some confusion on the differences between the R/T and Scat Pack models. They have both mechanical and exterior differences, geared to making the best use of their different powertrains and prices. Some of the key aspects of the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona are the … Read more
Since the 2024 (and 2025) Dodge Charger debuted last week, we have seen plenty of positive and negative comments about the next generation of the fabled muscle car nameplate. The vast majority of the negative comments, as expected, pertain to the fact that there is no Hemi engine option. However, we have also seen a … Read more
This morning, Dodge introduced the next generation of the Charger – both a two-door coupe and a four-door sedan, with both battery electric and gasoline-powered drivetrain options. There is a great deal of information, with four drivetrain options across two body styles, and we will go into detail on all of them; but having gotten … Read more
The 2024 and 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona will be Dodge’s first battery electric vehicles (BEV) since the 1990s’ TEVan and EPIC minivans. Many people will hate this car simply because they hate the push to electric vehicles, but for Dodge fans who are even remotely accepting of EVs, the new Charger is a glorious departure … Read more
