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A $25,000 Electric Jeep Is Coming to the U.S. 'Soon'

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And I’m sure like every other cool, reasonably priced American thing it’ll be over $100,000 when it gets to Australia. Our import and ‘luxury’ taxes are really silly when we don’t make anything here anymore.

I still remember visiting the UAE in 2018 and finding our Holden Commodore top trim models available there in left hand drive cheaper than they were here before conversion and shipping.

Mustang was 309201 USD in US and around 119929 USD in India. They offer lower variants in US and only higher variants in India and the "American Icon" badge goes far. There are massive taxes on completely built units too.

You have a pretty good visa situation, you can move if you don't like it.

Three words: left hand drive.

I'm looking forward to the arrival of an EV that fundamentally changes the economic perception and direction of EVs.

I'm looking for an EV that really is just an upsized golf cart. Batteries, Wheels, cabin, lights, brakes, motor.

Eliminate all GPS tracking tech screens integrations and wifi.

Yes, you'll need a computer for battery Management systems and those type of things. But that's all.

The utilitarian image basis of Jeep perhaps might lead to some trim level that actually approaches this. A no-nonsense vehicle.

With the arrival of saltwater batteries, there exists the opportunity for entry-level cheap vehicles with decent profit margins since these sodium ion drivetrains should be well under ICE drivetrain cost

But I won't hold my breath. I don't welcome Chinese EV companies dumping their wares into the US market and thinly veiled economic warfare, but the entry of Chinese EVS would have enabled this particular type of car.

I feel like they've got a lot of hurdles to climb here. Jeep is not really highly regarded except certain models among enthusiasts, who even then often call them money pits. And I don't see those users buying an EV Jeep in the near future.

Here's hoping they can turn things around - cheap reliable EVs are exactly what our car market needs to start turning the tide.

Has there been any indication that this is a Wrangler or some variation? I assume it’s a more generic looking SUV.

I assumed it would be a small SUV like the Renegade.

Here’s the thing: most could make a 25000 electric car…. But to make one people want…. That’s the hard part

This is good news for Tesla as they are about to lose the title of dodgiest EV. Thanks Chrysler.

Jeep is owned by Fiat now

Same company. Per Wikipedia:

> FCA US, LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler.

Still disappointed in how they ran the "name the new wagoneer" contest. Never followed up proactively, pretty sure they were hoping people would forget about it. And then when probed over a year later said "we decided to keep wagoneer s". Really? That's the best you could come up with? Why even run a contest? Would be cool if they released the actual dataset of suggestions.

Edit: For what it's worth I had submitted the following with a few others:

Wagoneer Borealis

Wagoneer Aurora

Wagoneer Amped

Wagoneer NL (northern lights)

Wagoneer Conestoga

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jeep-held-contest-rename-wago...

"Jeep held a contest to rename the Wagoneer S, but enough people liked the name Wagoneer S, and without better alternatives, Jeep kept it."

Jeepey McJeepface would have won of this was a UK contest.

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