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It looks like the Ford Lightning will be over in a flash. The Ram people were correct to invest in range extended EV power. What a difference a year makes from the time I first posted this. https://insideevs.com/news/749596/ford-erev-suvs-super-duty-truck-2027/

There was some coverage on this on other sites. In answer to the question, the former leadership of Stellantis had an obsession with pure battery electric and hydrogen fuel cells and trashed a lot of the hybrid momentum in Auburn Hills. The new leadership has to now play catch up and mend their...

For a D-segment Dodge I think they should have something along the lines of the latest Peugeot 5008. That model is offered with fully electric, PHEV, and mild hybrid options. It has a GT trim as an option and three rows. It is built on the STLA Medium, but has a wheelbase of 114" with an overall...

In response to the video in Post #2, the e-torque in the Ram trucks is getting long in the tooth. There are better 48V systems out there and the ZF 8-speed with an electric motor in the transmission is one of the best. No matter what, the BSG must continue for when starting the engine on the...

My '72 Chrysler had a 3 speed transmission, it was an A-727 unit. Back then it felt like plenty of gears. The 7-speed eDCT is built by Magna and is much sturdier and more powerful than the Punch 6-speed. The 8-speed transmissions in PSA cars is an Aisin transmission. In today's world of hybrid...

The auto manufacturers themselves will not allow cross border shopping from CARB states, and that will create a constitutional crisis., because at that point it is one state imposing laws on another state. My prediction for CARB is that it's going to be gelded. The unelected board has way...

I think our collective disappointment should be at the noticeable absence of the next-gen 8-speeds in any new CDRJ products. The default version of the ZF built in Graycourt (Look ma, no tariff) is the 48v mild hybrid version. I have no idea what is coming out of Kokomo. I'm very curious about...

The Wagoneer S is 1.5 inches shorter than the first generation Dodge Durango with a wheelbase 2.5 inches shorter than the Dodge's 193" length and 116" wheelbase.. The next generation Durango grew into a larger segment. The Dodge Journey inherited the first Durango's dimensions (193" L and 114"...

The next generation Toyota RAV4 will be hybrid only in our market when it arrives. The Toyota Camry is currently a hybrid only model. The market segment the Cherokee competes in is heavily populated by hybrid offerings. The class leaders are Toyota and Honda and it was the hybrid option which...

When a Renegade replacement shows up on our shores, I would like to see some sort of base model similar to this. A 4Xe pwertrain option shouldn't be an exclusive with high trims only on the Jeep Renegade. I love the stance on the Jeep Avenger 4Xe model, and I hope Jeep offers something like that...

I am in shock when I see how much the state of the art has progressed in regard to extended range electric vehicle technology. Now that Mr. Cheapskate is out of the picture, will the legacy Chrysler Corp brands be allowed to investigate such possibilities. The Punch transmission is built to a...

The Wagoneer S was already locked down when EV sales plateaued last year, so it is stuck with the battery electric power train. I would like to see the CDJR brands move towards something like what Toyota is now does, offering different levels of electrification options within the same vehicle. A...

When I bring up past vehicles and refer to size and proportion, most readers on this forum can easily relate to them.

I think the Journey has good proportions as far as wheelbase, length, and ground clearance, etc. I don't anticipate pure battery electric being the powertrain of choice, it would probably have less than ten percent of sales. A present day, pavement oriented Dodge Nitro, based on the Jeep Recon...

Less volatile batteries in EVs is a big win. Some automakers haven't caught onto the fact that with a longer range, there is an increase in the anxiety of whether a charging station will be available at wherever the heck that place is so far from home. I believe consumers want EVs, but they...

The Ram pickup was knocked out of the number 3 sales spot by the Toyota RAV4. The RAV4 is in the same sales segment as both the discontinued and upcoming generations of the Jeep Cherokee. The next closest competitor to the RAV4 is the Honda CRV and its sales are also impressive. As I've said...

Nobody seems to like my suggestion. :(

I stand corrected. Today I found out I was wrong while on the Magna website and discovered they have an 800v hybrid system. Check out the posts in the Range Extended EV (Series Hybrid/ REEV) thread. I really don't know how the Magna engineers got by the limitations of charging that high of a...

Just don't over do it with the touch screens. The Chevy Traverse is terrible as well as the new Mustang. From what I can tell from the photos, the Wagoneer S looks great.

Getting back to the topic at hand, if the midsize Ram pickup is a Rivian wannabe, it will fail. The people who wanted a Rivian have one. People who want a Ram are frustrated. All battery electric trucks should have heated seats and steering wheels, even in the base trims. I drove a Chevy...