Jeep® Starts To Tease Its All-New Premium Electric Wagoneer S

After the events this week with the weather, I hope Stellantis sticks with CCS connectors for its vehicles. After watching the videos of the Tesla supercharging stations frozen in Chicago, I would like to be a fly on the wall at GM and Ford executive offices. Last year they were "oh so smart" for going to the Tesla connecters. Somebody now has to be yelling, "What the heck were you thinking?" when they saw the news.

I cringe when I see the high speed charging voltage rates for these new battery electric Jeep models. The higher speeds seem to contribute to the fire risk. Lugging around larger battery packs cuts into efficiency. So I read such EV announcements bragging on charging speed and range as saying increased risk and lower efficiency.

We must remember that it's Big Brother shoving battery electric power down everyone's throats, and the manufactures must comply. Another hope I have is that Stellantis has a backup plan for these EV products when the, um, stuff hits the HVAC system.

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If there is one thing the Mopar arm of the Stellantis brand knows how to do, it's the fact that they do a good job at marketing with certain vehicles. Just from a personal standpoint, one of the gripes I have with EVs is their looks. They try too hard to look like an EV which to me, and again my personal opinion, is that I don't want a car that looks like an EV, or some cheap looking vehicle. You take a Tesla or a Bolt/Volt or anything in that and you look at them and immediately know they're electric. When you look at what Stellantis, FCA-Mopar is doing with their EVs, while they do have their own uniqueness to them, they don't have that bland appearance to them that make them feel stodgy or out of place. Looking at cars like the Wagoneer S, the Daytona, the Ram 1500 (REV and Ramcharger) and the Recon, while they have slight differences to them, they have many features that set the apart from the EV crowd when it comes to styling and makes them appear more normal. I actually can appreciate the approach that Stellantis (Mopar-branch) is taking with their EVs and hopefully they truly will be game-changers in the EV market. What makes me even happier is that there are companies out there, like Borla, who are embracing the EV market and doing things to bring excitement and customization to what will hopefully be a growing EV performance aftermarket scenario. By no means am I genuinely an EV fan, but with Dodge stepping into the market (Dodge/FCA) I'd consider buying something from the brand

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I noticed how it no longer has a W-A-G-O-N-E-E-R badge on the rear but rather a traditional Jeep emblem. I suppose Stellantis is moving away from the full Wagoneer brand (failure) and moving towards Wagoneer by Jeep?

I also wonder if this, like the new generation of Charger will offer Hurricane powertrains in addition to the electric.

I see Wagoneer on both front and rear in the photos. Don’t think Wagoneer is failing but it will take time to build the brand in a well established luxury niche with a relatively lesser known name. Give it time.
As to a gas engine, that was my hope since I want a mid size luxury Jeep, but never an electric Jeep. My plan B might be a next generation Cherokee but only with a Hurricane six.

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