Chrysler's abandoning plug-in hybrids entirely—the Pacifica Hybrid and Wrangler 4xe are getting the axe as the company pivots to traditional hybrids and range-extended setups instead. It's a tacit admission that PHEVs were always a compliance play, not a genuine product strategy. The bean counters finally realized nobody was buying them at the volume they needed.

Chrysler's plug-in hybrid Pacifica was a category of one in North America, and now it's dead. Stellantis is consolidating its electrification strategy across brands, which means the Pacifica goes back to gas-only while Jeep 4xe models absorb the PHEV portfolio. If you were waiting for a three-row EV family hauler with real range, keep waiting.