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Chrysler and Jeep Kill Off PHEV Lineup: The Bean Counters Win Again
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by Byron Hurd· via The Drive · Jan 8, 2026

Chrysler and Jeep Kill Off PHEV Lineup: The Bean Counters Win Again

"PHEVs were always the car industry's participation trophy—complex, expensive, and satisfying nobody who actually wanted to drive."

— Revvly Take

Stellantis is officially axing every plug-in hybrid from Chrysler and Jeep—a quiet admission that the PHEV compromise never resonated with buyers or engineers. The company claims range-extended EVs are coming instead, though that's a play on words worth watching. This is what happens when you don't commit to either ice or electrons.

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Byron Hurd

The Drive · Jan 8

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