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.
Byron Hurd
The Drive · Jan 8
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