I purchased my Grand Cherokee 4xe Summit Reserve late December 2022. I have a few thoughts after watching your reviews. First, charging at home on a level 2 charge at 0.15 $/kWH is certainly a huge value, based on my first month of use. I can drive to work, around town, and back home nearly all on pure electric. My total costs for an average workday is about $2.50 or less. Also, I am seeing great efficiency on medium range trips too (~100 miles). I have only added 15-gallons of fuel since I left the dealership with a full tank. Second, concerning your drive experience, I think there must be a huge difference between the lower level trims and the top trims. My Summit Reserve is super quiet, probably because of the sound and vibration considerations included on the higher trims. The Summit Reserve is covered in sound deadening materials, including dual pane glass everywhere. I don't think the lower trims were intended to compete with the Mercedes GLE/S, Volvo XC and BMW X series vehicles. Yes the core design of the lower trims are similar but the materials are very different. The big differences between those other brands and Jeep is obviously unmatched drivetrain and off road capabilities. This is both a series and parallel PHEV, a little unique in design and offers tremendous user selectable drive options to suit more customer driving scenarios. I think the advantage of the 4xe, and the reason I made the purchase, power and flexibility. Finally, I think the automotive industry is starting to see trends that PHEV can be more reliable than pure ICE vehicles. As an engineer, I falsely assumed more parts and complexity equals less reliability. This is normally true but with this design there is less wear and stress on the engine, breaks, and drivetrain because of the high voltage power system/motors. I would love to see the data on this but I am seeing others report on this design consideration and benefits. Oh, and not having to rely on public charging but having electrical drivetrain benefits is just another awesome reason to by a 4xe over an all electric vehicle. Also, please let us know if you both used max regenerative breaking, this makes a huge difference in efficiency and driving experience.

4XE owner. Most commutes are about 20miles. Bought a 240V charger for garage/reaches driveway, charges in

As an owner, I would like to address a few things. We can go days maybe even a few weeks and never use gas at all. If we go on a 50 mile trip it averages about 40 mpg. However the car computer will show a lower value because it assigns about 50 mpg when in electric which doesn't make any sense.

i save 500$ per month on gaz since i had my 4x3 ..was previously using a 2013 gjc overland before..the new 4xe is great..i love it

For someone that drives about 20 miles round trip to work everyday, the payback isn't that long. Vehicles get bad gas mileage on short trips so figure two 10 mile commutes would use about 1.5 gallons of gasoline a day on the ICE version. That would be about $4.50 day. If they are getting about 2 miles per kw, that is around 10kw per day (not counting charging inefficiencies). So about $1.10 where I live @ .11 per kw. So the savings is $4.50 - $1.10 = $3.40 per day. Work 5 days a week x 50 weeks = 250 days x $3.40 = $850 per year in gas savings at $3.00/gallon and 11 cents per kwh. So, if as Tim says, they are a few thousand more, you can calculate out how many years it will take to break even...if the buyer even cares. For some it will pay back quicker (a lot of city commuting) and others less (drive fewer days a week or mainly drive hwy speeds).

Best review of JGC 4XE I’ve seen. The only one I found that demonstrates the charging process.

It feels so specialized. It would make sense if I still lived in Southern California where I only drove a couple miles per day, had a level 2 hookup at home, and actually had $70,000+. It would be perfect. Unfortunately none of those things are happening in my life right now

Jeep is currently discounting these by almost $10K, and if you qualify you can get $7500 credit on your federal taxes. Easily puts the 4xe as less expensive than models with the V6.

They are ridiculously expensive, however if you are leasing and able to afford a gas version, you can afford the 4xe.. the lease prices will have the government EV tax credit factored in and in a lot of cases depending on where you live a 4xe could end up being cheaper than the gas versions.

Looking forward to getting this for my wife. I have a 2022 F150 powerboost and i'm averaging 24mpg even with 600mi (one way) road trips every few months.

If I was going to consider electric vehicles, I would go hybrid instead of all electric. I live in a cold environment, and I don't think the battery technology will last in the cold to get my investment back.

I was wondering how this car is on longer trips? Is the best mode for optimal fuel economy on long trips and/or towing “e-save” and planning to charge along the route?

Standard household supply in Australia is 240v, just waiting for the release of the 4xe and the price now

I look at one at Jeep, looks really nice vehicle. 26 epa miles, bet it would do easily 30 ev miles. For a person that works 20 miles or can charge at work 50 mile round trip $0 gas bill!!! Oh, $7500 tax credit too ⚡️👍

You can swipe over on the passenger screen and operate the nav while driving.

This video was a relatively informative down to Earth style of presentation. A bit more detail on the specific options and sticker price of each vehicle would have been even more helpful.

I'm all for hybrids, but PHEV's just don't make financial sense. Last year I did some calculations using a Toyota Rav4 gas vs hybrid vs PHEV and the payback period for the PHEV approached 90 years (this is for the way I use my vehicle). Additional complexity, additional weight, additional cost, potentially huge repair bill if the battery dies, long payback period. That's just a big NO for me.

Would love it if the powertrain was available as an a la carte option instead of only being available on top trims.

I’d love to purchase one, but not at the 70K price point. It would be prefect for our situation. I which they would make the PHEV available in lower trim models, I don’t need the air ride suspension or the passenger dash screen.

The 3.0l eco diesel be a much better choice