QOTD: Where Did Jeep, Stellantis Go Wrong With Plug-In Hybrids?

by Tim Healey

Published: January 8th, 2026

qotd where did jeep stellantis go wrong with plug in hybrids

Stellantis is killing off the 4xe in Jeeps and the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid.

Where did a promising attempt at electrification go wrong?

Was it the execution? I found every 4xe Jeep I ever drove to have transitions between modes that were just a tad too harsh. The fuel economy, both measured in MPGe and MPG, was pedestrian. And the MSRPs were nothing to sneeze at.

Or maybe Jeep buyers are just too old-school to accept electrification?

Perhaps the issue is something else I'm missing?

You know what to do. Go ahead and sound off below.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Tmvette454 on Jan 10, 2026

I know everything is Trump or the right wing for all faults. The real problem comes down to cost. The $7,500 tax credits kept prices artificially high. When ever the government provides subsidies prices remain high. Just look at higher education costs since Pres. Obama took over college lending. Colleges and the government allowed 18-19 sign on to huge loans, some more than the cost of buying a home, without regard to the ability to repay. Another example is the cost of the ACA. It was supposed to lower health insurance premiums instead they have soared almost 3x the inflation rate

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- EBFlexing on ur mom on Jan 10, 2026
  
  If you want something to be successful, don't let the government touch it.
  
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- FreedMike on Jan 11, 2026
  
  "If you want something to be successful, don't let the government touch it."
  The exception being Venezuela, of course. Have you volunteered to guard the oil fields yet, EB? We need to make sure that Venezuelan oil doesn't end up in Russia or Iran.
  
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- Lloyd Bonified on Jan 12, 2026
  
  Do I get credit for the previous "wars for oil" I fought in and when can we expect to see that oil?
  
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Lou_BC on Jan 13, 2026

Price, functionality, reliability, and range. Throw in a post pandemic shift away from offroad style vehicles.

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