Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe first drive review: Do-it-all plug-in
Jeep is embracing electrification but, like a 4×4 crawling over a pile of rocks, it’s doing so slowly and methodically.
The first all-electric Jeep is scheduled to launch in 2023, but in the meantime, we’re getting plug-in hybrids. With gasoline engines to curb range anxiety and traditional mechanical four-wheel drive systems to preserve off-road capability, Jeep’s 4xe (pronounced “four-by-e”) plug-in hybrids bridge the gap between two eras.
Jeep started with what was arguably the tougher job — a 4xe version of its…