The surge in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing by traditional automakers has been very high in recent years. The trend has seen several automakers shifting their production capacity and resources to EVs production. It seems Jeep may be joining the league of EV manufacturers soon. The company has unveiled a new concept design of its own electric vehicle that may become a reality in the years to come.

The concept vehicle is called the Jeep Wrangler Magneto, with several features already shown. The overall design of the futuristic electric vehicle from Jeep follows mainly the 2020 Wrangler Rubicon. It has a powerful electric motor of 285 horsepower and an 800-volt system with four battery packs. The electrical system will provide substantial mileage for the car on a full charge, although Jeep was silent on the actual mileage.

Jeep also says that the Wrangler Magneto will have a six-speed manual transmission, obviously to attract a segment of its customers who are die-hard fans of the manual transmission for Jeep all-wheel drives. However, as we know, we are just being teased by Jeep with the concept car’s design. It may be a work in progress and will undergo several refinements before an eventual launch if that is in the cards of Jeep. Several gaps are visible in the Magneto, which may seriously limit its capability to cope with much of the premium offerings from market leaders like Tesla.

The antecedents of the parent company of Jeep, Fiat Chrysler (now called Stellantis) reflect cautious optimism in pursuing the adoption of electric vehicle production, with only a few models on the cards. However, the overriding trend is for traditional carmakers to direct substantial resources into EV production of selected models to retain customers who may opt for EVs.

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American carmaker Jeep recently released a super bowl commercial aimed at promoting the Jeep Gladiator pickup truck. The video also revealed something spectacular, that is Jeep’s next electric vehicle. The vehicle which made a short cameo appearance is an extremely powerful Jeep e-bike. It is expected to hit the market packing one of the highest-torque electric bicycle motors on the market.

The YouTube ad was also shared by US-based electric bicycle distributor QuietKat. That is an indication that the company is likely working with Jeep on the new Jeep e-bike. QuietKat also uploaded more information about the e-bike onto its website.

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The webpage contains just a few details of the e-Bike. The bike is touted to be the most capable off-road electric mountain bike around. The Jeep e-Bike features extra-wide 4.8-inch fat tires and will be capable of attaining a range of 40 miles (64 km) on a single charge.  The Jeep e-bike is also said to feature a motor built by Chinese company Bafang and is known internally as the model M620 and externally as Bafang Ultra. The motor puts out at least 1,600 W of peak power with a standard 52V e-bike battery. And it pushes 160 Nm of torque which can push the bike up even steep mountains.

Further, the Jeep e-Bike is said to adopt a 4-piston Tektro Dorado hydraulic disc brakes as seen on the commercial. The battery is integrated between the RockShox rear suspension and inverted front suspension fork but the capacity is unknown.

The e-bike is scheduled to be showcased in June 2020 and you can sign up on the website to get updated when the launch draws near.

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