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May - June 2021
Jeep Brings Taste of the Electric to Moab Safari
With the Ford Bronco and the reimagined and electrified Hummer set for comebacks, Jeep is upping its game and green cred with new concepts. The landscape is changing for Jeep. The venerable brand hasn’t faced serious off-road compe ter part of a decade or more.
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But with the Ford Bronco and Hummer — reimagined and electrified under the GMC brand — set for comebacks, Jeep is upping its game and green cred with new concepts. Jeep has combined electrified power and the internal combus on engine with off-road prowess to engineer the set of custom-built Wrangler and Gladiator concepts. The Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah — Saturday, March 27, to Sunday, April 4 — is the tes ng ground for the newest 4x4s, capped by the first ba ery-electric vehicle from Jeep — the Magneto — another milestone in Jeep’s quest to become the greenest SUV brand.
Magneto The Magneto, based on the two-door Wrangler Rubicon, is equipped with a custombuilt axial flux electric motor that revs up to 6,000 rpm. The motor is connected to a six-speed manual transmission, crea ng a powertrain with a clutch that operates as it would with an internal combus on engine. Jeep says the compact motor delivers up to 273 pound-feet of torque and 285 hp. Calibra ons permit the powertrain to emulate the driving experience, torque and horsepower of a V-6 engine. The Magneto concept runs 0 to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds, Jeep says. Continued on Page 7
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