I just bought a 2022 Jeep Wrangler. It weighs well over 5,000 pounds without passengers or cargo, is shaped like a filing cabinet, and as a result of the first two attributes gets truly terrible gas mileage. On the freeway, I’m lucky to return 20 mpg — well under the 2021 new car average of 25.7. But it’s fantastic, and I love it — particularly because the federal government gave me $7,500 to buy it.
But at least it has some EV-only range. So that’s good, right? Well, here’s the best part: Thanks to a heavy battery and motor, the 4XE actually gets worse Environmental Protection Agency -rated fuel economy than the standard gasoline-only Wrangler. The PHEV is EPA rated for just 20 mpg, while the gas-only Wrangler is rated for 22.
A broken policy The worst effect of this bone-headed policy is that the government has helped the Wrangler 4XE become the bestselling PHEV in the U.S. — and I suspect it will continue to be for some time. It’s not bestselling because of its hybrid powertrain or efficiency; it’s best-selling because the government is giving folks $7,500 off what is already a super-desirable vehicle . All for a truck that is one of the least efficient in its size class.
When I can get a government incentive to buy a 5,500-pound 4WD truck that gets 20 mpg, but not an all-electric Tesla Model 3, your tax policy is utterly broken.
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