These cars with an electric AND a petrol engine are hybrids really not pure electric cars... are they really the most efficient solution- they are dragging around a heavy petrol engine .The Jeep Patriot electric sport-utility vehicle demonstrates Chrysler's ability to be diversified, while appealing to a wide range of consumers. Adding an electric SUV to their lineup would no doubt appeal to a swath of Americans wanting to drive a big vehicle, but increasingly unwilling to pay the associated gas bills.A Jeep Patriot EV would likely fit under Chrysler's extended-range vehicle scheme. Those vehicles would travel 40 miles (64 km) on battery power alone, with the ability to motor for 400 miles (643 km) on a single tank of gas.

These cars with an electric AND a petrol engine are hybrids really not pure electric cars... are they really the most efficient solution- they are dragging around a heavy petrol engine .The Jeep Patriot electric sport-utility vehicle demonstrates Chrysler's ability to be diversified, while appealing to a wide range of consumers. Adding an electric SUV to their lineup would no doubt appeal to a swath of Americans wanting to drive a big vehicle, but increasingly unwilling to pay the associated gas bills.A Jeep Patriot EV would likely fit under Chrysler's extended-range vehicle scheme. Those vehicles would travel 40 miles (64 km) on battery power alone, with the ability to motor for 400 miles (643 km) on a single tank of gas.