This gave us a very nice average of 25.9 miles per gallon of fuel. We were able to regenerate over 10 miles of pure electric power coming down the different canyons along our route.Īfter the week’s driving, we had gone a combined 587.3 miles, 323.4 of those on pure gasoline and 263.9 using electric power that came either from our home’s electricity or regeneration through hills and braking. While trying to get out of Heber, we came upon heavy traffic at the turn to Midway, so we took the long way home up over the mountain to Cascade Springs and down through Sundance. For this outing, we headed up Spanish Fork Canyon and over Sheep Creek to Strawberry Reservoir, ending up in Heber. Craig made a single trip to Ogden, and we also got in a longer Sunday drive. With petrol at the time costing more than $5 per gallon, we expected every little bit would help, no matter how we got the extra boost.ĭuring our week out with the new Grand Cherokee, we did mostly everyday driving around Utah Valley. There would be even less noise while navigating Moab’s slick rock.īefore receiving the 4xe, we made the conscious decision to plug in the Jeep every night, make sure it was fully charged for the next day, and do a normal week of driving to see if only 25 miles could really help with the fuel bill. We have found that with these plug-in hybrids, it is kind of eerie going off road with no noise except for the wheels on the gravel.
This may not seem like much, but imagine going off-roading for the day and doing it all on silent electric power.
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