SEMA 2022

[neohic]

Anybody else tracking interesting concepts?

 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-jeep-cj-surge-concept-may-be-the-off-road-ev-crate-motor-weve-been-waiting-for

 

Interesting thoughts behind an EV crate engine but the whole works looks to me like a warmed over CJ66 from 2016. Resemblance is uncanny. Suppose it’s better than letting it rot in a warehouse if it is the same rig though. 
 

 

Overall, well done I think. Been done before, but still well done. 

 

[89 MJ]

I loved their CJ66 project, so I’m cool with it being the same, but it is a little disappointing that they couldn’t do something new for stuck a huge show. 

[neohic]

21 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

I loved their CJ66 project, so I’m cool with it being the same, but it is a little disappointing that they couldn’t do something new for stuck a huge show. 

 

If it is the same CJ, I'm sure the emphasis was on the drivetrain. An EV crate engine has got to be on all the big manufacturer's to-do list by now.

[FrankTheDog]

It’s definitely the same rig, they changed the paint scheme on the hood and changed the wheels.

[Pete M]

can't lie, I would very much like a bajillion torquies with infinite control.    still waiting for some sort of bolt-on smaller motors at each corner for even more control.