Jeep Renegade (Concept)

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650 km (404 mi)

Jeep Renegade Concept
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Jeep Renegade Concept at the 2008 Paris Motor Show
Overview
Manufacturer Jeep
Powertrain
Engine Diesel hybrid, 1.5L Bluetec diesel engine + 2 electric motors

The Jeep Renegade is a concept car of the American company Jeep. The car was first exhibited at the North American International Auto Show in 2008. The Renegade's main feature is the hybrid engine. The model will remain a study model for the moment and will not be further developed.

Concept car an automobile manufactured to showcase design features that may be present in a future production model

A concept car is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not be mass-produced. General Motors designer Harley Earl is generally credited with inventing the concept car, and did much to popularize it through its traveling Motorama shows of the 1950s.

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Jeep is a brand of American automobile and division of FCA US LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian-American corporation Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Jeep has been a part of Chrysler since 1987, when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand, along with remaining assets, from its previous owner American Motors Corporation (AMC).

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Model

According to Jeep, The Jeep Renegade is made from minimal components, the chassis and the car interior are made from a single piece of aluminum. The floor of the car is designed in such a fashion that any water is immediately discharged outside. The car is reportedly fully recyclable.

Engine

The Renegade is the first Jeep that has a hybrid drive. The engine consists of two electric motors which each produce 134 hp (100 kW) as well as a 1.5L Bluetec diesel engine, which produces 115 hp (86 kW) for a total of 383 hp (286 kW). The total range of the car is 650 km (404 mi), thanks to the electric drive.

Electric motor electromechanical device

An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of rotation of a shaft. Electric motors can be powered by direct current (DC) sources, such as from batteries, motor vehicles or rectifiers, or by alternating current (AC) sources, such as a power grid, inverters or electrical generators. An electric generator is mechanically identical to an electric motor, but operates in the reverse direction, converting mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Diesel engine Internal combustion engine with quality rotational frequency governing, internal mixture formation, lean air-fuel-ratio, diffusion flame and compression ignition

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to the mechanical compression. This contrasts with spark-ignition engines such as a petrol engine or gas engine, which use a spark plug to ignite an air-fuel mixture.

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