I'm not normally a jeep person, the wrangler looks like a tractor, and drives even worse than one. But I'm digging this. It's incredibly sleek and eye catching. That sloped roofline might not be very practical, but I'll forgive it due to how cool it looks. That feature with the air bridge rear spoiler looks like something you'd see on a concept, that would get canned for production, very bold choice.
If I was ever in the market to buy a jeep, this would probably be it.
The problem with this whole segment is that its large-scale adoption is being driven by gov't regulation, not the market itself. If there's consumer demand, you can figure out what they want, and a large scale manufacturer (like Ford) can leverage its size and capabilities to make what meets the demand. For a segment like this, where it's really a niche market that's being forced into wide adoption by outside forces, how do you figure out what meets that need?
In my case, I'm not parking where I have access to charging every day, but that doesn't mean I never park where I can charge. F'rinstance, my car is frequently parked at my brother's house on the weekends, so I can charge there, and with a 150mi range, I could drive my daily commute all week without burning any gasoline.
I can remember 5-8 years ago I think, Ford was working on a reciprocating engine to be a range extender for the F150. Can't find anything on that though. It was similar to a hydraulic piston going back and forth.