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Jeep offers plug-in in hybrid-crazy Japan

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Jeep’s Renegade 4xe plug-in hybrid goes on sale in Japan next month.
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By:
Hans Greimel
October 26, 2020 04:00 AM

TOKYO — Jeep's drive to roll out battery-powered vehicles globally is counting on an assist from one of the world's most electrified markets: Japan, where hybrid penetration is 30 percent.

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