Jeep revealed Wednesday the primary steps in a plan to reshape its portfolio, beginning with the launch of two EVs in North America by 2025 and one in Europe subsequent 12 months.
The Jeep Recon and Wagoneer S would be the first absolutely electrical Jeeps for the U.S. market once they enter manufacturing in 2024. Two extra might be introduced later, because the automaker fees forward in electrifying its lineup.
The 80-year-old rugged Detroit model, which goals to change into the worldwide chief in electrified SUVs, plans for EVs to compose half of its gross sales in North America – and all of its gross sales in Europe – by 2030.
Till now, the model had targeted on creating plug-in hybrid variations of its standard Jeep fashions, planning to supply an electrified model for every of its fashions by 2025. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe is the top-selling plug-in hybrid for each North America and Europe. The Grand Cherokee 4xe will go on sale within the U.S. later this 12 months.
Leveraging the worldwide scale of Jeep’s father or mother firm is essential to the model’s electrification, mentioned Jeep CEO Christian Meunier. Amsterdam-based Stellantis has poured greater than $35 billion into growing batteries, software program, and know-how by means of 2025, and expects to launch greater than 75 new battery-electric fashions, together with 25 nameplates in North America, by 2030.
“Stellantis provides us that scale to capitalize on the assets for engineering, design, software program, and all of the horsepower that we have to speed up the electrification and hold the Jeep DNA intact,” Meunier mentioned.
Here’s a preview of what’s coming:
Jeep Recon
All-electric Jeep Recon
The Jeep Recon might be strong and environment friendly sufficient to cross the 22-mile off-road Rubicon Path situated outdoors of Lake Tahoe, with sufficient battery vary left to drive again to city and recharge, in line with the corporate.
The EV will include conventional Jeep options, together with the model’s Selec-Terrain traction administration system, e-locker axle know-how, under-body safety, tow hooks and off-road tires. Its one-touch powertop and detachable doorways expose the EV to the weather, whereas the newest technology of Jeep’s Uconnect infotainment system gives detailed guides for off-road trails.
Each the Recon and the Wagoneer S open for buyer orders early subsequent 12 months. They’ll be constructed on STLA Giant, the automaker’s full-size EV platform. Although the SUVs are focused towards totally different clients, they share a number of widespread components, in line with Meunier.
“The underpinnings are just about widespread,” he mentioned. “The platform is similar, the battery packs are the identical, however then the suspension, the highest hat and the entire capabilities are going to be fairly totally different.”
Jeep Wagoneer S
All-electric Wagoneer S
The all-electric Wagoneer, codenamed Wagoneer S, will produce practically 600 horsepower and journey roughly 400 miles on a totally charged battery. The performance-oriented SUV will zip from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
It’s designed to enchantment to a distinct buyer than the Jeep Recon.
“One is absolutely an journey machine, and the opposite one is extra of a reinvention of the American trendy icon: excessive efficiency, very quick, and really premium,” Meunier mentioned.
Jeep Avenger
All-electric Jeep Avenger
The Wagoneer S and Recon received’t be Jeep’s first battery-electric fashions worldwide. That distinction goes to the Jeep Avenger, arriving in European showrooms early subsequent 12 months.
The Jeep Avenger might be smaller than the Jeep Renegade – the model’s smallest U.S. mannequin – and received’t make its means stateside.
“There isn’t a actual market potential in North America” for SUVs of that measurement, in line with Meunier.
Jeep mentioned the Avenger, which might be inbuilt Tychy, Poland, will function roughly 250 miles of vary, in addition to “spectacular floor clearance, breakover and method angles for its section.”
The Avenger will debut on the Paris Motor Present in October. In the meantime, the European market has demonstrated an urge for food for electrified Jeeps.
Along with the Wrangler 4xe, Jeep additionally sells plug-in hybrid variations of its smaller Renegade and Compass SUVs. Half of the model’s European gross sales derive from its 4xe lineup.
China
Jeep didn’t element its plans for the Chinese language market, however Meunier mentioned that the EVs will make their method to the native market finally.
“The technique in China is just a little bit in flux, however that’s the purpose,” he mentioned.
Stellantis mentioned in July it deliberate to tug out of a long-running three way partnership with China Guangzhou Car (GAC).
