Jeep announces an all-electric Wrangler-inspired SUV as one of four new EVs by 2025

DETROIT – Jeep plans to motorboat 4 caller all-electric SUVs successful North America by 2025, including a luxury Grand Wagoneer and a Wrangler-inspired off-road conveyance called the Recon.

The quintessential American SUV marque announced the caller vehicles Thursday on with plans for fractional of its U.S. sales, and each of its European sales, to beryllium all-electric vehicles by 2030. The income targets are successful enactment with anterior ones announced by Jeep's genitor company, Stellantis.

Jeep executives said the caller EV models volition beryllium additions to the brand's lineup, not replacements for existent models specified arsenic its flagship Wrangler off-road SUV.

The announcements marque for Jeep's astir elaborate and assertive electrification plans to date. Previously, the marque was mostly focusing connected plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles that connection all-electric driving successful summation to a accepted interior combustion engine.

"Our extremity is precise clear: Become the planetary person successful SUV electrification," Jeep CEO Christian Meunier said during a media briefing. The institution plans to execute that extremity by 2025.

The Recon – a "brother" to the Wrangler – and the electrical Grand Wagoneer, called the "S," are expected to spell into accumulation successful 2024, Jeep said.

The automaker is targeting a scope of 400 miles connected a azygous charge, 600 horsepower and a 0-60 mph clip of astir 3.5 seconds for the electrical Grand Wagoneer S. The marque did not denote show expectations for the Recon beyond saying it volition connection Wrangler-like off-road capability.

Jeep besides plans to connection 4 caller EVs successful Europe by 2025, including a tiny SUV called the Avenger that volition not beryllium sold successful the U.S. Meunier declined to accidental however galore of the vehicles would beryllium sold successful some North America and Europe.

The Avenger, which is smaller than the brand's entry-level Jeep Renegade, volition get successful European showrooms successful aboriginal 2023, according to the company.

Jeep plans for each conveyance successful its lineup to connection immoderate signifier of "electrification" by 2025. That could see hybrid, plug-in hybrid electrical oregon all-electric models. The institution declined to forecast what portion of its income volition beryllium powered by accepted gasoline-powered motor by 2025 oregon 2030.

Jeep presently offers plug-in hybrid electrical versions of its Wrangler and Grand Cherokee successful the U.S. The vehicles tin question successful all-electric mode earlier an interior combustion motor kicks connected to powerfulness the vehicles. The 4x4 electrified models are badged "4xe," a play connected the brand's off-road estimation combined with electrification.

"This is conscionable the opening of an breathtaking caller chapter," said Jim Morrison, caput of the Jeep marque successful North America. "4xe is the caller 4x4."

Jeep-parent Stellantis' wide electrification strategy includes investing 30 cardinal euros, present worthy $30.1 billion, successful electrical vehicles and supporting technologies done 2025. The institution expects to person 55 electrified vehicles successful the U.S. and Europe by 2025 -- 40 all-electric models and 15 plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles.