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Jeep's First EV Will Be The Antithesis To The New Hummer And More Like The Suzuki Jimny: Report
Jeep's First EV Will Be The Antithesis To The New Hummer And More Like The Suzuki Jimny: Report-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:38

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GM has gone nostalgia-macho with its short-term EV plans, reviving the once-dead brand as an all-electric pickup truck with absurd performance figures. Predictably, is also inevitably getting into the EV game, except Jeep’s plans sound very... European.

Spanish publication , via , claims to have details of the first all-electric Jeep, which will reportedly be a smaller vehicle than the current compact Jeep Renegade and possibly be manufactured in Europe.

The report claims the Jeep Renegade’s plant in Melfi, Italy will be where the new EV is built, but it’s possible the vehicle production could extend to North America eventually. The plant is , so the jump to fully-electric seems inevitable.

Earlier this year at the CES show, Jeep showed off a range of upcoming plug-in hybrid models,…

Months ago, reported the new EV would be sized slightly larger than the European compact off-roader, but significantly smaller than the . The report also claimed it was likely Jeep’s first EV would be based on the Common Modular Platform from Jeep’s new partner, PSA Group.

Jeep’s parent company Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and PSA Group recently announced plans to merge into a larger global conglomerate called , specifically for stuff like platform sharing. A compact EV in the Jimny segment in Europe would likely be a huge hit, offering the rugged appeal of Jeep while still managing to squeeze down narrow roads ironically built by some Italians back around 55 B.C.

By contrast, Ford recently revived its off-roading, gas-powered Bronco platform to better compete against the Jeep Wrangler, and its first all-electric crossover is branded as a sports car tuned for track performance. General Motors has plans for a Chevy Bolt-based compact crossover with no promising off-roading capability, but they’re making up for it with the new 1,000 horsepower Hummer EV.

There’s also Rivian, soon to offer an electric SUV and pickup capable of a claimed range of up to 400 miles with some expected off-road capability, and Bollinger, where its whole thing is tough off-roading powered by magic.

Despite the competition the Jeep Renegade sells very well, particularly in Europe. A smaller, more road-capable EV styled like a Jimny sounds so surprisingly promising it’s probably too good to be true. Let’s just hope America gets it if the reports are accurate and it is as cool as it could be.

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