- A $25,000 electrical Jeep is coming “very quickly”
- The finances EV will carry the Jeep Renegade nameplate
- Stellantis stated the electrical Jeep Renegade shall be powered by LFP batteries
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares stated in a latest interview {that a} $25,000 Jeep EV is coming to the U.S. quickly. Now we all know that it’s going to develop on the Renegade nameplate, which was beforehand given to a small gasoline crossover that was discontinued after the 2023 mannequin 12 months.
First noticed by MoparInsiders, the Renegade identify was confirmed in Stellantis’ Investor Day 2024 presentation this week on the former Chrysler Technical Middle in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Whereas the presentation largely centered on software program options like the corporate’s STLA Mind, STLA SmartCockpit, and STLA AutoDrive, it did embrace some mentions of of Jeep and its North American product plans. Slides confirmed a brand new Renegade arriving for the 2027 mannequin 12 months, with a quoted base value of “beneath $25K for BEV variant,” indicating a gasoline mannequin will return as effectively.
Jeep North American product plan from Stellantis Investor Day 2024 presentation
The electrical Renegade is predicted to be a comparatively small B-segment crossover much like the outgoing mannequin. Sources citing a media roundtable after the occasion famous affirmation that it’s going to experience on the eCMP platform utilized by the Citroën e-C3.
The e-C3 is likely one of the most cost-effective EVs at the moment accessible in Europe, and was talked about by Tavares as a benchmark for the $25,000 Jeep when he first spoke of it publicly.
In response to a query on the occasion, Tavares additionally stated the electrical Renegade would use LFP battery cells to assist obtain its focused retail value, in response to Autoblog.
Jeep North American product plan from Stellantis Investor Day 2024 presentation
The Renegade shall be certainly one of a number of new Jeep EVs and plug-in hybrids arriving over the subsequent few years. Jeep just lately revealed the Wagoneer S, an all-electric SUV scheduled to begin deliveries later this 12 months; introduced {that a} Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid will arrive subsequent 12 months; and confirmed the arrival subsequent 12 months of range-extended Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer 4xe plug-in hybrids, with a propulsion system much like that of the Ramcharger pickup truck.
Jeep goals to have six all-electric fashions in its lineup by 2027, together with the Wagoneer S, Renegade, an unnamed midsize SUV, and the Recon, a Wrangler-inspired off-roader. The Recon is because of be revealed in manufacturing kind later this 12 months, however it’s unclear precisely when it should go on sale.