Jeep’sall-electricleap
THe first fully electric Jeep will be unveiled as the off-road giant born during World War ii launches an eco offensive. The new zero-emissions Avenger SuV with a range of 250 miles is set to make its debut at the Paris Motor Show on october 17 with reservations opening for customers that same day. first uK showroom deliveries will commence at the beginning of next year, with prices expected at between £35,000 and £40,000.
With a name that echoes the big-screen superhero team — or for British fans of a certain vintage, the suave John Steed and accomplices including Mrs emma Peel — Jeep said the new Avenger will be positioned under the renegade and be produced in Tychy, Poland.
it promises a modern, technologically advanced interior, with plenty of people and cargo space.
The car is one of four all- electric SuVs to be launched in north America
and europe by 2025, with Jeep bosses promising that 50 per cent of sales in the u.S. and all sales in europe will be battery- electric vehicles by 2030.
Antonella Bruno, head of Jeep europe at parent company Stellantis, said: ‘The all-new Avenger will offer Jeep brand capability that is rightsized for the european market.’
Two more fully-electric 4x4s were also unveiled — the Jeep recon and Wagoneer S — which will be launched first in north America before arriving in europe and the rest of the world.
The Wagoneer S has already raised eyebrows for its uncanny resemblance to Land rover rival the range rover Sport. Powered by electric motors developing a mighty 600 hp, it’s expected to accelerate from rest to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds, with an average range of up to 400 miles. The range consists of the Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, renegade and Wrangler.
The original Jeep was a military scout vehicle built for the u.S. war department from 1941 by Willys-overland. it became the workhorse 4x4 of u.S. and Allied forces during World War ii, from the normandy beachheads to the far east.