Off-Road Icon Jeep Plots 4 New EVs by 2025Off-Road Icon Jeep Plots 4 New EVs by 2025

The company plans for half of Jeep's U.S. sales and all European sales to be battery electric by 2030.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

September 7, 2022

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Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles presents the Jeep Wagoneer S.Image courtesy of Stellantis

Iconic American off-road brand Jeep has revealed its path forward as the industry shifts to electric power. The map includes both plug-in hybrids and battery-electric models, with four new electrified vehicles planned by 2025.

The company’s 4xe plug-in hybrid technology, which we found very appealing for off-road driving during our test of the Wrangler 4xe, will be available in all U.S. Jeep models by 2025.

“With the continuous expansion of the 4xe technology across our entire portfolio, we are redefining freedom and adventure in a way that only the Jeep brand can,” said Jim Morrison, head of Jeep brand North America.

“By the end of 2025, our full lineup will be electrified, including four all-electric vehicles competing in the heart of the marketplace,” Morrison added. Today’s Jeep line includes 4xe versions of the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee.

Jeep plans two fully electric battery EVs for the U.S. market, the Wagoneer S (which it describes as all-new, so apparently not just a battery-powered version of today’s combustion Wagoneer model) and the Recon, which is a more hard-core off-road SUV in the mold of the Wrangler.

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Charging the 2023 Jeep Avenger battery-electric vehicle.

The company will launch the new Jeep Avenger battery-electric SUV at the Paris Motor Show, with plans for it to arrive in European dealers in 2023. There are no details on the planned fourth battery-electric SUV that is scheduled to arrive by 2025.

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About the Author

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.

Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.

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He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.

He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.

He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.

He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.

Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.

He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers

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