Jeep's First Electric SUV Coming in 2023, But it Won't Be a Wrangler
【Summary】Stellantis also teased the upcoming all-electric Ram 1500, highlighting the lights on the upcoming pickup.

Stellantis has been one of the slower American automakers to get behind electric vehicles. Now, the automaker is ramping things up and has quite a few EVs in the pipeline. Jeep, Stellantis' iconic SUV brand, will play a large role in the future, as it aims to have zero-emission versions of all of the vehicles it currently sells by 2025. According to a recent announcement by Stellantis, Jeep is also working on an all-electric SUV that will come out in 2023.
First Jeep EV Coming Next Year
The unnamed SUV will become Jeep's first all-electric vehicle and, according to AutoExpress, will go on sale in Europe in the first half of 2023. Neither Stellantis nor Jeep provided information on whether the electric SUV will go on sale in the U.S. With Jeep being an American automaker and being a very popular brand in the U.S., we would be surprised if the EV wasn't available here.
At the same time as the announcement, Stellantis put out two photos of the upcoming EV. They're computer renderings and not real photos of the vehicle, but they're our best look at what's to come. One photo is of the front of the vehicle, while the other is of the back. The front end of the SUV is a dead ringer for the Grand Cherokee, with a seven-slot grille, wide fenders, and a refined front end. The rear end of the SUV looks more along the lines of a Compass. It certainly looks like Jeep took elements from current SUVs and grafted them onto the upcoming EV.
Unlike some automakers, Jeep has decided to stick with what it knows for its upcoming EV. That might be the point, but we wonder how well the SUV will against competitors that have fresher designs. While the design may dissuade some, we think some people will buy the SUV because it's a Jeep. Brand recognition is a major factor for the automaker, as it has become synonymous with rugged off-roaders.
New Ram EV Coming In 2024
After the first electric SUV comes out, Jeep will follow it up with an all-electric version of the Wrangler in 2024. It's interesting to see that Jeep didn't start off with the electric Wrangler, as other automakers have electrified their most iconic vehicles in an attempt to draw in consumers, like Ford with the Mustang Mach-E.
At the same time as Jeep's announcement, Ram, also under the Stellantis family, teased the first few images of its upcoming all-electric Ram 1500. The renderings don't reveal much, except for the truck's lighting. The headlights will have two LED daytime running lights with a split fork design, while the rear end will have r-shaped lighting with "RAM" lit up in the middle. The pickup is expected to arrive in 2024 and is rumored to arrive with a range extender.
-
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Now PHEV Only
-
Acura Prevision EV Concept Previews Brand’s Electric Future
-
Hyundai Gets Serious About Electric Performance Cars, Shows off Two Concepts
-
Ford Looks to Have 100% of EV Sales Be Online
-
Volkswagen CEO Believes It Will Overtake Tesla in EV Sales by 2025
-
Report Claims Nissan Leaf Will Be Discontinued by 2025
-
Autonomous Vehicles Will Require Cities to Change Their Transportation Methods
-
Rivian, Mercedes-Benz Partner to Produce Electric Commercial Vans
- Tesla Raises Prices in the U.S. as Inflation Chips Away at its Profit Margins
- Volvo Cars and Epic Games to Partner on a High-Resolution 3D Digital Driver’s Display Powered by the Unreal Engine
- LG Develops ‘Invisible’ Speaker Sound Technology That Could Revolutionize In-Vehicle Audio
- Here's One Way Lucid Motors Made the Air Sedan More Spacious for Passengers
- Waymo To Partner With Uber Freight on Autonomous Logistics for the Trucking Industry
- GM Offering to Buy Out Buick Dealers That Don’t Want to Sell EVs
- Automaker BYD is Emerging as One of Tesla’s Biggest Competitors in China, Latest Vehicle Registration Data Shows
- Chipmaker AMD to Collaborate with ECARX on a Digital Cockpit, In-Vehicle Computing Platform for Next-Gen EVs
- BorgWarner Invests $500 Million in Wolfspeed Inc, a Developer of Semiconductors and Silicon Carbide Devices for Electric Vehicles
- California Startup Orbis Brakes Debuts its Revolutionary 'Periodic Wave' Brake Line Developed in Collaboration with NASA