$25,000 Jeep EV will probably be an electrical Renegade

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said in a recent interview that a $25,000 Jeep EV is coming to the U.S. soon. Now we all know that it’ll expand on the Renegade nameplate, which was previously given to a small gasoline crossover that was discontinued after the 2023 model 12 months.

First spotted by MoparInsiders, the Renegade name was confirmed in Stellantis’ Investor Day 2024 presentation this week at the previous Chrysler Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

While the presentation largely focused on software features like the corporate’s STLA Brain, STLA SmartCockpit, and STLA AutoDrive, it did include some mentions of of Jeep and its North American product plans. Slides showed a brand new Renegade arriving for the 2027 model 12 months, with a quoted base price of “under $25K for BEV variant,” indicating a gasoline model will return as well.

The electrical Renegade is anticipated to be a comparatively small B-segment crossover much like the outgoing model. Sources citing a media roundtable after the event noted confirmation that it’ll ride on the eCMP platform utilized by the Citroën e-C3.

The e-C3 is considered one of the most cost effective EVs currently available in Europe, and was mentioned by Tavares as a benchmark for the $25,000 Jeep when he first spoke of it publicly.

In response to a matter on the event, Tavares also said the electrical Renegade would use LFP battery cells to assist achieve its targeted retail price, in line with Autoblog.

Jeep North American product plan from Stellantis Investor Day 2024 presentation

The Renegade will probably be considered one of several recent Jeep EVs and plug-in hybrids arriving over the following few years. Jeep recently revealed the Wagoneer S, an all-electric SUV scheduled to start out deliveries later this 12 months; announced that a Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid will arrive next 12 months; and confirmed the arrival next 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 models in its lineup by 2027, including the Wagoneer S, Renegade, an unnamed midsize SUV, and the Recon, a Wrangler-inspired off-roader. The Recon is attributable to be revealed in production form later this 12 months, but it surely’s unclear exactly when it’ll go on sale.