JEEP has revealed its first battery electrical car (BEV), referred to as the Avenger, at Paris Motor Present this week.
Having nothing to do with the bygone Dodge Avenger, the brand new BEV SUV marks Jeep’s kick-off level into the world of pure electrical autos with quite a few extra in numerous segments scheduled for manufacturing quickly.
The Avenger will promote within the 5 door, sub-compact SUV section and will likely be obtainable in single- and dual-motor guises on an evolution of the Peugeot/Citroen eCMP platform shared with the Peugeot 2008, Opel Mokka and DS 3 Crossback.
At this level, no value particulars can be found with some UK commentators suggesting one thing north of £35,000 ($A63,100).
Different Stellantis firms have their very own variations of an identical car underneath improvement together with Alfa Romeo and Fiat.
The Avenger is initially meant for European, Japanese, and South Korean market consumption with no plans introduced but for the USA, China or wherever else together with Australia. Nevertheless, it will be naïve to count on a automobile corresponding to this to not be constructed for the worldwide market.
The mannequin took delight of place on Jeep’s Paris Motor Present stand that was devoted to EVs, no ICE vehicles in any respect. Sadly, scant info is offered on Avenger for the time being suffice to say Jeep is spruiking it as being “totally Jeep succesful” (presumably in AWD variants).
GoAuto has been in a position to glean few particulars on Avenger that may be a right-size (small) car for the European market and would almost certainly promote its socks off in Australia given aggressive pricing, the enticing styling and common packaging.
The mannequin was unveiled in September alongside two different Jeep fashions and is positioned beneath the Renegade. Will probably be the smallest car provided by Jeep.
The Avenger will likely be provided with gentle hybrid and battery electrical fashions. Designed in Italy and produced in Poland, the Avenger deliveries to clients will begin in 2023, with Jeep focusing on annual manufacturing of 110,000 models.
The all-new Jeep Avenger has a brand new era electrical propulsion system which mixes a brand new electrical motor and a brand new battery. Due to the excessive energy and torque, along with a selected e-powertrain calibration, Jeep says the brand new Avenger gives uncompromised driving enjoyment on- and off-road functionality.
The second-generation 400V electrical powertrain is the primary one to be launched by Emotors, a three way partnership between Stellantis and Nidec Leroy-Somer Holding. It provides 115kW and 260Nm of most torque.
The 54kWh battery, which can be produced by Stellantis, gives a excessive vitality density and a formidable ratio between nominal and usable vitality. Particularly, the battery pack is made up of 17 modules and 102 cells utilising NMC811 lithium-Ion chemistry and delivers 400km of vary within the WLTP cycle, which turns into 550km within the city cycle.
The battery, which Jeep says was examined for over two million kilometres, is extraordinarily compact, non-intrusive and is discovered underneath the entrance and rear seats and the central tunnel. It’s protected by a excessive floor clearance and underbody skid plates throughout off-road driving.
Recharging the brand new Avenger is easy by way of a 100kW Mode 4 cable in direct present, linked to quick public cost, three minutes of cost is sufficient to present journey distance of 30km; or 24 minutes is adequate to cost the batteries from 20 to 80 per cent cost.
Contemplating that European customers journey 30km on a mean per day, it’s doubtless that the car might be pushed for days earlier than recharging. In the meantime, with an 11kW Mode 3 cable for alternating present linked to a Wallbox or public station, it’s attainable to ‘replenish’ (from zero to 100 per cent) in 5.5 hours.
Jeep says the Avenger will mix a contemporary and technologically superior inside with loads of house for folks and cargo.
“The brand new Jeep Avenger spearheads the introduction of a portfolio of all-new Jeep BEVs in Europe.” mentioned Jeep CEO, Christian Meunier.
“It gives Jeep model functionality that’s right-sized for the market and through its introduction on the Paris Motor Present, we’ll showcase why it’s a nice all-electric Jeep model different to present gamers within the section.
“The Jeep Avenger is a milestone for our development plans in key European markets, corresponding to France, and on our path to turning into the main zero-emission SUV model on this planet.”
The Jeep Avenger will be a part of an already totally electrified (hybrid) European line-up which incorporates 4xe variations of the Jeep Wrangler, Compass, and Renegade. It is going to even be adopted early subsequent yr by the launch of the 4xe model of the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee.
In nations corresponding to Germany and France, the Jeep model gives solely electrified SUVs and by the top of the yr nearly all the main markets in Continental Europe will supply solely electrified SUVs.
The Jeep totally electrical plan, revealed in September, builds on this 4xe momentum. The model will introduce 4 zero-emission autos in Europe by 2025, with choices in the principle quantity segments, together with the Jeep Recon and the Wagoneer “S”, two all-new and all-electric autos that can compete within the world mid-size SUV section.
Because of this product providing, all new Jeep autos obtainable within the area will likely be 100 per cent electrical by 2030 Jeep says.
