The all-electric Jeep Avenger is ready to land on Australian shores subsequent 12 months having already established itself in Europe. It is going to land in showrooms within the second half of 2024 and whereas native costs and specs gained’t be introduced till a later date, the corporate is assured that it’ll show standard.

Underpinning the Jeep Avenger is identical Stellantis eCMP structure because the likes of the Peugeot e-2008, Opel Moka-e, and Citroen DS3 E-Tense. In Europe, it comes customary with an electrical motor on the entrance axle with 154 hp and 192 lb-ft (260 Nm) of torque that receives its juice from a 54 kWh battery situated underneath the entrance and rear seats, and thru the central tunnel. It’s good for 550 km (342 miles) of driving in city settings and 400 km (248 miles) over the mixed cycle.

When linked to a quick charger, Jeep says the Avenger wants simply 24 minutes to cost from 20-80% and that 30 km (19 miles) of vary may be added in three minutes, sufficient for the day by day driving wants of most people.

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“The Jeep Avenger represents a key milestone for the Jeep model, our first zero exhaust emission SUV,” Jeep Australia managing director Michael Filazzola mentioned. “A compact SUV, the Avenger will present a brand new entry level to the Jeep vary whereas including one other degree of electrification to our providing in Australia and represents an additional step within the Jeep model’s evolution.”

A key issue within the Avenger’s success in Australia will likely be its value. It might want to pull consumers away from similarly-sized electrical SUVs just like the BYD Atto 3 and forthcoming Ford Puma EV, though it does have a extra rugged, off-road-focused nature than both of these two. Within the UK, costs for the Avenger begin at £35,700, which works out to be over AU$71,000.