Jeep has been testing the waters with a collection of electrical Wrangler ideas through the years, and now it appears the manufacturing inexperienced gentle has been given.

In line with a UAW doc outlining the union’s newest settlement with Jeep guardian firm Stellantis, the subsequent Wrangler, the J70 collection, will likely be constructed solely as an electrical automobile.

Manufacturing is because of begin in 2028 on the present Wrangler’s plant in Toledo, Ohio, with $1.5 billion to be invested on the web site. Two powertrain setups are deliberate: one will likely be a regular battery-electric powertrain and the opposite will likely be an extended-range electrical powertrain, the place a smaller battery is topped up on the run by a fuel engine.

The technique is just like the one employed by fellow Stellantis model Ram whose upcoming 1500 REV electrical truck will supply the choice of an extended-range powertrain. It is doubtless different Stellantis manufacturers may even make use of the technique.

The identical doc talked about the present Wrangler and its Gladiator counterpart will proceed manufacturing till 2028, with the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid to be up to date in 2025 and joined on the identical time by a Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid.

There was no point out of a Gladiator past 2028, suggesting the automobile could also be dropped after the present era. The transfer would unlock house in Stellantis’ lineup for a Ram midsize pickup truck which the UAW doc confirmed for a begin of manufacturing in 2027 at Stellantis’ idled plant in Belvidere, Illinois. Although not talked about within the doc, the Ram midsize pickup is tipped to be an electrical truck.

Jeep has rolled out three electrical Wrangler ideas in recent times. Referred to as the Wrangler Magneto collection, the ideas had been all based mostly on the present Wrangler’s body-on-frame platform. It is doubtless any electrical Wrangler will undertake certainly one of Stellantis’ 4 devoted EV platforms, certainly one of which is a body-on-frame design.

Earlier than the arrival of an electrical Wrangler, Jeep will launch an electrical off-roader within the type of the Recon SUV. First proven a yr in the past, the Recon is confirmed by Jeep to make use of Stellantis’ STLA Giant devoted EV platform. The automobile may even include Jeep Selec-Terrain traction administration, an e-locker axle, under-body safety, tow hooks, and chunky off-road tires. It’ll even have detachable doorways and an influence prime with a big opening for a semi-open-air expertise.