Jeep’s off-road electric SUV managed just 160 miles in a real-world highway range test — SkimNews
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- Jeep Recon EV delivered only 160 miles on a single charge in Car and Driver's highway range test, about 62 miles below its 222-mile EPA estimate from a 94 kWh battery pack
- The Recon scored 1.7 miles per kWh, ranking among the least efficient EVs across more than 100 models Car and Driver has put through the same test
- The Jeep Wagoneer S, built on the same STLA Large Platform with the same 94 kWh battery, managed 280 miles at roughly 3 mi/kWh — nearly twice the Recon's efficiency
- The 9,640-lb 2022 GMC Hummer EV achieved 290 miles in the same test, but did so with a much larger 205 kWh battery and lower 1.4 mi/kWh efficiency
- Jeep attributes the Recon's efficiency gap to its off-road-first design: dual-motor AWD, 33-inch tires, 9.1 inches of ground clearance, and a less aerodynamic body versus the road-oriented Wagoneer S
- The Recon starts at $66,995, launched this summer with 670 combined horsepower, and is marketed as the 'first and only fully electric Trail Rated SUV' with removable doors and rear quarter glass
Why it matters: Jeep launched the Recon at $66,995 as its first fully electric Trail Rated SUV, but its real-world highway efficiency runs nearly half that of its platform-mate Wagoneer S — costing buyers about 120 miles of usable range. The efficiency penalty from boxy aerodynamics, 33-inch tires, and high ground clearance hits hardest on the highway, exactly where most owners will drive daily, not on the trail.
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