Jeep is Teasing the Arrival of its First BEV - The 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S

The Wagoneer's will have an impressive smaller sibling. Jeep is promising we'll see the 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S BEV later this year.

Jeep is promising a new battery electric vehicle that will combine style, speed and sophistication. The automaker is telling fans to “Get Ready to Take a Seat in the All-new, All-electric Jeep Wagoneer S”. This will be the Jeep brand’s first global battery-electric vehicle. The 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S will debut in the U.S. this fall and will be sold globally after that.

The 2024 Wagoneer S Was Announced in September of 2022

As I reported in September of 2022, Jeep held an event called Jeep 4xe Day and spoke about its plans for future electrified vehicles. It promised two Jeep BEVs for the U.S. market, one called a Recon and the other was the Wagoneer S.

At the time I wrote, “The Wagoneer family will expand with a new midsize version. Code-named Wagoneer S, this all-electric vehicle will be considered a premium 4x4 SUV. It will also be released only as a BEV. Designers are hoping that the Wagoneer S will be able to travel 400 miles on a single charge. Jeep is targeting it as 600 horsepower with a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds.”

“We’ll delight our customers with a premium, highly efficient SUV that is loaded with technology and high quality craftmanship, offering 4x4 capability, high performance, rapid acceleration and a target range of 400 miles on a single charge,” added Christian Meunier, who was the head of Jeep at the time.

Design Chief Ralph Gilles said then that “The new 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV stands for “Speed, Striking and Sexy”.

2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Details

The new information confirms much of what we were told about the Wagoneer S at the outset. The mid-size SUV will be offered exclusively as a BEV. The Jeep Wagoneer S will have off-road capability with all-terrain management, advanced Jeep brand-focused technology and impressive performance credentials. The Wagoneer S is still expected to have 600 horsepower and a lightning fast 0-60 mph time of around 3.5 seconds. Its exterior design is marked by a reimagined LED-lit class-exclusive seven-slot Jeep brand grille.

The new Jeep Wagoneer S is part of the Jeep brand’s ongoing global electrification initiative of accomplishing Zero Emission Freedom. The plan supports Stellantis' ambition to become a carbon net zero corporation by 2038 as outlined in the company's Dare Forward 2030 long-term strategic plan.

Jeep Wagoneer's Future

A couple of months after the Wagoneer S was announced in 2022, Jeep invited fans to rename the mid-size SUV. Obviously, the company reconsidered and decided to proceed with the code-name S. Also, as you may have noticed, for a time Jeep tried to make Wagoneer its own Stellantis brand. Today’s announcement reiterates that Wagoneer is part of Jeep going forward. When you have a brand name as strong as Jeep, it makes sense to keep the brand’s reputation and buyer loyalty on your side.

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