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The first all-electric Jeep could be delivered to US customers as soon as July. According to new CEO Antonio Filosa, production of Jeep’s first EV, the Wagoneer S SUV, is expected to begin in Q2. Deliveries could happen as soon as the third quarter. Jeep’s CEO also confirmed we may see the electric Wrangler-like Recon launch by the end of the year. The first Jeep EV could reach US buyers as early as Q3 After slashing prices amid slumping sales Friday (including up to $4K on its best-selling Grand…

Jeep is preparing to launch several new fully electric vehicles in the US within the next few years, including the Recon 4xe and Wagoneer S. The EV concepts were recently shown at a dealer’s conference for the first time in person. Check out the images below. New images reveal Jeep’s first EV, the Recon Moab 4xe Under the Stellantis umbrella of brands with Dodge and Ram Trucks, Jeep revealed it would aim for 50% of sales in the US to be all-electric by 2030 as part of the company’s Dare…

Backcountry and tactical ebike maker Recon Power Bikes has teamed up with General Motors to create a two-wheel version of the burly battery beast known to us as the GMC Hummer EV. With its rear rack, the Hummer ebike takes on the role of a nimble two-wheeled Hummer pickup, and it comes complete with a dual-motor drive that lets riders choose from rear-, front- and all-wheel-drive modes. There's no crab walking, but given that the Hummer ebike weighs over 4 tons less than the truck, it'll still be much easier to maneuver…

The new Turtle Beach Recon Cloud is an all-in-one controller for playing games on Xbox, PC, Android, and mobile streaming (Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Steam Link). This controller, now available in the US, is essentially Turtle Beach’s existing Recon but with the addition of Bluetooth to wirelessly pair with phones, tablets, and PCs. The other key component giving the Recon its “cloud” designation is the simple addition of a mobile phone clip in the box, which screws into the gamepad’s top for a very sturdy…

Jeep has been talking about going electric, but so far it's released only 4xe hybrids, trailside charging stations and wild, voltage-stuffed Moab concepts. Today it started moving a little money toward its mouth, announcing more specific plans to launch three all-electric models within the next two years. That trio will be topped by a battery-powered Wagoneer promising up to 400 miles of road- and trail-wandering range coupled with a high-performance 600-hp powertrain that can bang out a 0-60 mph as quickly as a Grand…

Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years. The new EVs, Jeep's first, are part of the Stellantis brand's plans to convert half of its US sales and all of its European sales to battery-electric vehicles by 2030. They're the first for the brand, and executives are promising that they'll be fully capable of off-road travel. The new vehicles include the Jeep Recon, a four-wheel-drive midsize SUV about the size of the Jeep Wrangler and rival Ford's…

Jeep will launch four electric SUVs for North America and Europe by the end of 2025, with at least two coming to the U.S., the automaker confirmed Thursday. While Jeep has some plug-in hybrids in its lineup, these will be the brand’s first all-electric models. The first of these models to launch will be the Jeep Recon, which is scheduled to start production in 2024, with reservations opening in early 2023. While it won’t be fully revealed until next year, Jeep confirmed the Recon will have a “one-touch power top,…

Jeep will introduce four new all-electric SUVs in North America and Europe by the end of 2025 as part of a broader strategy to have EVs comprise 50 percent of sales in the US and 100 percent in Europe by 2030. Jeep, which is owned by Stellantis, showed the first images of two fully electric SUVs — the all-new Wrangler-inspired Jeep Recon and a new electric Wagoneer, codenamed Wagoneer S. Both models are expected to arrive in North America and other regions by 2024. The automaker will also release a compact electric…

I know people are hyped for a subscription-based future of video games. But if it’s anything like a streaming service, the actual experience of having a big library is scrolling around your options and going, Hmm, I sort of remember hearing about this thing five years ago. And because the stakes are low, you try it, and more often than not, you realize why you never bothered paying to see Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in theaters. Sometimes, though, a mediocre product can be gratifying, especially if you go into it…

American company Ryse Aerotech has released video of its first manned flight test, undertaken back in June. The Recon eVTOL is pitched as a buy 'n' fly ultralight aircraft that farmers and ranchers can put to immediate use without a pilot's license.Like the Jetson One, this is electric VTOL in its most basic form: a drone-style six-prop multicopter with a single seat in the middle. The aluminum-framed Recon weighs 130 kg (286 lb), and lifts an occupant up to 91 kg (200 lb). Battery endurance is up to 25 minutes, depending…