Ineos, the British conglomerate that began producing off-roaders in 2022, has promised its first all-electric automobile could have “at the very least” 249 miles of vary. Ineos already presents a combustion-engined model of the Grenadier, with battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell variations presently being examined.

Talking with Australian outlet Carsales, Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder promised the agency’s first battery electrical automobile will ship a minimal of 400 kilometers (249 miles) of vary. The electrical Grenadier will likely be constructed by Magna Steyr, the identical manufacturing agency that builds the Fisker Ocean.

Ineos Automotive is a part of a a lot wider group of firms, all owned by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Primarily involved with the chemical business, Ratcliffe determined to launch Ineos Automotive when he noticed a spot available in the market for an genuine off-roader. With billions in funding immediately Ineos Automotive was in a position to develop shortly and began constructing its first automobile, the Grenadier, final 12 months.

As you’ll have guessed, Ratcliffe imagined the Grenadier as a modernized but nonetheless genuine Land Rover Defender. Unimpressed with the L663 Defender, Ratcliffe needed to offer shoppers with a extra authentic off-roader that also featured loads of fashionable know-how.

The battery-electric Grenadier will not arrive till 2026 nonetheless, with the automaker eager to take its time with its first EV. In the meantime, a hydrogen fuel-cell variant might not arrive till even later. The traditionally-powered Grenadier is presently obtainable in Europe and can launch in Australia later this 12 months. A US launch is presently set for the primary quarter of 2024. The ICE Grenadier will begin at $71,500 in America. Therefore we’d anticipate a completely electrical variant to price within the area of $85,000.