Ineos, the British conglomerate that began producing off-roaders in 2022, has promised its first all-electric car can have “no less than” 249 miles of vary. Ineos already provides 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 car will ship a minimal of 400 kilometers (249 miles) of vary. The electrical Grenadier shall 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 trade, Ratcliffe determined to launch Ineos Automotive when he noticed a niche available in the market for an genuine off-roader. With billions in funding right away Ineos Automotive was capable of develop shortly and began constructing its first car, the Grenadier, final 12 months.

As you could have guessed, Ratcliffe imagined the Grenadier as a modernized but nonetheless genuine Land Rover Defender. Unimpressed with the L663 Defender, Ratcliffe wished to offer shoppers with a extra unique off-roader that also featured loads of trendy expertise.

The battery-electric Grenadier will not arrive till 2026 nevertheless, 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 accessible 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 totally electrical variant to value within the area of $85,000.