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The Jeep Recon Was Driven On The Highway Until It Died. Its Range Fell Short

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The Jeep Recon Was Driven On The Highway Until It Died. Its Range Fell Short

It’s no secret that the Jeep Recon loves to eat electricity with a big spoon every time it hits the road. It was designed to take you where no other electric car can, so it had to have a boxy body, bumpers that aren’t exactly aerodynamic, and big, chunky wheels.

The Recon is hungry for energy, and owners will need to understand that they’re trading long-range convenience for off-road capabilities. Now, though, customers can get a rough idea of how far they can go on a full charge when they’re not on the trails.

Car and Driver drove a brand-new Recon on the highway at a constant 75 miles per hour and managed just 160 miles with a full battery. That’s 62 miles less than the combined EPA estimate, and it’s also 36 miles shorter than the EPA estimate for highway-only driving.

Considering that the Recon is powered by a rather generous 94-kilowatt-hour (100.5 kWh total) battery pack, the efficiency is one of the worst of any EV on sale today in the United States. According to Car and Driver, Jeep’s off-road-ready electric model averaged about 1.7 miles/kWh, which is a smidge better than the outrageous 1.4 miles/kWh achieved by the GMC Hummer EV and Mercedes-Benz G 580 Electric.

It’s worth noting that here at InsideEVs, we test cars at a constant 70 mph on the highway, and the Recon is expected to travel further at a lower speed. For drivers who like to go faster, though, they now have a point of reference—as long as they’re comfortable driving from 100% state of charge to zero.


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