In a matter of days, Jeep went from having two of the highest-selling plug-in hybrids in the country to having none. When it pulled the plug on 4xe, it seemed like it was over. But the head of Jeep reminds us there is still something big and electrified coming. The Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4xe EREV is almost ready, and the reason it's taking so long is a shocking admission. Extended Range Grand Wagoneer Revealed Last Fall, But Where Is It? Jeep Last October, Jeep revealed the 2026 Grand Wagoneer. The "standard" Wagoneer name was gone, and there was a new face. Perhaps more importantly, there was going to be one with a big battery and a gas engine. It was meant to hit the market this year, becoming the first extended range electric vehicle on sale in America. If you've checked out a gas pump recently, now might be a good time to have a big SUV that can go many miles without using a drop.It's only April, but the Grand Wagoneer EREV – which Jeep frustratingly calls REEV – is still not here. Mopar Insiders spoke with Jeep brand CEO Bob Broderdorf and asked him why.2026-jeep-grand-wagoneer-dashboard "REEV is obviously right around the corner," he said, before getting frank. "It’s the same exact problem as the Cherokee [and] with the Recon. The reality is, [we've] got to get the volume up, [we've] got to get that quality and the speed on the line in the same space. Then we can add the REEV in."Jeep knows buyers want it, and the tech is ready, but it wants to make sure it gets the quality right. Jeep, along with the rest of the Stellantis family, has been suffering with getting a solid product out the door made solidly and reliably. First Quality, Then Variety Jeep On the company's earnings call earlier this year, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa addressed the quality problem, saying it had hired thousands of new engineers and that it was hiring more. He called it "resetting execution and improving quality management processes to address previous operational issues triggered by past decisions," with those past decisions being mass layoffs and other cost cuttings by the previous boss.Filosa said the company is already making progress, and improving on manufacturing and execution. Broderdorf's comments about the Recon and Cherokee were in reference to both vehicles built on the same line in Mexico. The two brand-new models are a complex juggling act for the factory, so it wants to make sure that production is perfect. Then it will add speed, followed by more powertrains.For the Grand Wagoneer, it's a similar story. The big SUV is built at the Warren Truck Plant in Michigan, and customer units have just begun to roll out to dealers. Once the company knows it has the model down and is hitting quality and speed targets, then it can add something more complicated like the EREV.The extended-range Grand Wagoneer will go on sale with a 92 kWh battery pack and a version of the Stellantis 3.6-liter V6. The engine will be used solely to charge that big battery; electric motors front and rear will send 647 horsepower and 620 pound-feet of torque to the wheels.Jeep estimates it will deliver 500 miles of total range and around 150 miles on the battery alone before the engine kicks in. That gives buyers plenty of charge for daily driving duties, with the ability to drive long distances without a charge, even while towing.
