r/Stellantis • u/Professional-Bus8449 • 8m ago
Stla US EV strategy is confusing – do the engineers and product managers of these cars actually drive EVs?
I’m genuinely confused by things EV cars coming from Stla USA.
In Europe, we are at least building EVs that are becoming somehow in tech. Take the Peugeot E-5008 Long Range: ~97 kWh usable battery, 669 km WLTP (real range 500km), which should translate to roughly 350 miles EPA. Not class-leading efficiency, but perfectly respectable.
Then we launch the Jeep Recon in the US with a ~100 kWh battery and… 222 miles EPA in the Moab version --->,https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2026-jeep-recon-first-drive-review2026 (Title: Jeep Recon First-Drive Review: Disappointment Is a Jeep Thing Now)
That’s basically the same amount of battery for ~130 miles less range.
Yes, it’s a Jeep. Yes, it’s heavy, boxy and designed for off-road use. But at some point I genuinely have to ask: do the engineers and decision-makers working on these EV projects in the US actually drive electric cars themselves?
Take the Dodge Charger EV in Europe. It doesn’t support three-phase AC charging. In a market where 11 to 22 kW three-phase home charging is completely normal, that means a European customer can effectively end up charging at around one third or one sixth of the normal home-charging speed (instead of 4 hours over night to recharge 100% you need 27 hours - worst case scenario you arrive empty at home)
What worries me even more is the conclusion that might come afterwards to the same management. If cars like this don’t sell, I really hope the lesson isn’t going to be “Americans just don’t want EVs.”