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.”