Ineos Automotive on Friday introduced an electrical SUV, with an elective range-extended powertrain.
Referred to as the Fusilier, the brand new mannequin shares the general look of the internal-combustion Ineos Grenadier SUV at the moment in manufacturing, however is barely shorter in size and decrease, in keeping with an Ineos press launch. It’ll use a devoted skateboard platform composed largely of metal, with aluminum doorways and closures, the corporate stated.
Ineos Fusilier
Ineos additionally factors to some styling options to scale back aerodynamic drag, together with chamfered edges and corners, recessed door handles, built-in fender flares, aspect steps, and skid plates, and energetic grille shutters.
No particulars on both of the powertrains have been offered, however Ineos urged that the all-electric powertrain may have restricted functions. EVs are appropriate for “shorter journeys and concrete deliveries,” Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe stated in an announcement, including that the corporate felt a range-extended powertrain was wanted for different makes use of.
Ineos Fusilier
The Fusilier will probably be constructed beneath contract by Magna at that firm’s Graz, Austria, facility. Ineos and Magna introduced plans for an electrical SUV final yr, saying at the moment that this mannequin would launch in 2026.
Magna at the moment builds the Fisker Ocean and Jaguar I-Tempo electrical SUVs, and has stated that it might enhance EV vary by 30%, partly with the fitting software program and controls. Volkswagen’s Scout model has reportedly turned to Magna for assist with improvement of its EVs, the primary of which is due in late 2026, but in addition just lately broke floor on a $2 billion manufacturing unit in South Carolina that might ultimately produce as much as 200,000 autos per yr.