I’ve spent three decades testing things that move. Fast things, slow things, things that fly, things that float, and things that, frankly, shouldn’t move at all. And now, the world has decided that all those loud, angry, fuel-guzzling beasts of my youth must be replaced by electric toasters on wheels. Oh, what fun… However, I must confess, the new 2026 Jeep Recon is not quite the four-wheeled appliance I expected. It’s the brand’s first fully electric vehicle to earn the coveted “Trail Rated” badge, and it looks like they’ve done a proper job of it, for once.
For those of you who still think an electric car’s only purpose is to take you silently to the organic grocery store, allow me to introduce you to an SUV that looks like a Wrangler and has been fed a ludicrous amount of raw electricity. Jeep says this thing has the DNA of its heritage, which I assume means it’s designed to leak oil and leave you stranded. Only this time, it’ll probably be an unfixable software glitch rather than a rusty fuel line. But, and here’s the rub, the sheer numbers on this electric bruiser are plain ridiculous.
