Ineos Automotive on Friday introduced an electrical SUV, with an elective range-extended powertrain.
Known as the Fusilier, the brand new mannequin shares the general look of the internal-combustion Ineos Grenadier SUV presently in manufacturing, however is barely shorter in size and decrease, in line 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 cut back aerodynamic drag, together with chamfered edges and corners, recessed door handles, built-in fender flares, facet steps, and skid plates, and lively grille shutters.
No particulars on both of the powertrains have been offered, however Ineos advised that the all-electric powertrain can have restricted purposes. EVs are appropriate for “shorter journeys and concrete deliveries,” Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe stated in a press release, including that the corporate felt a range-extended powertrain was wanted for different makes use of.
Ineos Fusilier
The Fusilier might 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 presently builds the Fisker Ocean and Jaguar I-Tempo electrical SUVs, and has stated that it will possibly increase EV vary by 30%, partly with the best software program and controls. Volkswagen’s Scout model has reportedly turned to Magna for assist with growth of its EVs, the primary of which is due in late 2026, but in addition not too long ago broke floor on a $2 billion manufacturing facility in South Carolina that might ultimately produce as much as 200,000 autos per yr.
