Ineos Automotive, the company behind the old off-roader Grenadier, will later launch an electric SUV built by Magna at its Graz, Austria factory, starting in 2026.
In a press release, Ineos said the new EV “will offer world-class off-road capability” and will be tested on the Austrian mountain Söckl near the Magna plant, but the company is keeping it a secret for now. other details confidential.
Magna Steyr factory in Graz, Austria
Ineos noted that Magna had previously worked on developing Grenadier. This larger SUV, currently offered only with an internal combustion engine, began production late last year. A pickup is currently in development and is expected to go into production next year.
The Grenadier is being built at the factory in France used to build Smart EQ Fortwo Electric Car. Ineos launched the Grenadier with petrol and diesel engines supplied by BMW, but confirm a fuel cell version in 2021 and unveil a zero-emission model line in 2022.
Ineos grenades 2022
Magna already has experience building electric SUVs as a contract manufacturer. It started Produced by Fisker Ocean late last year and built the Jaguar I-Pace in the meantime. It has also been suggested that it could improve the I-Pace for walking 300 miles on a single charge.
The company is also a supplier of components to automakers, with several recent products aimed at improving efficiency or expanding electrification. It claims it can increase EV range by 30%, with an emphasis on software and controls. It has also pushed for an eBeam unit that it says could allow heavy-duty pickups and traditional SUVs to run entirely on electricity. without reducing payload or pulling.
