Recently launched Ineos Grenadier 4×4, five-seat with rear window

INEOS Group CEO and Chairman, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has confirmed plans for a second model line to join the recently launched INEOS Grenadier 4X4.

The new vehicle will be a fully electric 4X4 and use an all-new smaller platform than the Grenadier, but retain the robust, rugged, off-road capabilities of its internal combustion engine-powered sibling.

In an interview, Ratcliffe said that, “We need to embrace the future which is clearly, in an urban environment, going to be electric. But even in a country environment, when you are a farmer, you probably will have an electric car which you can drive around on tracks and things like that. So, you want one that’s capable but it’s electric. That’s our vision at the moment.”

Launch timings for an electric model are yet to be confirmed, however INEOS is also looking at hydrogen fuel-cell technology and a demonstrator is due to begin on- and off-road testing by the end of this year. INEOS continues to back hydrogen fuel cells as a clean powertrain solution for future versions of the Grenadier.

Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (June 2022) 

5 July 2022