Could Jeep's rugged EV debut a new off-road-ready transmission?
Stellantis has patented a new three-speed transmission designed to bring its Jeep brand's legendary off-road capability to electric vehicles (EV) without the need for additional motors or equipment.
Jeep released its first EV in Australia in 2024 – the urban-friendly Avenger – with the larger Wagoneer S crossover SUV and rugged Recon set for Australia in 2026.
It's the latter that appears most likely to receive the new transmission, should it enter production.
As reported by Mopar Insiders, Stellantis has been granted a patent for a three-speed transmission bringing low-range, high-range and direct drive gearing to electric powertrains.
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It's designed to replace the single-speed reduction gearboxes found in most EVs in new car showrooms which, in its filing, Stellantis says are 'unable to provide sustained high torque for trail and desert driving or various other speeds'.
With Jeep's 'trail-rated' credentials crucial to its brand image, the new transmission has been designed to offer smarter gearing choices for EVs while hitting the rough stuff, mimicking the low- and high-range gearing found in conventional combustion-powered four-wheel drive off-roaders.
The three different gear-sets each look to expand the capability of EVs, most notably tapping into the instant torque characteristic provided by an electric motor – and minimising energy use at other times.
The lowest gearing – created to deploy maximum torque – acts like a traditional '4LO' gear and is designed for trail driving, rock crawling and towing.
The second gearset is more suited to 'normal' conditions, while the third provides the typical one-to-one ratio and is intended to maximise energy efficiency, battery life and driving range while highway driving.
The transmission connects directly to the output shaft of the electric motor and can be used on the front or rear axle, while it can also lock or open a differential for true off-road flexibility.
Jeep hasn't made any announcements on which vehicles will use the new transmission, or when we can expect to see it in a production model.
The relatively simple, compact design means it could bring benefits beyond Jeep's off-roaders, extending to other Stellantis brands such as Ram trucks.
It could also have high performance all-wheel drive applications at Dodge, Chrysler and potentially Alfa Romeo and Maserati – all brands belonging to Stellantis.
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-20% -20% $4,184,620 MHK Metalhawk. 0.39 -11% -17% 39% 696% $52,306,302 1MC Morella Corporation 0.015 -12% -21% -46% -80% $5,467,604 L1M Lightning Minerals 0.06 -12% 0% -19% -17% $6,199,699 PAT Patriot Resourcesltd 0.052 -12% -19% 21% -13% $8,321,168 DLI Delta Lithium 0.165 -12% -11% 0% -25% $118,229,396 TVN Tivan Limited 0.092 -12% -12% 2% 23% $190,239,473 GBR Greatbould Resources 0.063 -13% -3% 50% 9% $47,928,684 IXR Ionic Rare Earths 0.0105 -13% 50% 75% 5% $52,674,258 AKN Auking Mining Ltd 0.007 -13% 0% 40% -68% $4,023,451 REC Rechargemetals 0.013 -13% -32% -28% -55% $3,340,870 AXE Archer Materials 0.225 -13% -15% -46% -31% $58,614,813 ASM Ausstratmaterials 0.535 -14% 6% 9% -30% $94,297,155 BC8 Black Cat Syndicate 0.77 -14% -8% 33% 157% $558,926,958 ICL Iceni Gold 0.055 -14% -8% -15% -14% $18,538,275 CRR Critical Resources 0.003 -14% 0% -50% -63% $7,842,664 EV1 Evolutionenergy 0.012 -14% 20% -48% -64% $4,351,806 AVL Aust Vanadium Ltd 0.0085 -15% -15% -29% -39% $77,711,923 RON Roninresourcesltd 0.14 -15% -30% -18% 17% $5,652,501 CAE Cannindah Resources 0.022 -15% -39% -45% -57% $16,017,759 G88 Golden Mile Res Ltd 0.011 -15% -27% 38% 0% $6,530,974 LMG Latrobe Magnesium 0.008 -16% -33% -60% -83% $21,012,720 AS2 Askarimetalslimited 0.005 -17% -29% -58% -89% $2,020,853 LIN Lindian Resources 0.1 -17% -17% 25% -9% $116,342,224 KNI Kunikolimited 0.1 -17% -23% -47% -57% $8,170,881 STM Sunstone Metals Ltd 0.014 -18% -7% 100% 47% $84,976,633 PFE Pantera Lithium 0.011 -19% -21% -35% -67% $4,737,837 MEK Meeka Metals Limited 0.1425 -19% 2% 90% 319% $451,934,301 OCN Oceanalithiumlimited 0.056 -19% -5% 115% 58% $9,297,502 DRE Dreadnought Resources Ltd 0.0095 -21% -21% -14% -59% $45,715,500 AZI Altamin Limited 0.018 -22% -33% -28% -48% $10,915,555 PNT Panthermetalsltd 0.013 -24% -13% 8% -29% $3,911,759 PVT Pivotal Metals Ltd 0.009 -25% 50% 13% -36% $8,165,033 RVT Richmond Vanadium 0.09 -25% -36% -57% -65% $17,963,338 ASR Asra Minerals Ltd 0.0015 -25% -25% -50% -63% $5,987,547 ANX Anax Metals Ltd 0.005 -29% -38% -55% -78% $3,531,230 TAR Taruga Minerals 0.007 -30% -13% -30% 0% $4,996,278 QXR Qx Resources Limited 0.002 -33% -50% -50% -71% $3,930,987 LNR Lanthanein Resources 0.001 -33% 0% -67% -71% $2,810,182 LNR Lanthanein Resources 0.001 -33% 0% -67% -71% $2,810,182 LU7 Lithium Universe Ltd 0.006 -40% 0% -29% -57% $5,501,857 CZN Corazon Ltd 0.001 -50% -50% -60% -83% $1,776,858 TKL Traka Resources 0.001 -50% -33% 0% -33% $2,125,790 ADD Adavale Resource Ltd 0.001 -50% -50% -50% -80% $2,287,279 AOA Ausmon Resorces 0.001 -50% -50% -33% -50% $2,622,427 PRL Province Resources 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $0 POS Poseidon Nick Ltd 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $23,380,727 AML Aeon Metals Ltd. 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $5,482,003 LRS Latin Resources Ltd 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $477,661,711 CAI Calidus Resources 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $93,678,206 ASO Aston Minerals Ltd 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $28,491,414 LTM Arcadium Lithium PLC 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $1,994,929,982 EV Resources (ASX:EVR) The company has appointed Miguel Barahona as President of Stibcorp, a fully owned Mexican subsidiary that holds its 70% interest in the Los Lirios antimony joint venture. The project consists of four licences covering 1652ha (16.52km2), three open pits, and several underground workings on a 7km trend that date back several generations. And the company is eyeing a restart of the open pit Mexican mine. It could be perfect timing, with the antimony price more quadrupling in the past year, rising from around US$13,000 to US$60,000 per tonne following China's export restrictions, then complete ban, of the mineral's sale to the US. It's used in a swathe of applications from weapons and flame retardants to solar panels, making it essential for national security and energy reliability. EVR is currently preparing for a work program at Los Lirios that includes examining sites for a pilot processing plant, and clearing and sorting broken material in the two past producing pits. 'We welcome Miguel to the EVR team, and are delighted to have his leadership as we prepare to advance the Los Lirios project,' MD Hugh Callaghan said. Catalina Resources is gearing up to start initial RC drilling within the Central Yilgarn project in H2 2025. The company acquired the Yerilgee and Evanston greenstone belts back in January from a wholly owned subsidiary of Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE). The project area covers an area of over 650km2, and over approximately 65km of strike, along the Yerilgee and Evanston greenstone belts. Catalina says the tenements present a rare exploration play over multiple greenstone belts with proven mineralisation potential for gold, iron ore, lithium, nickel and copper-zinc-silver massive sulphides. The drilling will focus on seven walk-up targets. Evion Group (ASX:EVG) Vertically integrated graphite developer Evion Group has reached an agreement to supply expandable graphite from its Indian joint venture to a leading US graphite supply chain company with its shares rising as high as 1.9c on Thursday. The maiden US order represents around 80 tonnes of expandable graphite shipped from the 50/50 JV Panthera graphite facility near Pune, India. About $400,000 in revenue will be generated from the order, which follows the maiden shipment for the JV in the March 2025 quarter. 'This shipment signals a broader shift in the global supply landscape, with growing demand from US industries for high-quality, non-Chinese sources of critical minerals like expandable graphite,' Evion managing director David Round said. 'Our Panthera Graphite facility has demonstrated its ability to deliver at scale, and we hope this is the first step in establishing a strong, long-term, strategic partnership with the US market. 'We believe this is likely to be the first of many future orders and we look forward to updating the market shortly around our planned, substantial growth and development plans in India.' Negotiations continue to regularly supply the US and other global buyers in Europe and Asia. Expandable graphite is essential for thermal management and fire retardancy across the aerospace, EV, energy storage, military applications and electronics sectors.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- News.com.au
‘Turning point': Aussie EV growth spurt predicted on back of Israel-Iran conflict
Volatile oil prices in the wake of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran could trigger a growth spurt for EVs in Australia, one expert has predicted. With petrol prices tipped to reach $2.50 across the country in the wake of the conflict, Swinburne University urban mobility expert Hussein Dia says this could lead to a renewed interest in EVs as Aussies look for alternate energy sources. 'Petrol in some Australian cities could hit $2.50-a-litre according to some economists. As global instability worsens, other experts warn price spikes are increasingly likely,' Professor Dia says. 'What would happen next? There is a precedent: the oil shocks of the 1970s, when oil prices quadrupled. 'The shock drove rapid change, from more efficient cars to sudden interest in alternative energy sources. This time, motorists would likely switch to electric vehicles.' Professor Dia specialises in 'future urban mobility', and says strangled global oil supply leaves Australia in the lurch. 'If the flow of oil stopped, we would have about 50 days' worth in storage before we ran out,' he says. 'The best available option to reduce dependence on oil imports is to electrify transport. 'Cutting oil dependency through electrification isn't just good for the climate. It's also a hedge against future price shocks and supply disruptions. Transport is now Australia's third-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. 'Now that emissions are falling in the electricity sector, transport will be the highest emitting sector emissions source as soon as 2030.' Israel attacked Iranian nuclear sites earlier this month, sparking the most turbulent period for oil prices since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The US bombing Iranian facilities this past weekend – and Iran's subdued response – bookended a volatile fortnight of trading in the commodity. Iran is the world's ninth largest producer of oil and its land border meets a crucial choke point for ships carrying oil out of the Persian Gulf; Strait of Hormuz. 'If this crisis continues or if another one flares up, it could mark a turning point in Australia's long dependence on foreign oil,' Professor Dia said. 'Australia currently imports 80 per cent of its liquid fuels, the highest level on record.' On Tuesday, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers issued a public warning to Australia's petrol companies. 'Recent spikes in the barrel price on international markets and volatility associated with unfolding events should not be used as an excuse for retailers to gouge customers or to increase prices opportunistically above and beyond the impact of events in the Middle East,' Mr Chalmers wrote to Australia's consumer watchdog. He directed the regulator to be on the lookout for petrol stations attempting to 'do the wrong thing by Australian motorists,' and implement non-justifiable charges on motorists.
Courier-Mail
3 days ago
- Courier-Mail
Entire continent brutally turns on Tesla
Don't miss out on the headlines from Motoring News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tesla's car sales in Europe have crashed by more than 25 per cent year-on-year as Elon Musk continues to take heat from the EV giant's struggles ON the continent despite recent wins in the US and the Asia-Pacific. Tesla sales plummeted in Europe by 27.9 per cent in May compared to a year earlier, despite fully electric vehicle sales skyrocketing 27.2 per cent in the region and overall car sales increasing by 1.9 per cent. According to data from the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA), Tesla's market share has fallen by a third from 1.8 per cent in May 2024 to 1.2 per cent in May 2025. Tesla's sales have now fallen for five successive months, with their struggles blamed on an ageing model range, the increasing competitiveness and appeal of Chinese-made EVS and Musk's involvement IN politics on the other side of The Atlantic. MORE: Tesla reveals major Robotaxi move Tesla sales in Europe are plummeting. Picture: Getty Donald Trump's former right hand man spoke at the launch of Germany's right-leaning AfD campaign launch in January for the country's general election, saying the party was 'the best hope' for Germany. According to ACEA data, new Tesla registrations in the EU, the European free trade area and the UK dropped 27.9 per cent to 13,863 vehicles in May, as EV registrations rose 27.2 per cent YOY to 193,493 cars. According to figures released by JATO Dynamics, Chinese EVs have doubled their European market share to 5.9 per cent in 2025 selling 65,808 units 'Despite the EU's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, its car brands continue to post strong growth across Europe,' Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics, said in a statement. 'Their momentum is partly due to their decision to push alternative powertrains, such as plug-in hybrids and full hybrids, to the region.'. MORE: Aussies 'not ready' for advanced driver tech Musk's support for Germany's AfD at the recent general election is blamed as one reason for Tesla's struggles. Picture: Getty Hybrid vehicles are proving to be the most appealing to European consumers, with those vehicles making up almost 59 per cent of car registrations in May, up from 49 per cent in May last year. Petrol and diesel vehicles are rapidly shedding market share, with sales of the former slumping 19.5 per cent year-on-year and the later falling 27.6 per cent over the same period BETTER TIMES AHEAD FOR TESLA? May's sales slump for Tesla continued a longer-term decline for the company over 2025. In February, the first sales figures available after Musk inserted himself into the German election, Tesla's figures slumped 76 per cent to just 1,429 cars in February, according to statistics from the German Federal Motor Authority. That was despite electric vehicle sales spiking 31 per cent over the month to 35,949 in Germany, Europe's biggest economy and the world's third largest. Sales has also hit the wall in neighbouring France. MORE: The end of travel as we know it Tesla is facing huge competition from Chinese EVs. However, Musk and Tesla have enjoyed some recent wins with the company's limited launch of its Robotaxi service in Austin Texas over the weekend being very well received, amid predictions it will disrupt Uber's global dominance of the transport/ride hailing market when it is rolled out at scale. In Australia', Telsa sales have roared back on the introduction of the updated Model Y. Tesla deliveries jumped 9.4 per cent YOY to 3897 cars in May, in the latest sales figures. That was on the back of the arrival of the new Model Y, which accounted for 91 per cent of the carmaker's sales. It was the first YOY increase in EV sales in Australia for 2025 and came despite a fall in overall vehicle sales. The successful launch of Robotaxis in Texas has given Tesla a huge boost. The Model Y was the fourth most popular car sold in Australia in May behind Toyota's HiLux, the Ford Ranger and the Toyota Rav 4. Telsa can reasonably expect a similar sales boost when the new Model Y is finally released in most of Europe later this month Europeans can order a Model Y in most markets including Germany, the UK, Italy and France with orders starting to be filled this month and as such sales are yet to show up in ACEA data. If Norway is anything to go by, Musk will have plenty to tweet about. Tesla has already started selling the new Model Y in the Scandinavian stronghold, where sales have jumped a whopping 213 per cent on the back of the new variant but also increasing popularity of older versions. The new 2025 Tesla Model Y could revive Tesla's fortunes in Europe as it has in Australia Picture: Mark Bean Telsa has not released a new model since 2020. Company shares dropped 2.2 per cent on news of its ongoing European troubles but the it has largely clawed back most of its market losses suffered throughout 2025. Originally published as Elon Musk blamed as things get worse for Tesla
