Range and Charging
EPA-rated 222 miles combined and 250 in town, with every published charge time for the 100.5-kWh pack.
The 2026 Jeep Recon has one powertrain and no options within it: two electric drive modules rated at 250 kW each, one per axle, producing 650 horsepower and 620 lb-ft through a single-speed transfer case and full-time active four-wheel drive. The structural fact most shoppers get wrong is the range figure. The EPA rates the Recon at 222 miles combined, but that combined number hides the thing that matters here: 250 miles in city driving against 196 on the highway (fueleconomy.gov).
A summer spent inching toward a canal bridge followed by nine months of empty two-lane road is the duty cycle that turns the usual assumption on its head: the season that drains a tank quickest is the season this drivetrain covers the most ground in. What matters is what those motors and that battery do against real distances, and whether an overnight charge at your address covers your week. The rest of the vehicle is on the Recon overview.
One propulsion system, offered on every Recon, with nothing to select and nothing to upgrade.
The front module runs through an open front differential at an 11:1 final drive. Because it is electric, it makes its maximum torque from a standstill, which is what removes the moment of hesitation a turbocharged engine has when you pull out onto the Mid-Cape Highway in August traffic. It is also what lets the vehicle hold a steady crawl without a low gear to hold it there.
Identical output at the back, but this is the one with the hardware that matters off pavement: a standard electronic locking differential. Locking the rear axle sends equal torque to both rear wheels regardless of which one has grip, which is the single most useful thing you can have under you in a soft-sand rut or on an unplowed side street after a nor'easter.
0 to 60 mph takes 3.6 seconds in Sport mode and 3.8 in Auto. Top speed is 112 mph. Those are the headline figures, but the number that changes daily driving is the torque, all 620 lb-ft of it, available from zero. It is why a 6,112-pound vehicle merges onto the Pilgrims Highway without drama and why it will pull a loaded trailer off a wet ramp without the clutch-slipping moment a conventional drivetrain needs.
There is no transmission in the conventional sense. Drive is single-speed and direct, with a one-speed transfer case splitting torque front to rear. Selec-Terrain varies that split rather than changing a gear, across Auto, Sport, Snow, Sand and Rock.
Worth stating plainly: there is no low range on this vehicle and no crawl ratio behind it. With no reduction gear in the driveline, the low-speed work falls to motor torque, Rock mode and Selec-Speed Control. That is a real difference from a two-speed Jeep and it is covered properly on Recon off-road capability and on Recon vs Wrangler. Underneath sit short-long arms up front and an integral link arrangement at the rear, all on the STLA-Large unibody.
| Specification | 2026 Jeep Recon Moab |
|---|---|
| Propulsion | 250 kW electric drive module on each axle |
| Horsepower | 650 hp |
| Torque | 620 lb-ft |
| Transmission | Single-speed direct drive |
| Transfer case | Single speed, no low range |
| Drivetrain | Full-time active four-wheel drive |
| Battery | 400-volt, 100.5 kWh lithium-ion NMC, sealed and waterproof |
| 0 to 60 mph | 3.6 seconds in Sport, 3.8 in Auto |
| Top speed | 112 mph |
| Charge port | SAE Combo |
| Drag coefficient | 0.404 |
One configuration is certified, so there is one set of EPA figures and no drivetrain variant to caveat.
| EPA measure | Recon Moab 4WD |
|---|---|
| Combined range | 222 miles |
| City range | 250 miles |
| Highway range | 196 miles |
| City efficiency | 80 MPGe |
| Highway efficiency | 62 MPGe |
| Combined efficiency | 71 MPGe |
| EPA vehicle class | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD |
Every figure above is the EPA rating (fueleconomy.gov). Alongside it sits a manufacturer estimate of up to 230 miles at launch, measured its own way; eight miles separate the two and only the EPA figure is a certification.
| Method | 5 to 80 percent | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| DC fast charging, public | approximately 28 minutes | A stop on the way off-Cape. About 100 miles of range in 10 minutes. |
| Level 2, 240 volts | approximately 6.8 hours | Home, overnight. This is how the vehicle is meant to live. |
| Level 1, 120 volts | approximately 52 hours | A wall outlet. Useful as a top-up, not as a charging plan. |
The EPA separately publishes a 9.4-hour figure for a full charge on 240 volts. That is not a competing number; it measures a different thing, running to 100 percent rather than to 80. The charge port is SAE Combo.
| Your week looks like | What the numbers say |
|---|---|
| Local errands, school and work, all on the Cape | The 250-mile city rating is the one that applies. You will charge once or twice a week at home. |
| A round trip to Plymouth or Marshfield most weeks | Well inside the 196-mile highway rating in both directions without stopping. |
| A Boston run and back in a day | Comfortably inside the highway rating. Plan a DC stop only if you are adding a long detour. |
| Regular long-haul highway, five states a month | The 196-mile highway rating means planned DC stops, roughly 28 minutes each. Worth a test drive first. |
| No off-street parking at home | Level 1 at 52 hours is not a plan. Sort a Level 2 install or public charging before you buy. |
Premier Cape Cod Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, 556 Yarmouth Rd, Hyannis, MA 02601, (508) 815-5000. Fog off the water, empty roads after Labor Day and a bridge approach that stops without warning are conditions worth feeling in the vehicle rather than reading about, and a test drive that includes both a stop-and-go stretch and an open one tells you more about the range question than any calculator will. We see buyers from around Barnstable, from Falmouth and Dartmouth, and plenty who cross a bridge to get here. See Recon inventory or book a test drive.
The EPA rates it at 222 miles combined, 250 miles city and 196 miles highway. Jeep separately publishes a manufacturer estimate of up to 230 miles at launch.
Because braking recovers energy back into the battery, and city driving involves a great deal of braking. A gasoline vehicle burns its worst fuel economy in exactly those conditions, which is why the EPA city and highway figures sit the opposite way round from what most drivers expect.
On a 240-volt Level 2 charger, 5 to 80 percent takes approximately 6.8 hours, which is an overnight. On a standard 120-volt outlet the same window takes approximately 52 hours, so Level 1 is a top-up rather than a charging plan.
5 to 80 percent in approximately 28 minutes, and 10 minutes on a public DC fast charger adds about 100 miles of range. The charge port is SAE Combo.
100.5 kWh, at 400 volts, lithium-ion with nickel manganese cobalt chemistry. The pack is sealed and waterproof and mounts under the floor.
80 MPGe city, 62 MPGe highway and 71 MPGe combined (fueleconomy.gov).
Cold reduces the usable range of every electric vehicle, because a cold battery delivers less energy and cabin heat draws from the same pack rather than from waste engine heat. Jeep publishes no cold-weather range figure, and the EPA ratings are the certified numbers. Preconditioning the cabin while the vehicle is still plugged in is the practical answer, and it is worth a conversation at delivery.
0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds in Sport mode and 3.8 seconds in Auto mode, from 650 horsepower and 620 lb-ft. Top speed is 112 mph.
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