Jeep Avenger racks up more than 40,000 reservations in Europe, and a big chunk are EVs

Jeep isn’t always top of mind when it comes to shopping for an electric vehicle, but the brand has seen surprising success with early orders for the new Avenger in Europe. The SUV has notched tens of thousands of orders there, and more than 40 percent of them are for the electric version.

Jeep said it received more than 40,000 orders for the Avenger, noting that over 16,000 of them were EVs. There have already been 18,487 Avenger registrations, including around 5,700 EVs (31 percent). Jeep is expanding the availability of the gas powertrain into more countries, so the gap between the two numbers will likely grow. The SUV also won European Car of the Year, which will drive sales of both variants.