Jeep’s Recon Isn’t Astronaut Diaper Rated. It’s Trail Rated.

This one's about a vehicle, not a home upgrade, but it's worth a quick note if you're cross-shopping EVs. The 2026 Jeep Recon Moab electric SUV got criticized by some reviewers for weak highway range, hitting just 160 miles in a test that drains the battery from full to empty at 80 mph. Critics called it a disappointment compared to more efficient EVs.

The counterpoint raised here is that real road trips don't work that way. Nobody drains a battery to zero in one stretch. With the Recon's 94 kWh battery, a more realistic approach is charging from about 10 to 60 percent at fast chargers, which is where these chargers deliver power quickest anyway. That window roughly matches a 90-mile hop between chargers, which lines up with normal stops for food or a bathroom break on a highway drive.

The tradeoff is that the Recon's low efficiency, about 1.7 miles per kWh on the highway, comes from its boxy shape, oversized off-road tires, high ground clearance, and gearing built for crawling over rocks. In other words, it's built for off-road capability rather than long-distance highway efficiency. If you're considering an electric SUV mainly for trail use rather than long highway trips, that tradeoff may not matter much. If long-distance highway range is your priority, this is a reminder to look closely at real-world range figures rather than advertised totals before deciding which EV fits how you actually drive.