First Range Rover Electric Debuts With R3.9M Price

Range Rover, the original luxury SUV, is now available with electric propulsion, heralding a new era of enhanced refinement and capability. Built in Solihull – the home of Range Rover since 1970 – the first ever electric Range Rover marks a major milestone for the brand.

Quieter, more effortless, more responsive, and with more torque than any Range Rover to date, Range Rover Electric combines peerless design with exceptional refinement and breathtaking modernity. Electric propulsion enhances Range Rover’s inherent characteristics of effortless performance, timeless luxury and uncompromising capability, with a reduction in cabin noise.

Seamlessly integrating electric propulsion into a flexible architecture that was engineered for it from the outset, Range Rover Electric features twin permanent magnet 260kW electric motors generating up to 404kW and 850Nm of torque. The majority of Range Rover clients will be able to complete their typical daily journeys without the need to recharge thanks to a range of up to 598km (WLTP)¹, and a real-world range of up to 535km⁴.

“Range Rover Electric is the result of a decade of considered engineering and technological development, setting a new benchmark for The Original Luxury SUV. Electric propulsion is perfectly suited to the exquisite refinement of Range Rover, elevating the sense of calm and secluded sanctuary for occupants,” said Martin Limpert, Managing Director, Range Rover.

“At the same time, Range Rover breadth of capability is uncompromised thanks to the combination of a powerful, adaptable electric powertrain and advanced chassis technologies that make every Range Rover peerless, accomplished and desired. We took our testing and development programmes even further than originally intended to ensure Range Rover Electric is genuinely the most accomplished Range Rover ever.”

New technologies enable precise control in all environments, including Intelligent Driveline Dynamics (IDD) which distributes rear torque from 100 per cent to zero per cent to prevent loss of traction, and Integrated Traction Management (ITM) which controls motor speed within 50 milliseconds and manages slip up to 100 times quicker than an ICE vehicle equivalent.

Integrated Traction Management works in concert with the new Single Pedal mode, providing owners exceptional control to smoothly pull away up to 33-degrees with ease – a slope as steep as a black-diamond ski run – or complete a rolling climb ascend up to 45-degree slopes.

When it comes to charging away from home, using the fastest available 350kW rapid DC public chargers, Range Rover Electric can charge from 10-80 per cent in around 22 minutes or add 220km in 10 minutes (WLTP) when the vehicle is charging at its maximum charge rate.

Range Rover Electric will complete 0-100km/h in as little as 4.3 seconds, with power enabling overtaking speeds from 80-120km/h in as little as 2.7 seconds.

ALWAYS CONNECTED

Away from the vehicle, clients can remain connected to their Range Rover Electric via the new Range Rover App. With access to a suite of useful functions in the palm of their hand, clients can initiate cabin purification or the heated steering wheel, check their vehicle is locked, its live location and look at the current charge status and predicted driving range.

The app also provides the ability to select and schedule charging when the vehicle is parked and plugged in – for example at home – to help make the most of lower charging tariffs.

INNOVATION TESTED

New technologies maximise its electric potential – including innovative range prediction features and advanced ThermAssist^TM heat management system which optimises driving range, charging speeds, battery longevity and performance in extreme temperatures, adding up to 40 kilometres of range and a 40% reduction of heating energy use. Over 300 patent applications have been filed for Range Rover Electric – the most for a single vehicle in the brand’s history.

To help maximise the safety and quality of the battery, JLR’s new battery testing laboratory subjects live batteries to extreme multi-axis vibration and shock testing in -40°C to +90°C. This combined with the high strength aluminium enclosure, means Range Rover Electric is built to withstand high impact knocks and jolts, while advanced safety features exceed industry standards.

For serviceability and maintenance, each Range Rover Electric comes with a Battery Digital Twin which provides over 900 diagnostic data points and coupled with JLR’s leading Software Over the Air capability⁶, allows Range Rover to proactively maintain clients’ vehicles. Range Rover Electric’s advanced propulsion comes with an eight-year or 160,000-kilometre warranty⁷.

ORDERS NOW OPEN

Range Rover retailers are similarly upskilled for this new era, ready to guide clients through the next steps of their Range Rover Electric journey. Order books are now open for Range Rover Electric in a choice of short or long-wheelbase⁹ body designs in HSE and Autobiography specifications, as well as SV, SV Ultra and SV Black³. A curated First Edition is also available, finished in Belgravia Green, Santorini Black or Varesine Blue with newly introduced Light Cloud Ultrafabrics^TM PU and Kvadrat^TM interior.

For clients looking to create a truly individual Range Rover Electric, the Range Rover Bespoke commissioning service offers an extended choice of near-limitless paint colours and finishes, elevated materials, tailored colour combinations and personalisation details including unique embroidery.

The new Range Rover Electric is priced from R3,916,800 for the Range Rover SWB EV550 HSE, and R6,035,000 for the range topping Range Rover LWB EV550 SV Ultra.