Range Rover Range_e Hybrid:
First
Look
Jay Williams - 13/May/2010
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Range
Rover Range_e 2013
The
Range_e will have a diesel-electric hybrid engine
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Warwickshire, England -
Land Rover has
confirmed that it will be releasing its first hybrid vehicle in 2013.
The new Range_e is based on a Range Rover Sport and will feature a
diesel-electric hybrid engine.
Reports say that the Range_e will
most like feature a 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine and a 25kW electric
motor, and will be driven by an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission.
The company plans to begin testing later in the year when it releases
five fleet vehicles.
The key differences between the two cars
will be better fuel economy, more power for the hybrids, but also comes
with a 110kg weight disadvantage.
In the future, Land Rover plans to offer a
petrol-electric hybrid and a plug-in hybrid Range Rover to cater for
other countries.
According
to Peter Richings, the chief hybrid engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, the
2015 plug-in hybrid "...means you can drive a Range Rover for at least
20 miles on full electric power around town, (while having) emissions
of less than 100 g/km and speeds of up to 70 mph in EV mode."
Customers can expect to pay a $16,000 premium for
the hybrid technology when it become available.
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