Range Rover Electric tested

The first Range Rover Electric prototype vehicles are undergoing global testing, including cold temperature calibration assessment in the Arctic Circle

First images released of the initial all-black prototypes show modernist design with the prototypes tested at temperature extremes from minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Arctic to 50 degrees in Middle East deserts.

Release of the first Range Rover Electric vehicles on-road, expected this year in New Zealand, follows a year-long component and virtual development process.

Rather than a traditional traction control setup based solely in the ABS unit, Range Rover Electric distributes the wheel slip management task directly to each individual electric drive control unit, reducing the torque reaction time at each wheel from around 100 milliseconds, to as little as one millisecond.

Innovative software enables precise EDU speed control for accurate management of wheel slip, reducing the need for ABS intervention.

Traction is maximised on all surfaces with exceptional response and composed refinement, says Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).

“Range Rover with electric power – means customary Range Rover luxury, refinement and capability plus near-silent fully electric propulsion; with effortlessly smooth and relaxed journeys,” says JLR product engineering executive director Thomas Mueller.

“To ensure we leave no stone uncovered, we are well underway with our physical testing and development programme, all designed at pushing Range Rover Electric to the extremes to ensure its capability remains unparalleled when it reaches you.”