JLR Make Sure The Range Rover EV Will Have The Same Characteristics As The ICE Machine

Range Rover EV is being tested at the Arctic Circle. (Doc. InsideEVs)

JAKARTA - Land Rover is reportedly working on the development of the first Range Rover electric vehicle. However, the brand guarantees that the EV will have the same characteristics as the combustion engine (ICE) car currently on sale.

The British brand also insists on maintaining all the qualities that have been the identity of Land Rover for a long time by combining luxury, comfort, and resilience in crossing various conditions.

COO Jagur Land Rover (JLR) Lennard Hoonik, said that the development of the brand's first electric car will encounter a number of challenges so that its characteristics are like a real Range Rover even though it is powered by electricity.

"It doesn't matter whether it's a straight V8, 6-cylinder, or EV, the car has to be a true Range Rover," Hoonik was quoted as saying by InsideEVs, Thursday, August 29.

The car will be based on the same MLA platform as the gasoline machine version, but will be modified to accommodate large batteries on the floor.

Thus, engineers must reshuffle rear suspension settings that are considered to take up too much space. It is likely that the car will have a multilink suspension setup with the same wheel articulation rate, but more compact than conventional engine versions.

Information about the driving system is also limited, but there is a possibility that this SUV has dual motor setups with one internal power unit for each double with an all-wheel drive system (AWD).

Since electric vehicles are known to have a high level of silence, it's no surprise that the EV version of the Range Rover will be the most comfortable and subtle car ever presented by the iconic brand.

Despite these changes, the Range Rover EV is claimed to remain a true off-road prima donna, but it is undeniable that this SUV will be used in premium driving needs instead of bringing it to extreme track.

Previously, Land Rover had shown the car was being tested at the Arctic Circle in the form of a prototype. The car was seen running in a snow-covered and frozen street.

One of the important elements that will be brought to the car is the 800V architecture which allows it to charge from 10 to 80 percent in 30 minutes.