First introduced at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is Land Rover‘s latest plug-in hybrid model concept, a not so ordinary hybrid model that features 4WD capability along with efficient CO2 emission and excellent fuel economy. Meet the new Land Rover Range_e Concept.
Based on the Ranger Rover Sport, Range_e Concept has the same 4WD capability and comes with a 245-hp 3.0 liter TDVV6 diesel engine mated to an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission and a69kW electric motor. It has a maximum system output of 339 hp with a top speed of 120 mph. It uses a parallel hybrid system with a 14.2kW/h lithium-ion battery that enables it to travel on electric power alone for more than 20 miles without any harmful emissions. The battery takes 4 hours to be fully charged from a 240V power supply. When the battery goes out the diesel hybrid drivetrain takes charge with efficient CO2 emissions averaging 89 g/km. With its improved fuel efficiency from the hybrid system, Range_e can travel 690 miles on full tank. In addition, its regenerative braking system help on reducing fuel consumption.
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The Range_e is one of a number of Land Rover projects supported by the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board and five prototype models are currently engaged in a test programme with Land Rover’s fellow members of the CABLED – Coventry and Birmingham Low Emissions Demonstrators – consortium. Land Rover anticipates its plug-in hybrid system will be brought to market in the near future, following on from the debut of its first standard diesel-electric hybrid models from 2013.
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