Range Rover Electric: Performance Testing
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Range Rover is making significant strides with its first all-electric prototype, currently undergoing rigorous testing in Sweden’s icy environments. The Range Rover Electric models are being pushed to their limits, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance, especially under extreme weather conditions.
Key Highlights:
- Prototype Testing: The all-electric Range Rover prototypes have been tested on frozen lakes in Sweden, emphasizing their robust capability in severe cold, reaching temperatures as low as -40°C.
- Design and Build: Sporting a modern, all-black design, the prototypes remain faithful to the Range Rover heritage. Their uncamouflaged exteriors showcase exceptional build quality.
- Advanced Propulsion and Traction: The vehicles feature a new in-house electric propulsion system and an innovative traction control system, offering enhanced performance on icy and low-grip surfaces.
- Comprehensive Development: Following a year-long process involving component and virtual development, the Range Rover Electric is set to be the quietest and most refined model in the series.
Innovative Design and Durability
Revealed for the first time, the Range Rover Electric prototypes maintain a sleek, modernist design, consistent with the brand’s lineage. The exposure of their high-quality build without camouflage marks a confident step forward in design and engineering. This new model promises to combine luxury travel with advanced electric propulsion, setting a benchmark for future electric vehicles.
Performance Across Extremes
Exceptional testing conditions have showcased the electric Range Rover’s capability, from the freezing Arctic Circle to the Middle East’s extreme heat. The focus has been on the vehicle’s battery and Electric Drive Unit (EDU), critical for ensuring reliability and performance under harsh conditions.
Revolutionizing Traction Control
A groundbreaking traction control system is introduced with the Range Rover Electric, delivering unprecedented performance on slippery surfaces. This system allows individual wheel slip management, significantly reducing torque reaction time and enhancing overall vehicle control.
Development and Expectations
“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. To ensure we leave no stone uncovered, we are well underway with our physical testing and development program, all designed at pushing Range Rover Electric to the extremes to ensure its capability remains unparalleled when it reaches you,” states Thomas Mueller, Executive Director of Product Engineering.
This comprehensive testing and development effort is part of the brand’s commitment to delivering a superior electric vehicle that adheres to the luxury and performance standards expected of a Range Rover, marking an ambitious step into the future of electric mobility.
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