Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover Evoque add plug-in hybrid models
It is 41 miles with electricity alone.
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Land Rover hit it Discovery sport and Range Rover Evoque with the electrification stick. On Wednesday, the British automaker unveiled the Range Rover Evoque P300e and the Discovery Sport P300e plug-in Hybrid Models. On paper, it sounds as if efficiency is not associated with many compromises.
We start with the similarities between the two models. Both the plug-in hybrid Evoque and the Discovery Sport have a new turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine, an electric motor in the rear axle and a 15-kilowatt-hour battery. Both SUVs offer 305 horsepower and 372 pound-feet of torque, and a new eight-speed automatic takes over gear changes. Four-wheel drive is of course still part of the package.
Regardless of the model, they will run up to 84 miles per hour on battery power alone before the engine starts to do some of the task.
The two differ slightly in their fuel consumption and purely electric range estimates, but they’re pretty darn good. The Range Rover Evoque P300e should return 41 miles on a full charge and return 201 miles per gallon equivalent according to European test standards. The Discovery Sport P300e is slightly lower at 38 miles on a full charge and an estimated 175 mpge.
The hybrid system can be neatly stowed away with the lithium-ion pack stowed under the rear seats and the high-voltage junction box integrated under the front seats. Next to it is a starter generator inverter with belt integration to conduct regenerated energy from the brakes to the battery or four-wheel drive.
Drivers can choose between three modes to run the Land Rover plug-in models Hybrid, EV and Save, to either run the full powertrain, run on electric power only, or use the engine as the primary power source. When there is no more juice, it should take around 30 minutes to fully charge with a DC fast charger so drivers don’t have to worry about long charging times.
Land Rover said that both new models can now be ordered in the UK, but those of us in the US will be left out. A Land Rover representative told Roadshow that there are currently no plans to offer either model in the U.S.
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