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Electric Range Rover Teased With 800-Volt Architecture, Nearly 3-Foot Water Wading Capability

Detail shots of the Range Rover Electric
Detail shots of the Range Rover Electric

When Land Rover debuted the fifth-generation Range Rover back in 2021, the British automaker announced that a fully electric version of the new big body Range would be coming in 2024. Now, Land Rover has released the first teasers of the Range Rover Electric, opening up the waiting list for customers as the brand’s first EV enters its prototype testing phase.

In terms of styling differences, the teasers don’t show much. The grille features the same slotted design as the standard Range Rover, but most of it is actually a blocked-off panel. The wheel center caps say “EV” instead of having the Land Rover logo, and the fuel filler door on the rear fender is replaced by a slide-out panel that hides the charge port. It’s also likely to have tweaked bumper designs and other slight design tweaks, but otherwise it’ll look like the Range Rover we know and love.

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Physical prototypes are starting to hit roads and trails now, with Land Rover saying the Range Rover EV’s testing regimen will be one of its most rigorous ever. It will be subjected to temperatures from -40 degrees fahrenheit to 122 degrees fahrenheit in locals like Dubai and Sweden, and the testing program has been specifically designed to ensure the battery pack and electric drivetrain can withstand all kinds of weather and terrain.