Yahoo Autos Land Rover Defender reportedly getting electric variant in 2025
Land Rover has gradually expanded the Defender range since launching the second-generation model for the 2020 model year. The off-roader will receive a mid-cycle update in 2025, according to a recent report, and the range will allegedly grow to include an electric model.
Without citing sources, British magazine Auto Express wrote that the 90, 110, and 130 variants will be offered as EVs in the coming years. It sounds like going electric will require making significant changes under the body: The publication believes the updated Defender will switch to the MLA Flex architecture that underpins the latest Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. It stopped short of providing technical details but adds that the electric Range Rover tentatively due out in 2024 will offer about 300 miles of range from a 100-kilowatt-hour battery pack.
