16 February 2011

Plug-in hybrid Range Rover for Geneva

Land Rover will show a prototype Range Rover Sport hybrid at Geneva with CO2 emissions claimed to be as low as 89g/km.

The Range_e will showcase Land Rover's advances in fuel consumption reduction technologies. The vehicle will have a 3.0 diesel and an 8-speed automatic gearbox, along with an electric motor and AWD capability.

In EV mode the Range_e will be able to travel 32km, and will be a 'plug-in' hybrid capable of recharging at the owner's home and wherever there are public car charging facilities.