The Range Rover Electric: Specs, Price, Availability

It appears like now we have been ready an age for the Vary Rover Electrical. First introduced again in December 2023, JLR’s luxurious EV SUV was meant to hit the street in 2024, however prolonged growth testing compelled the carmaker to push its arrival again. Now it is lastly right here—considered one of WIRED’s most anticipated rides—the primary absolutely electrical Vary Rover.

The specs are as mighty as you’ll anticipate. Twin 260-kilowatt motors ship “V8 ranges of energy” as much as 542 horsepower and 850 newton-meters of torque (20 p.c greater than different motors of the identical measurement, JLR claims). Inside, a double-stacked 118.5-kWh battery with 800-volt split-charging tech can recharge the cell from 10 to 80 p.c in 22 minutes (or, if you happen to desire, 137 miles in 10 minutes). Max vary is supposedly 372 miles (in accordance with WLTP requirements), and a claimed real-world distance of as much as 333 miles.

The Vary Rover Electrical will launch from a standstill to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, which is fast contemplating the automobile’s weight, although there isn’t any official determine.

All this comes at a worth, naturally—one which’s excessive even for Vary Rover. Accessible for order now, the UK entry-level Autobiography mannequin is £154,070, or about $208,000, however this shortly climbs to £225,240 (north of $304,000) for the SV Black long-wheelbase mannequin. It may go larger, too, because the “Extremely” fashions are listed as “worth on software”—shorthand for “If it’s important to ask, you possibly can’t afford it.” Nevertheless, US clients should buy a decrease SE-spec Vary Rover Electrical from $138,00—add $2,550 for supply and vacation spot.