Jaguar Land Rover Tests First Electric Range Rover Prototypes in Arctic Conditions

The British Jaguar Land Rover has revealed that the first prototypes of the 100% electric Range Rover, a model that marks the Coventry-based company’s journey towards electric mobility, are undergoing winter tests in the Arctic Circle.

The tests carried out at temperatures of -40°C are serving for the brand’s engineers to test the battery and electric propulsion unit’s ability at extreme temperatures. In addition, the brand made it clear that the icy surfaces have tested the renowned performance of the 100% electric SUV on low-grip surfaces.

The British brand also revealed that for the first time in the Range Rover, instead of a conventional traction control system based on ABS, the new electric model uses software to manage the slip of each wheel, which according to the brand “reduces the torque delivery reaction time to each wheel from about 100 milliseconds to just one millisecond”. As a result, “traction is maximized on all surfaces allowing for an exceptional response and significantly improving the Range Rover driving experience”.

It is already known that the 100% electric Range Rover will hit the market in 2025, and is equipped with an 800 Volt architecture, which will allow for faster battery charging speed with ultra-fast chargers, and will be based on a flexible longitudinal modular platform. The zero-emission SUV is an important step in the brand’s transition to electromobility, where it plans to invest 15 billion pounds (about €17 billion) over the next five years.