Range Rover Electric prototypes undergo intense hot-weather testing
Intensive assessment conducted in UAE deserts
MANILA: The electric vehicle (EV) prototypes of the Range Rover are undergoing intense hot-weather testing in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates.
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Where did Land Rover test the prototypes of the yet-to-be-released Range Rover Electric?
The prototypes were tested in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates.When will Land Rover start the pre-orders of the Range Rover Electric?
The company will start the reservations for the model in 2025.In a statement, the European automotive marque shared that the trial products are being assessed as part of the company’s development for its first all-electric vehicle offering.
Per Land Rover, the vehicles’ performance and efficiency are challenged to make sure that the entire propulsion system is “reliably temperature-controlled and built to support longevity and optimum range.”
The company also said that it is also subjecting its newest intelligent thermal management system to temperatures as high as 50-degrees Celsius and humidity up to 90 percent.
Further, the firm noted that the Range Rover Electric surpassed the thermal testing performance recorded of any Range Rover on sand. “Defying all limitations, exemplary thermal performance was maintained continuously throughout intensive, prolonged desert driving.”
“A hot climate is one of the most challenging for any battery electric vehicle, because of the need to cool the cabin and optimize battery performance at the same time. The additional challenge of driving on sand requires controlled low-speed torque, so our specially developed traction control and thermal management systems work in harmony to ensure power delivery is unaffected. Our tests have shown that in this climate, repeatedly driving the equivalent of 100 meters uphill on fine sand, Range Rover Electric matches the performance of its ICE equivalents; in some instances, even surpassing them – thanks to the introduction of these new features,” Product Engineering Executive Director Thomas Müller was quoted as saying.
Land Rover also claimed that the prototypes’ intelligent electric drive system and advanced terrain response provide confidence-inspiring capability while its weight distribution and an advanced suspension system guarantee control and stability through the sand.
Moreover, it also stated that the Range Rover Electric test models allow quick acceleration, as well as responsive and refined drive even when traversing differing dune formations and its new Intelligent Torque Management system distributes the wheel slip management task directly to each individual electric drive control unit.
The prototypes also went over the “Big Red” — a natural 300-feet dune at the Sharjah’s Al Badayer desert that served as Dubai’s greatest desert hill climb — five times and completed the ascent without any lag in performance.
According to Land Rover, it will open pre-orders for the yet-to-be-released electric offering in 2025.
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