The all-new Range Rover SUV has been recently unveiled by Jaguar Land Rover. The Tata-owned British luxury marque is bullish about the prospects of this very capable and popular SUV. It hopes that the new version will break all the previous records on sales and profitability and is rigorously working to make its launch a huge success. The new range of Range Rover will come with a host of cosmetic and feature updates in addition to getting a slew of new powertrain options to choose from.
According to the official statement of the company, the plug-in hybrid version of the SUV will make its debut in the year 2023 while the launch of a fully electric version is on cards in the year 2024. Further, according to some media reports the 2024 Range Rover EV could get the hydrogen powertrain as one of the engine options in the new range of the SUV.
Details related to the use of hydrogen at this point in time are scarce but reports are suggesting that the program director of the Land Rover, Nick Miller has confirmed that the MLA-Flex platform of the company can easily accommodate the powertrain sourcing its motive force from hydrogen fuel. Just so you know, the fifth-generation Range Rover model is based on the MLA-Flex platform. The company will offer the hydrogen-powered version of Range Rover alongside the battery-operated variants of the SUV.
What further lends credence to the rumors is the fact that the JLR has been working on the prototype of a hydrogen-powered vehicle which is based on the Defender SUV. The prototype is part of Land Rover’s Project Zeus and its testing is scheduled to commence very soon in future. It’s interesting to witness the emergence of hydrogen as one of the credible fuel options and companies finally warming to the idea of using it to power their vehicles.
