With the price of electricity as it is, and the relative short life of batteries (compared to an internal combustion engine) I think electric vehicles have no appeal to me.
The greenest vehicle is the one already made, so an electric vehicle has no place in my world, ever.. 
And I have looked.. New ATV ... garbage range, and very high price.. New main vehicle - range not too bad, but no towing limit to speak of
Oh yes - and this too..
And I have looked.. New ATV ... garbage range, and very high price.. New main vehicle - range not too bad, but no towing limit to speak of
Oh yes - and this too..
I am converting my 90 to electric. Only problem is the 400 mile extension lead I have packed in the back
You've got to think "outside the box" (to quote management speakI am converting my 90 to electric. Only problem is the 400 mile extension lead I have packed in the back
). Just pack 40,000 AA batteries in the back of your Landy. Should be enough to get you to the shops so you can buy another lot .
saxavordian
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You have to remove a lot of dead weight first. Plus how will this be used by military, seeing Landrover is still a major customer.
tottot
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If I had to go electric it might as well be a 1909 Baker electric [ See Jay Leno's garage on the tube ] Not much progress for over a hundred years with electric but that is because the oil giants wanted it that way. Bet the little Baker would be pretty good off road, great ground clearance and torque available.
Have you seen the re-designs JCB have done ? Essentially, their existing short block with a new cylinder and such, running on hydrogen, in a full range of their construction equipment ... Quite interesting
Western Slope Rover
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With their reputation of superlative electrical systems, I'm sure an all electric Land Rover will stand quite well with their stellar internal combustion models.
In fact, it would be great to have a new clean modern Land Rover sitting uselessly in the drive next to the other dead or dying Range Rovers I own.
In fact, it would be great to have a new clean modern Land Rover sitting uselessly in the drive next to the other dead or dying Range Rovers I own.
I can send you mine, it too is lifeless!
That'll be the big debate. An environmentally friendly Landy with an internal combustion engine which can't go anywhere because its broken. Or a leccy one which can't go anywhere because its made by Land Rover who aren't the best at leccy anything
Ian M in France
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The electric one will not drop as much oil all over the roadThat'll be the big debate. An environmentally friendly Landy with an internal combustion engine which can't go anywhere because its broken. Or a leccy one which can't go anywhere because its made by Land Rover who aren't the best at leccy anything
I am sure it can be built in so we know it is a genuine LR product
