Reply With QuoteThere is already a hybrid Range Rover for sale, so I believe they are going to use that technology in all their vehicles from 2020, including the Defender.
Wizard
Yes hopefully if / when the Defender is announced on the 27th??? There will be at least a hybrid version if not full EV, otherwise sales might stall from the start... I wonder if this is the real reason they're taking so long to launch it. The rapid speed of EV design and take up over the past year alone, along with so many major cities declaring they'll ban diesels in the near future, would have had a huge effect on their launch planning.
There is no sign of Diesel prices coming down as a result of the above, although perhaps the consistent upwards trend at the moment is more about the holiday period approaching, than world oil prices? Either way $1.70L is looking like the norm! and why 10c+ more than unleaded?
The usual... "The major factors driving higher prices were an increase in international crude oil and refined petrol prices, and a lower Australian-US dollar exchange rate," ACCC chair Rod Sims.
The other thing that could happen with a hard Brexit by default, which is looking more and more likely - is that the value of the british pound might plummet, making Land Rovers more affordable elsewhere by default.
Hopefully though, the disaster of the Brexit debate will lead to another vote! you never know.
There is already a hybrid Range Rover for sale, so I believe they are going to use that technology in all their vehicles from 2020, including the Defender.
LordRover
SupporterThe company is not Land Rover, it is Jaguar Land Rover - many Jaguar and Range Rover models are built on the same production line and some models made outside of the UK. JLR already has considerable experience in making electric cars - there is a RRS hybrid and Jacuar has the iPace which is more than a match for Tesla in its technology.
So JLR already is a front runner in the technology and will continue to do so - in due course I would assume that this technolgy will filter down across to JLR landrover models.
However, diesel will be around for many years - maybe not in the UK for passenger vehicles but for heavy haulage and for areas outside Europe, diesels will still be here.
garry
REMLR 243
2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
1977 FC 101
1976 Jaguar XJ12C
1973 Haflinger AP700
1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
1957 Series 1 88"
1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon
RoverLord
Filled up in town today - diesel prices down compared to last fillup. World oil prices are the lowest for quite a while - mainly because the USA has become a net exporter thanks to shale oil production.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Master
BBC News - Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 5,000 jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46810473
Scratching my teenage itch now that I'm in my midlife crisis...
'87 110 County 4BD1+T+LP (Godzilla)
'88 110 Perentie Cargo 4BD1+T+LP (Thing1)
'91 110 Perentie Cargo 4BD1+T+LP (Thing2)
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