The first all-electric vehicle (EV) from Land Rover, and the first-ever Range Rover EV is coming. The carmaker promised that it would be added to its lineup of SUVs later this year, and while some hardcore Land Rover fans may not agree with the idea of electrifying the British icon, the reality is that, so far, folks really seem to want an electric Range Rover. At least, if we are to base ourselves on the carmaker’s current reservation list on a global scale, there’s already a lot of demand for this thing.
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All-Electric Ranger Rover: 57,000 Buyers Are Waiting
During its third-quarter earnings announcement on January 29th, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) confirmed that an impressive 57,000 buyers have been secured for the upcoming Range Rover EV. That’s a healthy increase over the 48,000 reservations confirmed in November. As a matter of fact, JLR says that demand is still increasing and that Range Rover buyers are finally ready to embrace electrification.
No technical specifications have yet been released, but JLR says that the Range Rover EV will run with an in-house electric powertrain. The carmaker also made sure to stress how this EV model will be “the most capable luxury SUV” on the market, and that it is currently being submitted to vigorous testing to meet the adventure-seeking expectations of this nameplate.
Some of that testing includes super-hot weather conditions in the United Arab Emirates, at temperatures of up to 122F (50C) and 90% humidity. Like cold weather, extreme heat can have a devastating effect on an EV’s performance, notably its range. To make sure it can withstand this heat, Range Rover claims that its EV is currently being submitted to “the most intensive testing any Range Rover vehicle has ever endured”.
According to Range Rover’s executive director of product engineering, Thomas Müller, the EV model is already outperforming its gas-powered brethren. Müller claimed that after driving it up to 328 ft on fine sand, the vehicle matches the performance of the traditional Range Rover and, in some cases, even surpasses it.
Range Rover’s Hybrids Are Doing Well
While on the topic of JLR’s Q3 earnings, the company made sure to underline how well the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models at Range Rover are currently doing, with sales that grew a whopping 163-percent year-on-year as more buyers embrace electrification. But, it goes further than that, I think. I personally drove the Range Sport with the PHEV powertrain, and I was impressed by its overall performance, efficiency, and clever engineering. If anything, it was one of the best PHEVs I have tested in years, and one of the most surprising vehicles I reviewed in 2024. I firmly believe that one of the reasons the PHEV model is doing so well is also because it’s a very good product.
Indeed, Range Rover isn’t backing away from EVs. If anything, it’s pushing forward. While the iconic Range Rover EV is just around the corner, JLR is already busy preparing the smaller and sportier Range Rover Sport EV, which we caught being tested around the Nürburgring with no camouflage. That model should hit showrooms not long after its bigger brother, sometime in early 2026. This should be around the same time as when Jaguar launches its renaissance EV model based on the controversial Type 00 concept revealed last fall. Indeed, there’s a lot happening at JLR on the electrification front, and we’ll make sure to report all the details back here once we have them.
