Land Rover News

  • Range_e Plug-in Hybrid Prototype

    At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Land Rover unveiled its first ever plug-in hybrid concept vehicle, the Land Rover Range_e Diesel Plug-in Hybrid. Then in October last year -- purely by chance -- we bumped into one of Land Rover’s five engineering test Range_e prototypes in a shopping mall parking lot the weekend before it was due to take part in the annual RAC Green Car Challenge from Brighton to London, U.K. Like the rest of the automotive press however, we had to wait until last Friday to get behind the wheel at a special Land Rover Jaguar joint press day. Regular Range Rover Sport --...

  • Tata Nano
    World’s Cheapest Car, Tata Nano, Gets More Features, Better Economy

    We may have unfairly called the Indian-built Tata Nano “unusually combustible” last week, but there’s no denying that the world’s cheapest car is responsible for helping tens of thousands of Indians get behind the wheel of their first car. Now the diminutive Tata Nano has...

  • Range Rover Sport Electric Prototype
    Range Rover Plug-In Diesel Hybrid Prototype: Exclusive Photos!

    Sometimes, the staff of Green Car Reports has to travel hundreds, even thousands, of miles to bring you first drive reports, auto show highlights and exclusive green-car coverage. Other times, we just have to visit the local shopping mall. That's where we took these exclusive photographs of a...

  • 2011 Land Rover DC100 and DC100 Sport Concepts
    Land Rover Bringing Diesel Engines To The U.S.

    Land Rover has announced that future U.S. models will include a diesel engine option, necessary for the company to meet stricter CAFE requirements in the United States.

  • Liberty E-Range
    2011 Liberty E-Range Electric SUV. What do You Want to Know?

    While you probably remember the great success and untimely demise of Toyota’s previous all-electric RAV4 EV, larger, pure electric SUV haven’t yet been attempted by major automakers. But a transatlantic firm called Liberty has been working on changing that with an electric vehicle based...

  • 2010 Land Rover Range_e Hybrid Concept
    Land Rover’s First Hybrid Coming In 2013, Plug-In Hybrid One Year Later

    Land Rover’s ongoing pledge to become more environmentally friendly is starting to result in some interesting developments, with the automaker’s brand director recently confirming the launch of the first Land Rover hybrid in 2013. Speaking with Inside Line, Land Rover’s John...

  • Land Rover Range_e diesel plug-in hybrid

    Love them or hate them the veritable Land Rover isn’t exactly the most fuel efficient vehicle on the planet. But at the upcoming 2011 Geneva Motor Show LandRover will be unveiling a concept development vehicle that it hopes will make the brand a little more environmentally conscious. Dubbed the Range_e, the plug-in hybrid is based on the 2011 Range Rover Sport and features a 3.0 liter TDV6 diesel combined with a plug-in parallel electric drivetrain. Land Rover claims the Range_e will have an all electric range of just 20 miles, making it suitable for round-town use but requiring the use...

  • 2012 Range Rover Evoque
    Range Rover Decides Hybrids Make Most Sense For Gas Guzzlers

    The 2012 Range Rover Evoque--the stylish new baby "soft-roader" that's Land Rover's smallest-ever luxury vehicle--will not be offered with a hybrid-electric version to improve its gas mileage. That's the word from John Edwards, Land Rover's global brand director, who noted that in Europe, the...

  • 2010 Land Rover Range_e Hybrid Concept
    Hybrid Range Rover Sport Coming In 2013, Previewed By New Range_e

    Land Rovers have long been the definition of gas-guzzling SUVs that environmentalists love to hate--that may all be about to change, however. With the development of a hybrid vehicle, the automaker stands a good chance of becoming one of the greenest companies around. Land Rover’s pledge to...

  • Land Rover LRX
    Land Rover To Release Hybrid LRX in 2011

    Land Rover, a name synonymous with fully capable off-road vehicles, is scheduled to release its first hybrid vehicle in 2011. The hybrid, based on the LRX concept shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, will make its official debut on June 17th of next year with production beginning in early 2011...

  • 2008 Land Rover LRX Concept
    UK Gives Land Rover $37 Million

    What does an iconic SUV maker need to survive the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression? $37 million according to the U.K. government. That's how much Land Rover will receive to develop a 'green' SUV. With sales down 22% last month in the U.K., the government is standing behind it's car...

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