Words: Andrew Sluys
Published 2 September 2026
Land Rover has unveiled the much-anticipated Range Rover Electric, which represents the brand’s first pure electric vehicle.
Built on the MLA-Flex platform, this new model features a “double-stacked” lithium-ion battery, with a 118.5kWh capacity.
As well as featuring 800-volt technology, this battery provides an electric driving range of up to 600km (WTLP).
Thanks to its architecture, it is able to be DC charged at up to 350kW, when using an 800-volt charger. This will charge from 10 to 80 per cent in around 22 minutes. When using a 400-volt charger, the maximum DC rate will be limited to 250kW.
It also features a dual-motor, all-wheel drive electric powertrain that produces a combined 404kW and 850Nm of torque.
With these “V8 levels of power”, Range Rover claims this SUV is capable of hitting 100km/h from a standing start in 4.5-seconds.
As expected, all this electric gear comes at a cost of weight, and the Range Rover Electric tips the scales at almost 2.9-tonne. The battery alone accounts for 800kg of this.
The fact that this vehicle is a “Range Rover first and Electric second” is echoed throughout the release, and is something they want customers to remember.
It is claimed that the off-road ability Range Rovers are known for has also been retained here, with a “revolutionary” traction management system onboard. This reportedly reacts 100 times faster than the equivalent system in their ICE vehicles.
It can also wade in up to 900mm of water, which matches the ability of Land Rover’s all-conquering Defender.
Land Rover claims this Range Rover Electric has covered more than 1.5 million kilometers of testing before its unveiling. It also undertook more than 250,000 hours of virtual testing.
It is also set to become the “most patented Range Rover ever” with 300 patent applications filed for features and systems across the vehicle.
Range Rover is proud of the fact it will be built in its Solihull manufacturing facility in the UK, where 9,000 have been trained for electric vehicles.
Though local availability is yet to be confirmed, a web page shows the model in the 2027 model year, meaning it will likely land at some point next year.
The range will consist of HSE, Autobiography, and SV variants. There’s also the usual long-wheelbase versions, but it’s unclear as to whether or not we’ll ge those.
Land Rover New Zealand notes orders for the Range Rover Electric are now open, and encourage customers to register their interest.
