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British company building electric Range-extended Rovers

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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, SUVs, Green, Land Rover, UK

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We have a few reservations about Liberty Electric Cars’ plan to convert Range Rovers to extended-range Rovers in the U.K. While we applaud the view of using electric vehicles in urban environments, it seems a little counter-productive to start with a large, heavy 4×4 like the Range Rover. Still, whether the company is able to pull of its stated goal of creating 250 jobs along with “tens of thousands” of electric vehicles, we’re all for it. To prepare that rather ambitious goal a reality, Liberty has invested £30 million into the “re-engineering” of the Rovers. A grade new electric drivetrain is being worked up, which is said to allow up to 200 miles of range on electricity

alone for the Liberty Range Rover. Pricing starts at £95,000, and for £125,000, the company can fit the Landie with a range-extending generator, which makes the machine similar in concept to the much-hyped Chevy Volt. For those who can afford a $187,000 to $246,000 USD all-electric SUV, that is great news. For the rest of us, we hope these large electric luxury machines will allow for the adoption of smaller, lighter and therefore less expensive conversions in the approach future.

[Source: Liberty Electric Cars Ltd. via AutoblogGreen]

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Original post by Jeremy Korzeniewski