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Where do I sign up.... Pete

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If it can get me to Manchester and back in all weathers (460 miles) without out having to “fill up”, just like my 5.0S/C, then I’ll have one.

But if I am going to spend north of £150,000, then I’m if I’m going to sit in some miserable, windswept MSA for over an hour recharging.

If I pay for luxury, I want luxury.

I imagine it would be capable of around 250 miles on a motorway, which would get you to Manchester. You wouldn't turn straight back, right? So, you'd have it charged for your return. 2015 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 SDV8

If you can get to Manchester / travel 240 miles without a toilet stop, then I envy you!

If you can charge at the other end then no issue, if not, it won’t need stops of an hour. Better to do shorter charges when you stop for a break anyway, as it chargers faster. My wife has an EV that I use a couple of times a month and I’ve seen 900+ miles per hour on a fast charger and a 15 min toilet / coffee stop adds at least 180 miles of range.

Having said all that, there’s no way I’d buy an EV Range Rover. Weight + brick like aerodynamics will not make a particularly good EV. To get reasonable range the battery needs to be huge, which adds more weight, which reduces efficient and range….and around you go. MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
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Exactly that on EVs! Debunking the myths (I also have an EV).

My thinking though was because the car isn't lugging around a 6 or 8 cylinder engine, a ginormous high and low range 8 speed transmission, two diffs and a transfer box, the weight could be relatively comparable.

I'd be interested to see how they manage more than 2 miles/kwh from one though!

I think the electric Range Rover will largely be geared as a limousine or for executive travel, low emissions zones etc? You don't buy a Range Rover for economy, and many of us use ours for towing, which electric cars are currently hopeless at. The closest current comparison really is the Mercedes EQC ‐ the range drops by around 60% when towing a medium load. You can probably only expect 60-80 miles towing a larger load, which makes the thing pretty useless in that respect. 2015 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 SDV8

Slightly OT but what a lot of folks don’t appreciate about EV’s is, the faster you charge them, the shorter the battery life, so you should always charge at home/overnight if possible, never using “high speed” charging. This can reduce Li-Ion battery lifetime by up to 50%, and replacing batteries is a significant cost, not usually quoted in the price list or sales brochure. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -where’s the fun in that?

Oh dear - I wish people would do their research before posting this stuff 🙄🙄

DC fast charging has been proven by independent statistical studies and also from Teslas aggregated telemetry data (one of the largest EV datasets) to have neglible affect of battery health.

https://www.greencars.com/expert-insights/...ttery-life

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Martin2 wrote:

Weight + brick like aerodynamics will not make a particularly good EV

Yes, it’s good for the size / type of vehicle, but is still a brick relative to other EVs MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
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Steveg wrote:

Oh dear - I wish people would do their research before posting this stuff 🙄🙄

DC fast charging has been proven by independent statistical studies and also from Teslas aggregated telemetry data (one of the largest EV datasets) to have negligee affect of battery health.

https://www.greencars.com/expert-insights/...ttery-life

Now see what you have started Stan

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I don’t have any problem with the range of EVs. At £150k I would have to win the lottery.😁 John
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Don’t have a problem with the idea….

It will no doubt be great, but if it’s like any of the other high price electric cars then I’ll be waiting a couple of years and picking one up for less than the price of a Kia….🤣 There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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