The British Jaguar Land Rover has revealed that the first prototypes of the 100% electric Range Rover, a model that marks the Coventry-based company’s journey towards electric mobility, are undergoing winter tests in the Arctic Circle.
The tests carried out at temperatures of -40°C are serving for the brand’s engineers to test the battery and electric propulsion unit’s ability at extreme temperatures. In addition, the brand made it clear that the icy surfaces have tested the renowned performance of the 100% electric SUV on low-grip surfaces.
The British brand also revealed that for the first time in the Range Rover, instead of a conventional traction control system based on ABS, the new electric model uses software to manage the slip of each wheel, which according to the brand “reduces the torque delivery reaction time to each wheel from about 100 milliseconds to just one millisecond”. As a result, “traction is maximized on all surfaces allowing for an exceptional response and significantly improving the Range Rover driving experience”.
