Range Rover Electric Prototypes Undergo Testing in Deserts of the UAE

Range Rover Electric prototypes are undergoing testing in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates, in temperatures exceeding 50C. Vehicle performance and efficiency are being challenged to ensure the entire propulsion system is reliably temperature‑controlled and built to support longevity and optimum range.

Range Rover is subjecting its newest and most intelligent thermal management system to testing in temperatures of 50C and up to 90 per cent humidity. 

Range Rover Electric’s new Intelligent Torque Management system distributes the wheel slip management task directly to each individual electric drive control unit, reducing the torque reaction time at each wheel from around 100 milliseconds, to as little as 1 millisecond.

Preparations continue to refine and craft the new vehicles ahead of client reservations in 2025. 

 A fully electric Range Rover Sport will also arrive by the middle of the decade. 

Thomas Müller, Land Rover's Executive Director, Product Engineering, says: "A hot climate is one of the most challenging for any battery electric vehicle, because of the need to cool the cabin and optimise battery performance at the same time. The additional challenge of driving on sand requires controlled low‑speed torque, so our specially developed traction control and thermal management systems work in harmony to ensure power delivery is unaffected. Our tests have shown that in this climate, repeatedly driving the equivalent of 100 metres uphill on fine sand, Range Rover Electric matches the performance of its ICE equivalents; in some instances, even surpassing them – thanks to the introduction of these new features."

Range Rover belongs to the JLR house of brands together with Defender, Discovery and Jaguar.