JLR teases 800V Range Rover Electric, opens waitlist while testing in extreme conditions
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) brand Range Rover has offered a brief glimpse of its long-promised all-electric SUV in a new video you can view below. Alongside the brief visual cuts of the Range Rover Electric, the automaker kicks off its official waitlist as it enters a physical prototype testing program.
Range Rover is a rugged luxury marque established in 1970 and underpinned by veteran UK automaker Land Rover. The sub-brand currently operates alongside JLR names like Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar – each of which was spun out into their own brand identities this past summer.
India’s Tata Motors currently owns the entire Jaguar Land Rover family. Still, the parent company has not forgotten JLR’s British heritage and has even made efforts to keep much of the design and manufacturing in the UK as its sub-brands slowly but surely go electric.
Range Rover has offered PHEV versions of its namesake SUV since early 2022 and has been promising to one day deliver an all-electric version ever since. The plug-in only provides about 50 miles of all-electric range, leaving much to be desired for consumers worldwide, particularly in the US, where we’re seeing more and more electric trucks and SUVs delivering both range and comfort.
The Range Rover Electric is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2024 and will compete worldwide with the Porsche Macan – another noteworthy SUV model seeing a fully electric makeover.
While we still don’t know exactly when we will see the launch of the Range Rover Electric, the SUV remains on track for next year, and its makers have kicked off a wait list for orders with a teaser video and a few specs to whet our appetites.
Range Rover Electric enters prototype testing phase
According to an update from Range Rover, the BEV version of its halo SUV model is on track to arrive as the “quietest and more refined Range Rover ever created.” Prototypes of the all-electric version have begun a rigorous testing phase that includes temperature testing in regions like Sweden and Dubai through temperatures ranging from -40℃ to 50℃ (-40℉ to 122℉).
As you’ll see in the video below and the featured image above, Range Rover also put the prototypes through harsh terrain, including wading through water depths up to 850mm. That’s 33.5 inches or 2 feet 9.5 inches.
The automaker also shared that the upcoming SUV will sit atop JLR’s 800V Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) and deliver performance comparable to a combustion Range Rover with a V8 engine. JLR’s executive director of product engineering, Thomas Müller, spoke:
We are on target to create the quietest and most refined Range Rover ever created. The magic ingredients that underpin the success of Range Rover remain unchanged: timeless, reductionist design, a serene cabin and go-anywhere capability – but now offered with zero tailpipe emissions. And as repeated throughout history, Range Rover will continue to set the standard. The first of its type. An electric luxury SUV that can deliver on the Range Rover promise. A true global luxury product, as yet unseen in the industry.
JLR says the Range Rover Electric will be designed, developed, and manufactured in the UK alongside its hybrid SUV siblings. The BEV’s batteries and electric drive units (EDUs) will also be built and assembled at JLR’s new Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton, UK.
The waitlist to pre-order a Range Rover Electric is now open, but when reservations, sales, and deliveries officially begin remains a mystery. We are sure to learn more in 2024 as the automaker moves closer to BEV production. In the meantime, here’s Range Rover’s brief teaser of the all-electric SUV:
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Electric vehicles’ share of the market continues to climb in America’s second city, with BEV registrations up more than 50% in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period last year. Great news, but charging hasn’t up – but a new plan from Chicago Department of Transportation aims to build up enough infrastructure for the city to keep up.
In a bid to keep up with the rapid growth of EVs, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT is currently seeking public feedback on a plan called “Chicago Moves Electric Framework.” The city’s first such plan, it outlines initiatives that include a curbside charging pilot through the city’s utility, ComEd, and expanded charging access in key areas throughout the city.
Unlike other such plans, however, the new plan aims to focus on bringing electric vehicle charging to EIEC and low income communities, too.
“Through this framework, we are setting clear goals and identifying solutions that reflect the voices of our residents, communities, and regional partners,” said CDOT Commissioner Tom Carney. “By prioritizing equity and public input, we’re creating a roadmap for electric transportation that serves every neighborhood and helps drive down emissions across Chicago.”
Neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Chicago experience a disproportionate amount of air pollution and diesel emissions, largely due to vehicle emissions according to CDOT. Despite that, most of Chicago’s public charging stations are clustered in higher-income areas while just 7.8% are in environmental justice neighborhoods that face higher environmental burdens.
“Too often, communities facing the greatest economic and transportation barriers also experience the most air pollution,” explains Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. “By prioritizing investments in historically underserved areas and making clean transportation options more affordable and accessible, we can improve both mobility and public health.”
The Framework identifies other near-term policy objectives, as well – such as streamlining the EV charger installation process for businesses and residents and implementing “Low-Emission Zones” in areas disproportionately impacted by air pollution by limiting, or even restricting, access to conventional medium- and heavy-duty vehicles during peak hours.
The Chicago Moves Electric Framework includes the installation of Level 2 and DC fast charging stations in public locations such as libraries and Chicago’s Midway Airport, “supporting not only personal EVs but also electric taxis, ride-hail and commercial fleets.”
Chicago has a goal of installing 2,500 public passenger EV charging stations and electrifying the city’s entire municipal vehicle fleet by 2035.
Electrek’s Take
I hate to sound like a bed-wetting liberal here, guys, but Chicago is getting EVs absolutely right with big utility incentives on both vehicles and infrastructure, a governor willing to stand behind smart environmental policy, and a solid push for more and better infrastructure in the areas where they’ll do the most good. They’re even thinking of the children.
Here’s hoping more cities follow suit.
SOURCE: ComEd, via Smart Cities Dive; featured image by EVgo.
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With a fully-enclosed, G-Wagen-inspired body and an 80 mile electric range, the Bodo G-Wagon golf cart is the NEV you need when you decide it’s time to get serous one-upping the rest of the Palm Beach country clubbers.
If you love the look of the $230,000 Mercedes-Benz G580 off-roader, but think the 579 hp, 6,800 lb. electric 4×4 is probably overkill for occasional trips to the golf course and country club, this G-Wagen-inspired golf cart might be just what you’re looking for.
The shiny black 2024 Bodo G-Wagon sold at Mecum Auctions last month for $31,900, which seems like it might not be a lot of money to the sort of person who decides to take a flyer on a goofy, limited-use EV that ships with real, metal doors, power windows, heating and air conditioning, fully digital instrument cluster and infotainment, and a “posh,” caramel leather interior.
It even has windshield wipers, power steering, and a rear-seat entertainment system that’s built into the front headrests!
It’s really nice in there
Under the hood, the Bodo packs a 15 kW (20 hp) electric motor drawing power from a 10 kWh li-ion battery that won’t deliver a scorching 0-60 mph time (it only goes 35), but will deliver you and your buddies from one end of any golf course in North America and back several times over, thanks to the G-Wagon’s 80 mile range.
The official Mecum Auctions listing goes into a bit more detail, and I’ve included it here, in case it gets deleted after a while and you’re just finding this for the first time in 2027:
Be the envy of any country club or golf community showing up with this 2024 Bodo G-Wagon Golf Cart. Perhaps more appropriately known as an E-Wagon, this baby G-Wagon is powered by a 15kW motor with a 10kWh lithium battery. Boasting an 80-mile range and a 35 MPH top speed, the Bodo is an enclosed, luxury golf cart that pampers occupants with heating and air conditioning, rear-seat entertainment, power windows, power locks and a posh, caramel-colored interior. With the Bodo fitted with power steering and 4-wheel power disc brakes with brake boost, drivers will think they’re in a full-size G-Wagon, thanks to the multiscreen entertainment cluster, the rearview camera, windshield wipers, turn signals, running lights and so much more.
Finished in black with the right amount of brightwork, the overall vibe is one of jaw-dropping, smile-inducing fun. While the Bodo would be an excellent choice for any golf community, it should also prove to be hugely popular around a race track or car condo community as well, or maybe even a neighborhood with its own airplane runways. Over the past decade in particular, the demand for unique, luxury golf carts has been on the rise, and understandably so. The number of luxury communities with specific interests in sports, aero and auto has also been on the rise, with people buying homes in these exclusive locations to better engage with like-minded people. All too often a golf cart is the perfect way to get around these gated neighborhoods, and this one is enclosed, comes with the amenities of a full-size car and is infinitely more stylish.
You can check out a few more photos of the 2024 Bodo G-Wagon golf cart that sold at Mecum, below – and if you want one for yourself, you’re in luck! I found this brand-new 2025 “G600 E-Wagon” (in white) for $23,900 at Gulf Carts in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Head on down to the comments and let us know if you buy it.
G-Wagon golf cart gallery
SOURCE | LOTS MORE PHOTOS: Mecum Auctions.
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