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In recent concepts, Land Rover has teased a number of different hybrid propulsion systems, each slightly different from those currently on the market. Neat as they may be, it seems as if the SUV-builder may adopt a slightly more conventional setup for a production vehicle.
Autocar reports that Land Rover may instead be looking at a setup much like that used in a Toyota Prius. If true, it’s substantially different than the system previewed in the LRX concept and the Freelander ERAD prototype unveiled last year.
ERAD stands for “electric rear axle drive,” and true to its nomenclature, prototypes featured a small 35-kW electric motor built into the rear axle. Not only could the ERAD’s motor directly power the rear axle, but via a Haldex differential and a propeller shaft, it could also drive all four wheels without the use of the turbo-diesel powerplant.
Autocar claims the first production hybrid — likely a Range Rover Sport — will make use of a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6, and may possibly be offered as a plug-in hybrid with 20 miles of pure electric driving range.
Source: Autocar
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