A brand new electric Land Rover arrived at Londolozi over the Christmas Season courtesy of Barker Performance Products and Land Rover. The electric vehicle was sent there to be put through a series of rigorous and rough field test owing to the success and pioneering development of Londolozi’s first three prototype electric Land Rovers.
The Electric Land Rover going through Water
The new Land Rover was unveiled not too long ago at the South African Tourism Indaba in May, and when it arrived on our doorstep just before Christmas, the Lads at Londolozi simply had to put it to the test!
To say that the Land Rover is an impressive piece of engineering work is an understatement! The Electric Land Rover runs off an Air cooled AC Induction Motor with 330Nm of Torque and 59kW of Motor Power. The batter is comprised of Air cooled Lithium Phosphate and has a voltage of 300V. Ranging from 80km per battery on the open road and +20km through a game reserve, the vehicle is able to offer a game drive of approximately 8 hours. The gear stick features Drive, Neutral and Reverse with 4WD and Low Range.
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Londolozi indicated that they will be putting the vehicle through a number of tests over the coming weeks, by examining the performance through a few different disciplines: Acceleration & Speed; Gradient; Silence and Sand.
Londolozi has been at the forefront of pioneering the first ever Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle. The vision for this vehicle is to run purely on battery power which in turn is charged by solar panels. The carbon output would thus be zero, except for that used during the manufacturing of the vehicle.
Land Rover’s Electric Game Viewer
Londolozi further more states that their intention is to continue to be a leader towards a truly Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle and in time change their entire fleet to electric vehicles as soon as the opportunity presents itself.