Range Rover Evoque EV Version Set For 2027 Release Date

The Range Rover Evoque will be available with an electric drive in its third generation, when it arrives later this decade as the final installment in the refreshed Range Rover line.

The new Evoque will be based on JLR’s Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA), which will debut in the new Range Rover Velar next year. Like its larger sibling, the next-generation Evoque is expected to be sold as an electric vehicle initially—a move seen as key to preserving the name for the next decade and beyond. However, while the Velar will undergo a radical repositioning, the Evoque will remain the entry point into the Range Rover lineup, given its popularity with customers. This is particularly true in the UK, where it has been JLR’s best-selling model this decade, accounting for 40% of total Range Rover sales.

The electric Evoque was first mentioned in JLR’s radical Reimagine strategy in 2021. However, the new electric car is not expected until the end of 2027, with deliveries likely to begin a year later—a decade after the current model was launched.

The new Evoque will be completely redesigned compared to the car it replaces. It will share its new EMA underpinnings not only with the Velar but also with the upcoming Defender Sport, and all three will be built at JLR’s Halewood factory, where the current Evoque is built.

Specific details about the powertrain for the electric Evoque are still under wraps, but with rivals like the new Mercedes GLA EV expected to offer a range of more than 720 kilometers, the new Evoque will have to be competitive.

Fast charging times will be available thanks to the 800 V system.

The new Evoque and other cars based on the EMA platform may also be available with electrified powertrains with an ICE to increase appeal, given JLR’s decision last year to increase production of plug-in hybrids amid a global slowdown in interest in fully electric vehicles and a “surprising” increase in demand for PHEVs.

If that approach is deemed too expensive, JLR could instead produce only the third-generation Evoque EV while simultaneously updating the current second-generation model to keep it on sale as an internal combustion engine option.

While its underpinnings are ready for a radical overhaul, the Evoque’s design is likely to be more of an evolution of today’s. Such an approach would reflect the advancements seen when the second-generation model was launched in 2018. However, the introduction of the skateboard-style EMA platform could change the dimensions of the model, as previously suggested by former CEO Thierry Bollore.

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