Monday, May 20, 2013
Extreme off roading in a Hybrid way
"Land Rover" the name stands for a combination of pure luxury and capablity in SUV world. The LR Defender, no need to mention its capablities its one of the toughest off roader on chasis along with G wagon and H1 alpha.
We already saw the latest concet of Defender at the 2012 Delhi expo, Now LR is introducing 7 electric versions of Defender at 2013 Geneva expo.
There is no other changes except the heart of this beast is changed from a diesel loader to a 70 kw 33.65 kg electric motor. Its using a 300v li-ion battery with a capacity of 27 kwh.
the battery is offering a range of 80 km. The battery is weighing 410 kg, So kerb weight is increased 100 Kg more compared to Defender 110. The major components like battery, inverter and motor are Now air cooled. The regenerative breaking is an incredible thing, ie while using hill decent control motor can generate 30 kw electricity. Almost all generated energy can be recovered and restored thus 80% of kinetic energy is saved.
They are providing 2 chargers 7kw and 3kw. The 7 kw will charge fastly in 3 hours, while the 3kw one will take 10 hours. Even in tough conditions the battery will remain for 8 hours.
The gear box system is also changed. The electric motor equipped Defender offers maximum torque whwn the moment you turn it on, Hence no need of gear shifting. the transmission comprises a single speed 2.7:1 reduction gear box along with atransfer case.
there is also a modified version of LRs terrain response system, so off roading is encouraging.
There is no changes on drive train on Hybrid Defender, It offers permanent 4Wd along with a central differential lock. So altogether its one hell off roader suitable for any terrain.
Any way LR has no plans to bring this into production unit, But lets hope for the good and wait for the Hybrid extreme off roader.
CREDITS- Autocarindia
We already saw the latest concet of Defender at the 2012 Delhi expo, Now LR is introducing 7 electric versions of Defender at 2013 Geneva expo.
the battery is offering a range of 80 km. The battery is weighing 410 kg, So kerb weight is increased 100 Kg more compared to Defender 110. The major components like battery, inverter and motor are Now air cooled. The regenerative breaking is an incredible thing, ie while using hill decent control motor can generate 30 kw electricity. Almost all generated energy can be recovered and restored thus 80% of kinetic energy is saved.
They are providing 2 chargers 7kw and 3kw. The 7 kw will charge fastly in 3 hours, while the 3kw one will take 10 hours. Even in tough conditions the battery will remain for 8 hours.
The gear box system is also changed. The electric motor equipped Defender offers maximum torque whwn the moment you turn it on, Hence no need of gear shifting. the transmission comprises a single speed 2.7:1 reduction gear box along with atransfer case.
there is also a modified version of LRs terrain response system, so off roading is encouraging.
Any way LR has no plans to bring this into production unit, But lets hope for the good and wait for the Hybrid extreme off roader.
CREDITS- Autocarindia
