Land Rover Land_e Concept

This frame contains some future tech designed to keep Land Rover viable in an era of increasing fuel prices and environmental concerns. It also outlines the look of the LR4 Freelander replacement. LR says the biodiesel/hybrid powerplant can run on up to 25-percent biodiesel (versus 5 percent on current LR turbodiesels). The Land Rover Land_e concept has a belt-driven integrated starter/generator that shuts the engine down at idle, an integrated electric rear axle drive that allows 100-percent electric power in around-town driving and works with gas or diesel engines, and a really cool electric propshaft that disconnects when you don't need four-wheel-drive. This last technology matches rear-wheel speed to propshaft speed for smooth launches. These technologies and more can increase fuel economy by 30 percent, for mpg numbers in the 50s on a Freelander-size SUV, Land Rover says.

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