The pressure is on car manufacturers to take new emission targets seriously – and it appears that the message is getting across with reports suggesting a hybrid version of the Land Rover LRX concept has been confirmed for production.
The vehicle, a two-door, off-road luxury SUV has been derived from the Land Rover LR2 except for the fact that it includes new hybrid powertrains. Though a petrol engine version of the vehicle will also be produced, the hybrid version has won the approval of the British Government which announced it would offer incentives for Land Rover to produce a new, green vehicle.
The Land-e concept form allows its drivers to run in petrol only, electric only, or hybrid modes. The technology is expected to cost around $650million to develop.
According to Auto Express, the new hybrid version won’t be in production for another two years but the petrol-only version will arrive in early 2010. It is expected to carry the Range Rover name though it will be built alongside the LR2 in Land Rover’s Halewood plant.
