JLR reports growing demand for plug‑in hybrid models, with global retail sales for the first half of the financial year up 29% compared to the prior year, as more customers use the technology as a stepping stone towards battery electric vehicles (BEV).
For the Range Rover brand, global PHEV retail sales were up 47% in the first half of this financial year, while plug‑in electric hybrid Defender global retail sales were up 23% compared to the previous financial year.
This builds upon accelerated growth of JLR’s global PHEV sales, which increased 59% year‑on‑year in FY24 vs. FY23, while new Range Rover plug‑in electric hybrid retails nearly doubled over the same period.
With its modular longitudinal architecture (MLA) on which the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport are built, JLR will offer clients internal combustion engine (ICE), plug‑in electric hybrid and soon, battery electric vehicle (BEV) options, well into the next decade.
The PHEV variant of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport can drive in pure electric mode for up to 70 miles. This far exceeds the average daily 20 miles UK drivers cover.
JLR currently has over 48,000 clients on the waiting list for the Range Rover Electric, which is the first in a lineup of zero emissions luxury electric vehicles from its brands.
