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Aug 8, 2013

ELECTRIC VEHICLES * UK

* England - Land Rover's first Electric Defender put through its paces

(Image: An Electric Defender is the subject of an ongoing Land Rover research program known as the 'Eden Project') 
Cornwall,England,UK -Gizmag, by Angus MacKenzie -August 8, 2013: -- Earlier this year, Land Rover announced it would be electrifying a Defender... The first Electric Defender began its real world tests this past month... The Electric Defender showed its worth by hauling a 12-tonne road train up a 6 percent inc... The research project is meant to explore electric power as an option for off-road vehicles... One of the many trials at Cornwall designed to put the first Electric Defender’s pulling power to the test saw it hauling a 12-tonne (13-ton) road train made up of four trailers stuffed with 60 Eden Project visitors. The vehicle showed its electric worth by marching its way up a test incline with a 6 percent grade. But the Defender 110, known as the “All Terrain Electric Research Vehicle,” still has enough power to hit 70 mph (112 km/h) while retaining its status as a serious off-roader...

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