Land Rover has created a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid prototype and will be showing it off at the Geneva show in March.
The technology-packed 'Range_e' is one of many working prototypes currently being developed at Land Rover's design and engineering centre in the UK.
The super-efficient SUV is based on a Range Rover Sport and features a 3-litre TDV6 diesel engine with an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission.
However, being mated to a plug-in parallel diesel hybrid system, it can also run as a pure electric vehicle for up to 32km.
What's more, the 'Range_e' is the first capable 4WD model from Land Rover to achieve a CO2 emissions rating as low as 89g/km.
It's not a compromised slouch by any means, with a maximum speed of 192km/h and an overall range of 1104km - that's if you charge the battery and fill the tank with diesel.
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