Range Rover Velar Goes EV, States Sue Over Charging Funds and Tesla Scraps Range Extender | 09 May 2025
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🗓️ 9 May 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Evie News Daily coming up today. The range rover Velar goes EV. The states sue |
| 0:05.6 | overcharging funds and Tesla scraps their range extender. Plus stay tuned because later in the show, |
| 0:11.2 | I'll tell you about a very unique race between two very different EVs. Well, good morning, |
| 0:16.8 | good afternoon or good evening, wherever you're listening around the world. Welcome to EV News Daily. |
| 0:20.5 | This is your trusted source of EV information. I'm Martin Lee. I go through every EV story, |
| 0:24.5 | so you don't have to. You can if you want to support the show via Patreon. Many people do, |
| 0:29.1 | and businesses and organizations as well for a daily shoutout. You can check out the link |
| 0:32.9 | at patreon.com slash EV News Daily. We'll start with news of the Rangerover Velar going electric in |
| 0:38.2 | 26 with a completely new design. The redesigned model will combine sedan and shooting brake elements |
| 0:44.8 | with traditional SUV styling though. Spy photos today reveal it will be bigger than the current |
| 0:50.5 | Velar, particularly in length with a lower ride height, making it Rangerover's most road-oriented vehicle, they say. This crossover will debut as the first vehicle on JLR's |
| 1:00.5 | new 800-volt EMA, electric modular architecture platform. Now, the EMA is built for purpose, |
| 1:08.6 | built for electrification, 800-volt technology for ultra-fast charging, they say, up to 350 kilowatts. |
| 1:15.6 | That is, super fast speeds. |
| 1:18.3 | Now, while specific battery details remain undisclosed, the vehicle will use JLR's next-gen battery technology. |
| 1:24.5 | The platform will support various battery configurations and chemistries, |
| 1:27.6 | they say, providing flexibility for different versions with range and performance requirements. |
| 1:33.1 | Now, the JLR, CEO, Adrian Mardell, previously confirming that the Rangerover Velar would be the first |
| 1:38.8 | EV on this new platform with the launch in spring, 26. Looks like that's on target. |
| 1:43.6 | Unlike the upcoming all-electric |
| 1:45.7 | Rangerover and Rangerover Sport, they adapt existing architectures. The Velar will be their first |
| 1:53.7 | EV from the ground up as a pure electric vehicle. The new Velar will compete in a very |
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