Range Rover Electric pushed back to 2026 – delay may affect new Jaguar models

Customers told delay is to allow for more testing time and for EV demand to pick up First deliveries of the Range Rover Electric have been pushed back until next year – and a report claims this could also delay the first new-era Jaguar models. Parent JLR’s highly anticipated second EV, after the Jaguar I-Pace, was due to hit roads later this year with prototypes finishing late-stage testing. As recently as 15 July, the Range Rover website stated that orders would begin in late 2025, with JLR confirming the same timeframe to Autocar during our testing of the test mule earlier this month. However, the wording on the website has now changed to 2026, and a report from The Guardian claims waitlist customers – of which there are 62,000 – have been informed about the delay. This, it is thought, could also push back the launch of the electric Range Rover Velar, which was expected to arrive in the middle of next year following the full-fat Range Rover. JLR’s reasoning is down to allowing more time for testing and for demand for electric vehicles to pick up – and is something which could also push back the first models in Jaguar’s rebrand, the report claims. The production version of Jaguar’s Type 00 concept, a £100,000 super-GT packing more than 575bhp, is pencilled to arrive next August. A large luxury saloon and an SUV were due to follow from 2027. In response to the report, a statement from JLR didn’t confirm or deny the delay, but did state that it would launch its new models “at the right time”. It read: “By 2030 JLR will sell electric versions of all its luxury brands. Our plans and vehicle architectures are flexible so we can adapt to different market and client demands. We are committed to the highest standards of design, capability and quality, and we will launch our new models at the right time for our clients, our business and individual markets.”

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