did not put this to the test, but we’ll take their word for it. As well as for the claimed top speed of 209 km/h on the 22-inch wheels our test unit rode on.A 19.2 kWh battery gives the Land Rover Defender P400e a claimed electric range of 59 km. Although this number might not look significant on paper, it is the whole purpose of the model’s existence.
One trip to a 22 kW charger at a Land Rover dealership turned out into quite a disappointment as it needed close to two hours for the depleted battery to fully charge. Time we did not have. Charging the Land Rover Defender P400e from a standard wall plug at home proved more successful. Even with several bouts of load shedding overnight, we managed to get the battery level to 88%.But the moral of the story is, when you own this car, you will only use the above two ways of charging in emergencies. But you get a faster wall charger installed at your house as part of the deal. Which means you should be able to achieve a full charge overnight regardless of load shedding.