The SUV features a front-mounted dieselengine paired with an electric motor in a traditional hybrid configuration, plus a second, more powerful electric motor in the rear to drive those wheels in the back.
The Electric Defender test vehicles swap the 2.2-liter, four-cylinder dieselengine and six-speed manual gearbox of the regular Defender 110 for a 70-kilowatt electric motor that puts out the equivalent of 94 horsepower and 243 foot-pounds of torque.
The TDI Clean Dieselengine makes 295 lb-ft from just 1750 rpm, while the electric motors produce their torque-133 lb-ft at the front wheels and 199 lb-ft at the rear-immediately.