The FT reports that Land Rover is beginning work on gasoline electric hybrids and is in discussions with Ford—which owns Land Rover—over the Escape Hybrid technology.
Joe Greenwell, Land Rover chairman and chief executive, indicated that while there was a dialog with Ford over using group hybrid technology, the “long development time” meant any hybrid vehicle was at least five years away.
The Land Rover Range Rover has the second-worst fuel economy of any 2005 SUV, according to the EPA.
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