Update: The story has been revised following the JLR Investor Day 2026.
The Mk2 Range Rover Evoque was introduced in late 2018. We reckon that it will make way for a new-generation model after around ten years on the market.
Land Rover has confirmed that it will “continue to build ICE and hybrid Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport models alongside future BEV products,” communicating that updates are planned for the gas and hybrid versions to align them with future demand and regulations.
Here’s everything we know and expect from the next-gen Range Rover Evoque:
Confirmation
During JLR’s Investor Day 2026 event on June 17, 2026, CFO Richard Molyneux confirmed that an all-new Evoque is in the pipeline, and that it will be based on the EMA platform.
That (average sales price) will keep continuing to rise as we replace the Jaguar vehicles with the new Jaguar vehicles, we replace vehicles like the Evoque and the Velar over time with their replacements off the EMA.
Richard Molyneux, CFO, JLR, while discussing improving average sales price (Investor Day 2026 on June 17, 2026)
Platform & Specifications
In JLR’s words, the EMA platform, “born from an obsession with simplicity,” takes batteries of various shapes and chemistries. This offers the company flexibility and multiple configurations based on the range and performance requirements in different markets.
Flat floor & 800V capability
EMA vehicles will feature a flat floor that maximizes cabin space and come with in-house developed electric drive units (EDUs) that deliver 92% efficiency. The EDUs will be 800V-capable and also the most torque-dense in the class. JLR estimates their energy efficiency to be 4.0-4.5 miles/kWh.
We expect the all-electric Evoque to feature plenty of space, ultra-fast charging (5-80% SoC in under 25 minutes), and competitive range figures, offering around 325 miles (EPA-est.) between stops.
Full electrification benefits
There are many ways in which the Range Rover Evoque Electric will be superior to a comparable gas-powered SUV. A noise-free electric powertrain would make driving more enjoyable for customers. Furthermore, the flat floor would provide more passenger and storage space, which would improve comfort and functionality.
In addition to the default benefits of the Evoque’s compact dimensions, the torquey nature of an electric powertrain would make the zero-emission SUV an even better urban runabout.
Hybrid
Seeing a slowdown in EV demand globally, JLR is going back to the original plan of developing the EMA platform for multiple powertrain types. During the Investor Day 2026 event, CEO PB Balaji confirmed that the upcoming platform will underpin not only electric but also hybrid models.
“We are now calling in an option to put a HEV onto it, because the market from a EV-adoption perspective is slower than what we anticipated,” he said. Thus, the next-gen Evoque should be offered as both a BEV and an HEV.
JLR CFO Richard Molyneux also elaborated about the change in plans for the EMA platform during the Investor Day 2026 event.
We held back on EMA an option to take the vehicles from being pure BEV-only to being pure BEV plus an ICE-based version. As we’ve mentioned beforehand, now we’re going to call that option. And that will mean that, not at launch, but during the cycle, those vehicles will come off the lines at Halewood, one with a BEV, one with an ICE-based. That provides us that flexibility.
Richard Molyneux, CFO, JLR (Investor Day 2026 on June 17, 2026)
Unique design proportions
On January 31, 2022, former Jaguar Land Rover CEO Thierry Bolloré briefly talked about the EMA during the parent company’s Q3 FY22 earnings conference call.
While the EMA was still in its early stages, he said that JLR is developing the platform because, like the MLA, it will allow designing cars with unique proportions and capabilities.
The MLA platform – it’s a unique platform. It’s a platform which is bringing (not only) all this proportion that you can see on our cars, but also all the extraordinary capabilities which make them completely unique. And that’s a differentiation that we continuously want to enhance. So the consequence is that we are creating at the moment (as) we speak the new EMA platform, because it’s going to bring a unique proportion and capabilities to the cars that we’re going to manufacture.
Thierry Bolloré, former CEO, Jaguar Land Rover (Tata Motors Q3 FY22 earnings conference call on January 31, 2022)
Price & Release Date
The new Range Rover Evoque EV will not go on sale in the U.S. or other global markets before 2028. We say that because JLR intends to keep busy, launching the Range Rover EV twins, Jaguar Type 01, Defender EV (EMA), and the Velar EV (EMA) until the end of 2027.
We have five launches coming in the next 18 months. We have the Range Rover Electric in, the Range Rover Sport Electric, we have two EMA cars coming in, and we also have the new Jag coming in as well, the Type 01.
PB Balaji, CEO, JLR (Investor Day 2026 on June 17, 2026)
Positioned below the new Velar, the base price of the electric SUV will likely start at around USD 55,000. The BMW iX3, Mercedes GLC Electric, Volvo EX60, and the Tesla Model Y, would be the challengers in this price segment.
TopElectricSUV says
Electric or combustion-engined, the Range Rover Evoque is about clean, reductive, and charming design. The first-gen Evoque was distinguished by its coupe-like sloping roofline and rising beltline, which is no longer a novelty.
The global car market is awash with SUV coupes, and a streamlined body is a prerequisite in EV design. We are keen to see whether the Land Rover designers will go beyond merely enhancing the original formula.
Featured Image Source: Jaguar Land Rover
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