Range Rover to launch smaller Velar electric SUV, the first to ride on JLR’s EMA platform

Jaguar Land Rover confirmed the first EV based on its new EMA platform will be here in less than two years. After the Range Rover Electric and Sport EVs, a smaller electric SUV, likely the Velar will hit the market.

Range Rover Velar electric SUV is due out in 2026

The first Range Rover electric SUV is expected to make its big debut soon, with sales starting in 2025.

Shortly after, the Range Rover Sport Electric will hit the market. JLR’s CEO Adrian Mardell has now confirmed that the first EV to ride on its new EMA platform will launch in less than two years.

Unlike Range Rover’s flagship EV, the new model will be underpinned by the company’s new EMA platform. The Range Rover Electric and Sport EVs share the same MLA platform as the current gas models.

According to AutoCar, the new EV is expected to be the smaller Range Rover Velar Electric, which will launch in under two years.

“We’ll first have MLA BEV, with the Range Rover BEV later next year,” Mardell said. “Then it’s the first vehicle off EMA, which will probably be springtime in 2026.”

Well ahead of its debut, Range Rover’s smaller Velar electric SUV model has already been spotted out testing.

In August, we got our first look at the electric Velar, which was being delivered on a transporter to JLR’s Nurburgring test facility.

The first EMA-based model will launch with hands-free, eyes on driving features. A spokesperson told AutoCar it would be the first to feature the new tech.

With the first Range Rover Electric launching soon, JLR said the electric SUV had already secured over 48,000 clients on its waitlist. According to JLR, its customers are using PHEVs “as a stepping stone towards battery electric vehicles (BEVs).” The Range Rover Electric will make its first appearance shortly. Check back for more details soon.