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That’s quite an expensive way of fuelling the Defender, so most will do it via a 7kW wallbox charger at home using cheaper overnight electricity. However, when we lived with an older-specification P400e over nearly 13,000 miles, we averaged only 30mpg, which is close to what you’d expect from a diesel Defender – and that’s much cheaper to buy in the first place.
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Company car drivers paying Benefit-in-Kind BiK tax may be tempted by its low average emissions of 61g/km. Then there is the all-electric seven-seat Kia EV9 to consider, offering much more space inside than a Defender, but costing even less per month. Our latest expert data suggests that the Defender 90 retains between 53 to 67 per cent of its value over a typical three-year/36,000-mile ownership period. Land Rover could have made too many cheesy nods to the old car, or festooned it with a bewildering amount of futuristic technology. There’s also three years’ free roadside recovery.
Both of these are very similar to what you’ll find from BMW, but are quite a bit shorter than the up to 10 years or 100,000 miles of cover you can get with a Toyota or Lexus.
Servicing
Land Rover offers individual fixed-price Service Plans.
