The British Army is getting restomodded EV Land Rovers

The British Army is set to begin testing restomodded EV Land Rovers. Yep, it would seem that even the military wants a piece of the restomod pie. 

Defence company Babcock International has partnered with the EV restomod folk at Electrogenic – who previously adapted a rather lovely Citroen DS to run on electricity – to win a one-year contract to convert and test four in-service military Land Rovers.

With their old diesel engines removed, Electrogenic will fit new, as-yet-unspecified electric powertrains before the cars are pitted against their old-school equivalents by the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) “in a series of experimental battlefield/military scenarios, which will assess performance over steep terrain, wading and towing, and different climate-related conditions".

Chris Spicer, Babcock’s very serious sounding Managing Director of Engineering and Systems Integration - Land, said: “This is a great opportunity to investigate alternative engine technology, which will enable the British Army to extend the life of its Land Rovers as diesel becomes obsolete. I’m excited to see how the converted Land Rovers perform in a test environment against diesel and hybrid equivalents.”

Are restomodded vehicles the future for the British Army? And does it change your opinion when you find out that the year-long test will be excellently known as Project LURCHER?