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Land Rover Discovery Sport PHEV range, MPG, CO2 & charging

The Discovery Sport P300e's emissions, economy and electric range are all good, and it's one of the few plug-in hybrids that can rapid charge

Overall rating

3.5 out of 5

Range, MPG, CO2 & charging rating

4.5 out of 5

Price
£70,270 - £96,315
Fuel Type:
Hybrid Petrol
Fuel economyCO2 emissionsElectric rangeWallbox charge time
141mpg44g/km34 miles6hrs 42mins (0-100%, 3kW)

The Discovery Sport's 141mpg headline figure comes with a caveat, just like with all PHEVs – you need to plug in regularly (pretty much at the end of every journey) to get anywhere close to that. CO2 emissions of 44g/km and an electric range of 34 miles are impressive, though.

Land Rover Discovery Sport PHEV range, MPG & CO2 emissions

The average electric range of plug-in hybrids like the Discovery Sport P300e is improving all the time; not that long ago, cars in this class were doing well to return between 15 and 20 miles of zero-emissions driving on a full charge. According to official tests, the Discovery Sport hybrid will be able to cover up to 34 miles before the petrol engine has to kick in.

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CO2 emissions of 44g/km are sufficient to get the car into the 11% band for Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) company-car tax, while official fuel economy for the plug-in Discovery Sport is 141mpg. That's under ideal conditions, starting every journey with a full battery, so most people are unlikely to hit such figures on a regular basis in real-world driving.

Charge time

The Discovery Sport P300e hybrid's 12.2kWh (usable) battery can be easily charged up from a standard domestic socket overnight, taking just under seven hours to replenish fully. Installing a home wallbox can reduce that time considerably, to around two hours, while 50kW rapid-charging capability means 30-minute top-ups from 10 to 80% using public charging stations is possible – something that hardly any other premium plug-in hybrid can do.

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