Liberty Electric Cars has signed a memorandum of understanding with Icelandic company, Northern Lights Energy (NLE), for an order of 150 4×4 electric vehicles to be delivered across Scandinavia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands over the next four years.
The Liberty E-Range, the world’s first pure electric 4×4, is suited to these regions where there is an advanced electricity supply grid using a vast amount of renewable energy.
Ian Hobday, MD of Liberty Electric Cars, says: “The Scandinavian countries are the ideal market for us as the general policy on import duty is zero on electric vehicles, which puts the price of the Liberty E-Range at the same level as an ordinary petrol or diesel luxury 4×4.”
CPP Global Holdings Ltd, the specialist coachbuilder based in Coventry, has acquired Bowler Off Road Limited, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of the Nemesis high-performance cross country racer, for an undisclosed price.
The Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon is hosting a big programme for Easter including All Terrain & Royal Wedding themed activities, Convoy for Heroes, Shaun the Sheep’s Land Rover and the annual Heritage Land Rover Show. 
Our latest online poll showed that over half of you have made modifications to your 4x4s and a further 28% of you would like to. That’s a serious number of 4×4 enthusiasts either carrying out modifications themselves or sourcing professionals to enhance the performance, handling and look of their vehicles. Not surprisingly, modifying 4x4s has been steadily growing in popularity, especially with the increase in green-laning which has led to more owners adding under-body protection, raised suspension and so on.
With very positive early reviews for the new Range Rover Evoque, expect this to become a worthy rival to the likes of the Audi Q5 and BMW X3. When the Evoque goes on sale in September prices will kick off at £27,995 for an eD4 Pure 5-door 6 Speed manual 2WD model and rise to £44,320 for the top-of-the-range Si4 6 Speed automatic Dynamic coupé with LUX pack.
Land Rover has got 2011 off to a winning start with the news that the Freelander 2 has come out top in the 4×4 category in the Parkers’ New Car Awards 2011.
1. Ensure that all tyres, including the spare, have at least 2.5/3.00 mm of tread – the law requires a minimum of 1.6 mm but tyre experts recommend a greater level of tread depth for maximum safety. Should motorists not have a tread depth gauge handy then check the sidewall for the letters TWI (Tread Wear Indicator), adjacent to this in the bottom of the tread are blocks of rubber set at 1.6 mm, if these blocks are flush with the tread, then the tyre needs to be replaced.
Pretty cool pictures right? We know many of you would love to have suspension like this on your 4x4s, and we know just the team for the job. FTE 4×4 Specialists Ltd is now a dealer for Rock Krawler suspension and will be offering their full line of lift systems together with many of their build components. 
There is not much available these days in the 4×4 Commercial Van sector for a decent price, which makes Nissan’s Pathfinder Van a good choice, as long as you are under six feet tall!
An expedition with World 4×4 Adventures into Arctic Russia has Steve White mesmerised by the sheer beauty of its remoteness and the tough off-roading, as Land Rovers share the trails with a Soviet Gaz 66. 
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