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Jaguar Land Rover expanding Ingenium powertrain family; new gasoline engine, TRANSCEND transmission

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This week, Jaguar Land Rover will expand its Ingenium powertrain family ( earlier post ), unveiling new technologies for both current and future vehicles. Since 2008, Jaguar Land Rover has doubled the number of powertrain engineers and invested in the research of a range of future powertrain solutions.

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Land Rover Range_e 4WD diesel plug-in hybrid previews future production powertrains

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Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. This development model features a plug-in hybrid diesel-electric powertrain that Land Rover expects to make available in future production models, following the scheduled launch of its diesel-electric hybrid in 2013.

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Land Rover Unveils New Compact Range Rover Evoque; Sub-130g/km CO2

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The Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover unveiled the new compact Range Rover Evoque at a 40 th birthday celebration of brand. The all-new coupé will join the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport line-up in the summer of 2011. It will be the smallest, lightest and most fuel efficient Range Rover ever produced.

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Land Rover To Release Hybrid LRX in 2011

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Land Rover , a name synonymous with fully capable off-road vehicles, is scheduled to release its first hybrid vehicle in 2011. The hybrid , based on the LRX concept shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show , will make its official debut on June 17th of next year with production beginning in early 2011.

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European Investment Bank Approves 866M in Loans for Cleaner Cars; Majority to Nissan and Jaguar

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The loans include €400 million to Nissan ’s European operations to develop and build more fuel-efficient vehicles in the United Kingdom and Spain, and €366 million to Jaguar Land Rover to help cut vehicle emissions. Tags: Europe Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Policy. Earlier post.).

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UK TSB Awards ÂŁ25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids. Toyota and EDF Energy will deploy a trial of up to 20 Toyota Plug in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV). Since September 2008, Toyota and EDF Energy have been trialing one current PHV unit in London. Tags: Fuel Cells Hybrids.

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Tata selects battery partner for electric programme

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Miljobil Grenland AS, the Norwegian subsidiary of Tata Motors, the company that bought out Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008, has awarded a contract to supply batteries for the Indica Vista electric vehicle project to South Korea’s Energy Innovation Group (EIG).