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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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Projects include the development of new engines for plug-in hybrid versions of Nissan, Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover cars, a lightweight electric bin wagon, development of lightweight materials for vehicle weight reduction, and new technologies using thermal energy to improve vehicle performance.

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Audi’s production electric e-tron quattro may set a new standard for vehicle handling; advanced vehicle dynamics control

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He also observed, in a conversation on the eve of the LAAS, that if an automaker can launch a defining product, the game changes. Conversely, if the rear axle has less grip, the opposite happened; up to 7% of the torque is correspondingly diverted to the front axle. Driveline layout of the 2011 e-tron quattro PHEV demonstrator.

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