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Exclusive: Massimo Frascella, design director of Jaguar Land Rover quits the company | Autocar Professional

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He began his career at Stile Bertone – a design firm – following on to work on some critical projects like Lincoln Mercury at Ford and Kia Motors, before joining Land Rover as Creative Studio Chief in 2011. His journey at JLR which started with Evoque in 2011, was followed by Velar and Defender back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.

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Johnson Controls to supply AGM batteries to Chery Jaguar Land Rover in China; introducing 48V micro hybrid system

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Johnson Controls will provide its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) advanced lead-acid battery technology to power the Chery Jaguar Land Rover Start-Stop and other vehicles made in China to serve the China market. The battery restarts the engine when the driver’s foot releases the brake pedal or engages the clutch.

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An all-electric Range Rover Sport EV is coming to rival Porsche’s best-selling Cayenne

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Range Rover preps first all-electric SUV If you’re shopping for a high-end SUV, Range Rover and Porsche are two of the top names that often come to mind. Coming off its highest quarterly profit since 2017 in Q4, Jaguar Land Rover said it continues to see strong demand for its premium models.

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BNEF: Global plug-in vehicle sales surge 63% year-on-year in Q3; China accounted for more than half of total

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Sales of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids exceeded 287,000 units in the quarter, 63% higher than the same quarter a year ago and up 23% from Q2 2017, BNEF said. In 2017, many established carmakers from Jaguar Land Rover to Volvo Cars announced plans to bring electric versions of their vehicles to market in the next few years.

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Auto Alliance urges EPA to withdraw premature Final Determination on light-duty GHG regulations, resume Midterm Evaluation process with NHTSA

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The Auto Alliance has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting that the US Environmental Protection Agency withdraw the Final Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards under the Midterm Evaluation which EPA announced on 13 January 2017.

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

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The latest ACEA data show that in the first half of 2017, electrically-chargeable vehicles made up 1.2% Currently the reality is that the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles is low—and this is not due to lack of availability and choice. —ACEA President, Dieter Zetsche. of total new car sales.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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of total EU car sales in 2017. percentage points between 2014 and 2017. The auto industry is eager to move as fast as it can towards zero-emission vehicles. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7% of total car sales in the EU; the market share of ECVs grew by 0.9 by 2025 and 5.4%