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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

Green Car Congress

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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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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2018 Lincoln Navigator unveiled at New York Auto Show in 2017. Customers are trading in Land Rover and Mercedes vehicles in exchange for a Navigator, according to Ford, and nearly 85% of all Navigator buyers are choosing high-end Black Label and Reserve models. Click to enlarge. The 2018 Navigator is powered by a 3.5-liter

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. First Drive: 2017 Land Rover Discovery. News: BMW iX EV.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

The Escape is more car like, while the Bronco Sport has a boxy shape, taller roof, shorter wheelbase and shorter overall length, earning comments it looks like a Land Rover. Road Test: 2017 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. Road Test: 2017 Jeep Cherokee. No mistaking who’s coming. See image gallery at cleanfleetreport.com ].

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

First Drive: 2017 Land Rover Discovery TD6. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. First Drive: Tesla Model X P100D. Disclosure: Clean Fleet Report is loaned free test vehicles from automakers to evaluate, typically for a week at a time.