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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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Rolls-Royce electric aircraft sets three speed records; world’s fastest electric vehicle

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km/h (132 mph) faster than the previous record set by the Siemens eAircraft powered Extra 330 LE Aerobatic aircraft in 2017. The speed achieved by test pilot and Rolls-Royce Director of Flight Operations Phill O’Dell in the Spirit of Innovation was more than 213.04 —Dr Tim Woolmer, YASA’s Chief Technology Officer and Founder.

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News: 2022 Range Rover Lineup Previewed

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The wow factor doesn’t end with sumptuous leather and wood, as in 2023 there will be a plug-in hybrid version, to be followed by an all-electric Range Rover in 2024. Observations: 2023 Range Rover. The fifth-generation 2022 Range Rover is all new and begins the electrification of all Land Rover and Range Rover models.

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Report: EV Electra aims to make Swedish-engineered Emily GT in Italy

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NEVS planned four EVs for China based on the Phoenix platform that was going to underpin the next-generation Saab 9-3, plus an electric version of the old 9-3 and 9-3X using that model’s General Motors legacy platform. A version of the latter was publicly shown in 2017.

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Jaguar Land Rover providing I-PACE EVs for ground support for Rolls-Royce’s electric flight speed record attempt

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The current speed record for an all-electric plane—set by Siemens in 2017—is 210 mph. This project will be carbon neutral and to support this ground-breaking innovation Jaguar Land Rover is loaning all-electric Jaguar I-PACE cars as towing and support vehicles.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% In absolute numbers, 152,323 fewer diesel cars were sold. This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of gasoline engined vehicles.

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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. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7% Electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs)—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles—accounted for 1.5% of total car sales in the EU; the market share of ECVs grew by 0.9