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Waymo, Jaguar Land Rover in long-term partnership, beginning with self-driving Jaguar I-PACE EV; up to 20,000 in first two years of production

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Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo announced a long-term strategic partnership under which the two companies will develop premium self-driving electric vehicles for Waymo’s driverless transportation service. The Jaguar I-PACE was launched earlier this month and is the company’s first full-electric SUV. Earlier post.)

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WMG researchers convert used EV batteries into small off-grid ESS units

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The WMG team set about overcoming these challenges with the help of the WMG HVM Catapult and Jaguar Land Rover, which supplied batteries and components from the Jaguar I-PACE, its first all-electric performance SUV. Multiple 12V DC sockets and 5V USB charge ports.

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Kia EV9 sales are heating up in the US

Baua Electric

Kia’s new three-row electric SUV is gaining momentum in the US. A big reason behind Kia’s success is the launch of its first three-row electric SUV, the EV9. Kia’s electric SUV even outsold Toyota’s sole EV, the bZ4X, in its first sales month. Kia’s electric SUV comes in five trims. long but is about the same height.

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GKN Automotive and Delta Electronics collaborate to accelerate development of next-generation eDrive technology

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Within three years, the new 3-in-1 eDrive units will be available for start of production in a multitude of vehicle types, from A-segment city cars to D-segment executive cars and SUVs, supporting a range of torque outputs from 2,000 N·m to 3,800 N·m, with nominal power outputs of between 80 kW to 155 kW.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. We said, ‘Let’s take a British farm vehicle and turn it into a luxury SUV for the American market,’ ” Wallace recounts during my tour of E.C.D.’s

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Jaguar I-PACE : Impressions | DC Fast Charging

Plug In India

We also tried DC fast charging the I-PACE at a Tata Power fast charging station. Video: Jaguar I-PACE : Impressions | DC Fast Charging Demo Day 1 We left Pune on the Deccan Queen train and reached Dadar at 1000 hrs. In the height department, it is significantly lower and for that reason I would classify it as a car more than an SUV.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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SpeedStart and TIGERS technologies are aimed not only at the C-segment car platform represented by the Ford Focus, but also are relevant from the B-segment to the largest passenger car and rapidly growing SUV platforms. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies.

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