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Land Rover bringing two diesel SUVs to N. America; 32% better combined fuel economy, up to 28 mpg on highway; LEV 3

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Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 for the Range Rover Sport and 3.3% for the Range Rover.

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2014 Smart Electric Drive, Small Land Rover, Nissan Micra In Canada: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The Nissan Micra minicar is now available in Canada, we cover what the 2014 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive is like on the road, and Land Rover trademarks the "Landy" name for a possible future small urban SUV. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Nissan.'

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Land Rover Diesel Hybrids Could Reach U.S. In 2014: Report

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SUV buyers could get their wish if Land Rover brings diesel-electric hybrids to the U.S, We''re often asked why more automakers don''t sell diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. There are plenty of good reasons why, but that doesn''t stop people wanting the twin-pronged benefits of highway and city economy.

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2014 Range Rover Hybrid: Drive Reports Emerge For Diesel-Electric SUV U.S. Won't Get

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Land Rover hasn''t exactly cultivated a reputation for environmental friendliness over its history. Still, Jaguar-Land Rover''s commercial, technological and.'

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Novelis breaks ground on automotive aluminum facility in Changzhou, China; $180M investment to double capacity in 2020

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Previous partner launches include the Cadillac CT6, CJLR’s Jaguar XFL and XEL, and the premium new-energy vehicle (NEV) NIO’s ES8 SUV, FAW-Volkswagen Audi A6L and HMC’s IONIQ and Kona electric vehicle models, to name a few. The wholly owned $100-million plant first began commissioning in 2014 with an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons.

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Range Rover Hybrids due early 2014

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In more unlikely news (as if Mercedes S-Class plug-in hybrid wasn’t enough of a shock), another luxury carmaker is getting in on the hybrid action, as Land Rover reveals its first ever hybrids. The new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models will be the first premium diesel SUV hybrids availabl[.].

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New 2016 Range Rover Evoque with new Ingenium diesel will deliver up to 56 mpg; Geneva debut

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Land Rover will stage the world debut of the MY 2016 Range Rover Evoque. Equipped with the EU6-compliant, four-cylinder Ingenium diesel ( earlier post) , the new Evoque will be the most efficient production Land Rover yet, with fuel consumption as low as 4.2 l/100 km (56 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km.

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