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Iconic Land Rover Turned Into Electric Car Research Vehicle

Green Car Reports

The Land Rover Defender is as much an automotive icon in Great Britain as the Jaguar E-Type, MGB or the Austin Mini. It's not as glamorous as any of them, but the car's chunky styling, go-anywhere ability and incredible longevity have resulted in the design barely changing since its introduction in 1948.

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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

Green Car Congress

INRIX launched a new platform that provides the foundation for cities and road authorities to communicate with operators for safe and effective deployment of highly automated vehicles (HAVs) on public roads. Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge.

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Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

Drive Electric

We’re predicting at least 200,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) will be registered in the UK in 2021. Financial incentives for battery electric vehicles will remain, including a rate of just 1% Benefit in Kind (BIK) company car tax from April 2021 for a period of 12 months.