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UK Awards £27M to Jaguar Land Rover for Production Vehicle Based on Diesel Hybrid Concept

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Jaguar Land Rover has secured a £27 million (US$37.4 liter, turbodiesel hybrid that meets US emissions standards and is capable of running on biodiesel. The automaker plans to build the lighter, smaller, more efficient vehicle to pave the way for the future of its fleet, working toward a 20% improvement in CO 2 emissions.

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Jaguar to build C-X75 hybrid supercar with Williams F1

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Jaguar will develop the micro-turbine hybrid C-X75 concept car ( earlier post ) as a limited production supercar (maximum of 250), priced at between £700,000 - £900,000 (US$1.15 - $1.48 The supercar’s chassis will be made of carbon-fibre to create a lightweight, yet rigidly strong structure. The C-X75 concept in Paris.

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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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million) to six projects to further develop the UK’s low carbon vehicle capability. Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle. Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle. The Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle (HIUCV) is a lightweight Heavy Goods Vehicle designed for refuse collection in an urban environment.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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From 2022, new homes and buildings, such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as buildings undergoing major renovations, will be required to install electric power under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 22 November Car charging pile. Other buildings will also start installing charging piles.

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Jaguar to display XJ_e PHEV at Goodwood

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The XJ_e plug-in hybrid. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will display the XJ_e plug-in hybrid engineering research vehicle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The XJ_e demonstrates how an advanced parallel plug-in hybrid design can deliver reductions in CO 2 emissions of more than 70%, without compromising vehicle performance.

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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 total car sales (a market share which remains stable), hybrids for 2.6%, and cars powered by propane or natural gas for 1.3%. Johan Van Zyl, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe, announced today that in future it is Toyota’s ambition to provide its core models with a choice of two hybrid powertrains.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover. ZF Friedrichshafen AG’s Otmar Scharrer is leading a team discovering ways to build motors that don’t depend on permanent magnets—and China’s rare-earth monopolies. One is sustainability. Scharrer : Exactly.

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