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Jaguar Land Rover introduces plug-in hybrid model to Range Rover Sport line-up: the P400e

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Jaguar Land Rover has introduced its first plug-in hybrid vehicle as part of the Range Rover Sport line-up. With 640 N·m of torque, the new powertrain mixes dynamic and sustainable performance with traditional Land Rover capability, comfort and refinement. seconds (0-100km/h in only 6.7

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GENIVI Alliance joins W3C to accelerate adoption of web technologies in the automotive industry

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—Matt Jones, senior technical specialist at Jaguar Land Rover. HTML5 API for automotive promises to become a widely used set of technologies to build applications across platforms. In time, these applications could quickly be adapted from tablets to smart phones to cars.

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New sensor tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries could support >5x faster charging without compromising safety

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Subsequently, as the cell temperature increases, the reaction rates for the decomposition of the electrolyte increase, which can lead to the electrolyte breakdown and gas formation, resulting in pressure build-up in the cell. 2018.01.076.

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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. recently adopted for standard-range Teslas in the United States). Non-NAS Rovers were never officially “federalized” to meet U.S.

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Jaguar bringing XE diesel to US in 2016

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Proven over 2 million miles of real-world testing, Ingenium is the future of the low-CO2 powertrain strategy at Jaguar Land Rover and is engineered to meet the most stringent exhaust emissions legislation worldwide. InControl Touch supports Bluetooth, audio streaming and USB connectivity.

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Ricardo Introduces Kinergy Flywheel Energy Storage System; FLYBUS and KinerStor

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The demonstration project will focus initially on installing an existing Torotrak CVT and Ricardo supplied flywheel in the Optare Solo bus, connecting the mechanical hybrid system directly to the Allison automatic transmission already fitted to the vehicle as standard equipment. Click to enlarge.

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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity

The Truth About Cars

Before connected vehicles had become ubiquitous, numerous companies suggested that they would be networked into roadway infrastructure to improve safety and decrease traffic congestion. While the concept of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) connectivity has been around since at least the 1950s, any tangible progress has been relatively recent.

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