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Jaguar Land Rover accelerates electrification; manufacturing new range of electrified vehicles in UK; electric XJ first

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Jaguar Land Rover plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK. The announcement is the next significant step in delivering on the company’s commitment to offer customers electrified options for all new Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020. —Prof.

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Jaguar Land Rover to build new £355M plant for 4-cylinder engines

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will build a new £355 million (US$484 million) facility to manufacture a new family of advanced technology, low-emission 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines in the UK. Jaguar Land Rover recently launched the new Jaguar XF with a four-cylinder turbodiesel engine. As we invest £1.5

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Tesla In Russia, 2016 Land Rover Diesels Priced, China Builds 25,000 Green Cars: Today's Car News

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Today, we have Tesla love from Russia, pricing information for the 2016 Land Rover diesel models, and a report that China is building electric cars and plug-in hybrids at rates exceeding those of the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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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 In combination with other Land Rover technologies, this powertrain could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30% compared with other SUVs of comparable size, and reduce emissions to approximately 120 g/km. Earlier post.)

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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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Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% In absolute numbers, 152,323 fewer diesel cars were sold. For the first time since 2009, gasoline vehicles have overtaken diesel to become the most sold car type in the EU-15. The second will build on this and add more power and a more dynamic driving character.

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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. part of the mission.” ” Electric vehicle sales surge.

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Ricardo to optimize in-car climate control systems to extend the range of electric vehicles

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Partnering with Jaguar Land Rover and using a Jaguar I-PACE as a demonstrator vehicle, Ricardo engineers in the TOBEV (Thermally Optimized Battery Electric Vehicle) project will look holistically at whole vehicle thermal management and use state-of the art digital modeling techniques to optimize the thermal and control systems.