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Land Rover EV conversion packs in-wheel motors, weighs same as original

Baua Electric

based Bedeo is launching a Land Rover Defender EV conversion based around in-wheel motors from Bedeo-owned Protean Electric. While numerous companies and DIYers are already converting older internal-combustion vehicles to electric power, Bedeo also claims to be the first to use in-wheel motors in such a conversion.

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BMW teams with Jaguar Land Rover for EV parts

Green Car Reports

Jaguar Land Rover and BMW announced on Wednesday that they will form an alliance to build the unique parts, beyond the battery, that make up an electric vehicle. The effort will focus on electric drive units (EDUs), including motors, transmissions and power electronics, such as motor controllers.

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Jaguar Land Rover lead partner in $160M automotive advanced R&D center in UK

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is the lead partner in the £100-million (US$160 million) National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC) to be built at Warwick University. Nearly 200 Jaguar Land Rover researchers and engineers are currently based at WMG, collaborating with university experts on a number of projects.

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

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover has introduced its first plug-in hybrid vehicle as part of the Range Rover Sport line-up. liter four-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine with a 116PS (85kW) electric motor. The P400e is available to order from Land Rover retailers in the UK now, priced from £61,315 (US$82,000).

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Cars That Think

Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. More than a few of them are at ZF Friedrichshafen AG , one of the world’s largest suppliers of parts to the automotive industry. The comany has not yet revealed its motor’s specific power—its kW/kg rating.)

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Jaguar to build C-X75 hybrid supercar with Williams F1

Green Car Congress

Jaguar says that the high-performance hybrid will stay true to the initial concept design study—albeit without the micro-turbines—that made its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, while fulfilling requirements that allow it to be homologated for road use. —Carl-Peter Forster, CEO Tata Motors.

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Report: EV Electra aims to make Swedish-engineered Emily GT in Italy

Baua Electric

EV Electra had previously discussed plans to build cars in Turkey, as well as the former Saab factory in Trollhättan Sweden, but the startup failed to agree on a deal with the factory’s current owner, according to Autocar. A version of the latter was publicly shown in 2017.

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