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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

million) in grants to 16 collaborative research and development projects that focus on achieving significant cuts in CO 2 emissions for vehicle-centric technologies in low carbon vehicles. Affordable COMPosites for Lightweight Car structurEs (ACOMPLICE). Amberjac Projects Ltd (lead), Fen Technology Ltd, University of Sheffield.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Projects include the development of new engines for plug-in hybrid versions of Nissan, Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover cars, a lightweight electric bin wagon, development of lightweight materials for vehicle weight reduction, and new technologies using thermal energy to improve vehicle performance.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Universal Partners joined Parkwalk Advisors and other existing investors in the round, bringing the total raised by the company to £35 million (US$49 million). A range of YASA-powered vehicles will be on display at the event, including cars from Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Williams Advanced Engineering.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Researchers from the University of Bath (UK) are embarking on a new project to achieve a 35% reduction in car fuel usage. The team, from the University’s Powertrain & Vehicle Research Centre in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded £590,000 (US$946,000) from the Technology Strategy Board as part of a £4.2M (US$6.7

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APRIL 12, 2009

billion) to European-based car makers to help design and build cleaner cars with lower CO 2 emissions. The loans include €400 million to Nissan ’s European operations to develop and build more fuel-efficient vehicles in the United Kingdom and Spain, and €366 million to Jaguar Land Rover to help cut vehicle emissions.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The PowerDriver project is a collaborative research initiative involving Jaguar Land Rover Ltd and Rolls-Royce PLC together with supply chain and research and development partners and universities. Both the marine and automotive installations will be designed to enable their implementation at a commercially viable cost.

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APRIL 23, 2014

Liquid air technologies have the potential to significantly reduce well-to-wheel emissions. Zero emission applications as a primary source is certainly of interest in urban scenarios for light duty, short range applications. About £2 million to a consortium led by Jaguar Land Rover. million (US$4.37 million (US$4.54

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

More than 30 UK companies and seven universities will take part in the development projects, which have a total value, including contributions from the companies, of £20 million (US$33 million). liter vehicle but with a 30-40% reduction in CO 2 emissions, to below 100g/km. Led by Axeon Technologies Ltd and costing nearly £1.4

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

A UK-based consortium, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has been awarded a £ 5.7 million) grant to help develop new super-light materials solutions for building more fuel-efficient cars and aircraft. An official project launch event will be held at the University of Manchester in June 2010. million (US$8.9

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JANUARY 22, 2010

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. 2nd Generation Zero Emissions 12t Battery Electric Truck.

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MAY 16, 2011

The resulting data from the trial—which is being analysed with other vehicles involved in the CABLED trials by Aston University—will then be published to inform potential users and vehicle manufacturers of the benefits of wireless inductive charging.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The new VIPER project aims to show how a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 4.5% The project is being led by Jaguar Land Rover. Other consortium members include Ford, IAV, BP, University of Nottingham and Imperial College London. —CPT engineering director Guy Morris.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

ADEPT combines the two technologies, which have been demonstrated individually but not yet as an integrated system, applying the low voltage concept of ‘intelligent electrification’ for the first time to a diesel car. The management of the project is being handled by Ricardo. —Nick Pascoe. Technical Paper 2014-04-01.

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JUNE 24, 2009

The project, which will put 340 vehicles on the road in trials within the next six to eighteen months, will be the biggest of its kind and is intended to accelerate the availability of low carbon cars to consumers. Modern electric cars offer power and bucket loads of torque. A new hydrogen station is planned for Coventry University.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Six months into the CABLED trial (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators) ( earlier post ), Aston University’s research reveals that drivers are travelling more miles more frequently and are undertaking longer journeys, indicating increased confidence and notably reduced ‘range anxiety’. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million)

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JUNE 20, 2018

The new Advanced Metal Processing Center (AMPC) has opened at Brunel University London. The new center provides a boost for manufacturers to work with Brunel on large-scale research and development activity, enabling innovations such as novel structures for lightweight car parts to make the leap from the lab to full-scale industrial trials.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The two discrete projects—ELEVATE (ELEctrochemical Vehicle Advanced Technology) and Ultra Efficient Engines and Fuels—will involve academics from eight UK universities. Other participating academic partners are: University of Warwick; University of Southampton; University College London; and University of Oxford.

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DECEMBER 12, 2009

The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles began Saturday in the West Midlands with the keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) ( earlier post ) being handed over to independent drivers. Tata Indica (25 electric cars).

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

The speed capability of motor vehicles climbed quickly in the embryonic industry as illustrated by the top speeds of some typical production cars. For instance, the understeer characteristic which governs the steady-state lateral acceleration response of the car to steering wheel inputs can be modified. Audi R8 e-tron, Gen 1 and Gen 2.

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