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Jaguar-Land Rover To Sign EV Platform Sharing Deal With China’s Chery

InsideEVs

JLR is a subsidiary of India’s Tata Motors without an EV platform of its own, so it’s going to get one from China's Chery.

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BMW Group and Jaguar Land Rover to collaborate for next-generation electrification technology based on Gen 5 eDrive system

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to develop next-generation electric drive units in a move that supports the advancement of electrification technologies necessary to transition to an ACES—autonomous driving, connectivity, electrification and services—future. Earlier post.)

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Land Rover unveils the diesel Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase in Beijing; first diesel hybrids in China

Green Car Congress

Land Rover introduced the Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase at the Beijing motor show. Together with the Range Rover Sport Hybrid ( earlier post ), it will be the first diesel hybrid from any manufacturer to be offered in China. The Range Rover Hybrid powertrain combines Land Rover’s 3.0-liter

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

Baua Electric

Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. For its off-road capabilities, each wheel comes with an electric motor that allows it to turn on the spot or slide sideways into parking spaces.

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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. In fact, ZF astounded analysts late last year when it announced that it had built a 220-kilowatt traction motor that used no rare-earth elements. As a matter of fact, 95 percent of the rare earths are mined in China.

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Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile Company agree on terms for proposed joint venture company in China

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery Automobile Company Ltd have reached agreement on a proposed joint venture in China. JLR and Chery will now follow the official process to establish a joint venture company in China. JLR and Chery will now follow the official process to establish a joint venture company in China.

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Electric motor manufacturer YASA secures $21M growth funding, opens new Oxford production facility

Green Car Congress

YASA, a manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers ( earlier post ), has raised £15 million (US$21 million) in growth funding. Eighty percent of YASA’s production is destined for export to automotive manufacturers across the world, including China.