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Allye Energy wants to power your job site with used Land Rover batteries

Baua Electric

A new startup is partnering with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on a new portable battery energy storage system designed to power your job site with used Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEV batteries. Second life for electric Range Rover batteries Circular battery economy, via Jaguar Land Rover.

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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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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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UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

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Led by Bladon Jets, this consortium includes SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover. Ionotec Ltd (lead), Dynamic-Ceramic Ltd, Birmingham University, University College London, Aloxsys Inc. Low CO2 High Efficiency Diesel Fuel Injector Nozzle (LOCOFIN). Delphi Diesel Systems UK Ltd (lead), University College London.

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Jaguar Land Rover investing $1.6M in two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at Oxford and University College London; gasoline and diesel

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Jaguar Land Rover announced the creation of two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at two leading UK universities. Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology for Jaguar Land Rover. —Brian Cooper, Principal Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Research.

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CPT Brings TIGERS Technology to VIPER Project for Enhanced Energy Recovery

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

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Range Rover with improved fuel economy heading to UK

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Following its worldwide launch at the New York International Auto Show, the new 2010 Range Rover, including the 2010 Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4, will head to the UK as part of the London Motorexpo event. It will also be possible to get behind the wheel of the Freelander 2 TD4_e with a test drive at the show.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

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That’s the same as the very thirsty Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.0L. Low emission zones are where the real savings are to be had though – especially for businesses operating within the ULEZ in London, as the daily £12.50 Changing the daily cost of driving an LCV into London from £22.50 ULEZ charge can really add up.