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Toyota Land Cruiser could spawn two new EVs to rival Mercedes, Land Rover

Baua Electric

After a three-year hiatus, the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser is returning to the US. However, this will likely be the final gas-powered version. According to a new report from Autocar , the Toyota Land Cruiser could spawn two new EVs to expand the brand in the electric era. It’s powered by Toyota’s i-FORCE MAX hybrid powertrain.

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4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape

Clean Fleet Report

Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero You might have caught the first electric Jaguar E-type in action if you watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018. metric tons of CO 2 emitted by gas-powered cars so you can drive without worrying about the environment. Recent relaunches are transforming the electric vehicle landscape.

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Brunel to use Camcon Single Cylinder IVT in researching future powertrain concepts

Green Car Congress

Brunel University London is the first to begin researching future powertrain concepts using Camcon Automotive ’s new Single Cylinder Intelligent Valve Technology (SCI). Jaguar Land Rover has been an R&D partner throughout the project. SCI Systems use four independent iVT actuators (one per valve).

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UK APC awards US$77M to seven low-carbon transportation R&D projects

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover is leading a consortium of UK advanced manufacturers, technology companies and universities to develop world-beating new lightweight vehicle technology, designed to enable reduced emissions while maintaining the performance of exciting new cars and SUVs in the future.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Cars That Think

Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover. The concept itself is not new. So if you have a huge power plant, for example, a gas power plant, then you would typically find such an externally-excited machine as a generator. Scharrer : BMW and Land Rover.

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

The projects, led by BMW, CNH Industrial, Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Penso Consulting, Westfield Sportscars and Williams Advanced Engineering, cover a wide range of new innovations. Technologies to reduce the weight and improve electrification in SUV vehicle platforms.

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe – Heading in a New Direction

The Truth About Cars

If you think the new Santa Fe looks like a Land Rover Defender, take heart, I did too. He did, however, say Land Rover as a brand was part of his inspiration. This means gains in interior legroom – gas models now have 42.3 The wheelbase is now 110.8 inches – a gain of 1.9 inches of second-row legroom.

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