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Aston Martin eyes G-Class, Defender rival | Autocar Professional

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Aston Martin is considering a rugged, high-powered super-4×4 to rival the Mercedes G-Class and Land Rover Defender , our sister publication Autocar UK can reveal.

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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. But Hyundai’s chief designer SangYup Lee swears it’s just a coincidence – in fact, he told us, he’d conceived of the Santa Fe’s design before he ever saw a Defender since Hyundai started its product planning before the Defender came to market.

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Jaguar Land Rover to lead $25M Evoque_e collaborative research project to develop new modular HEV, PHEV and BEV technology

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Jaguar Land Rover will lead a £16.3-million Jaguar Land Rover will contribute £4 million (US$6.3 The aim of the project is to develop technology platforms which are configurable and compatible within the architecture of an existing production vehicle. billion) in the year to March 2014 on product creation.

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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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The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. Led by Bladon Jets, this consortium includes SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover. High energy density TMO/Si-alloy battery for PHEVs. Title Partners. GKN Eco-Trailer.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Aiways U6 – ambitious EV start-up has big plans and right-hand drive production is already confirmed, opening the door to a local arrival. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Expect to see it Down Under in 2023. Think iX3, but smaller.

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Xtrac introduces new integrated lightweight EV transmission system

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Xtrac has developed a new member of its Integrated Lightweight Electric Vehicle (ILEV) transmission systems; the new P1166 is being incorporated by Williams Advanced Engineering into its innovative modular lightweight electric car platform concept known as FW-EVX ( earlier post ).

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Audi’s production electric e-tron quattro may set a new standard for vehicle handling; advanced vehicle dynamics control

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The production version of Audi’s battery electric e-tron quattro SUV ( earlier post ), due out in 2018, is an important vehicle for the brand, and especially for Audi of America, which is driving many of the requirements for the C-segment electric SUV. Audi’s e-tron quattro concept shows its grille at the LA Auto Show. .

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