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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries. Pramac directly reuses up to 85% of the vehicle battery supplied by Jaguar Land Rover within the storage unit, including modules and wiring.

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UK military to trial electric Land Rovers converted from diesel

The Driven EV News

UK Ministry of Defence awards contract to help the British Army trial electric Land Rovers converted from diesel. The post UK military to trial electric Land Rovers converted from diesel appeared first on The Driven.

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Jaguar Land Rover converting Halewood factory to build EVs, saving the factory’s fate

Electrek

Jaguar Land Rover has begun converting its Halewood plant to support the company’s transition to electric vehicles. After several years of uncertainty, workers at the Halewood plant can finally take a deep breath and, for the rest of us, get ready for the first all-electric Land Rover due in 2024.

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Land Rover EV conversion packs in-wheel motors, weighs same as original

Baua Electric

based Bedeo is launching a Land Rover Defender EV conversion based around in-wheel motors from Bedeo-owned Protean Electric. While numerous companies and DIYers are already converting older internal-combustion vehicles to electric power, Bedeo also claims to be the first to use in-wheel motors in such a conversion.

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Drop-in electric conversion kit for Land Rover Defender: Make your own electric SUV

Green Car Reports

The current-generation Land Rover Defender doesn't offer an all-electric powertrain, but it's now possible to convert older models to electric power. It's converted a wide range of classics into EVs, including a.

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Land Rover As We Know It Is Going Away - Sort Of

The Truth About Cars

Jaguar Land Rover recently announced that it would rebrand itself as JLR and that Land Rover as we know it is going away.& & The brand’s iconic luxury off-roaders aren’t going away, just the Land Rover name. The company will convert its sales in the U.K.

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Used Car of the Day: 1986 Land Rover 110

The Truth About Cars

This 1986 Land Rover 110 is right-hand drive, has been converted to run a 200tdi engine, has just 27,500 kilometers on the clock, and has a manual transmission. Today, we give you a beast to gawk at. The rig was imported about a decade ago and had its fluids replaced in 2018 -- they've been maintained since, we're told.