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Land Rover bringing two diesel SUVs to N. America; 32% better combined fuel economy, up to 28 mpg on highway; LEV 3

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Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 The fuel filler neck on diesel Land Rover vehicles is fitted with a misfueling protection device.

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Other automakers follow Tesla into rare earth metal-free powertrains

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Automakers including General Motors (GM), Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Nissan and more, along with the supplier BorgWarner, are all developing, researching or have already created motors with low- or zero-rare earth materials, according to a recent report from Reuters.

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Li-ion battery maker CATL opens its first North American sales and service facility

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The new Detroit base is the fourth international site to be opened by CATL and follows the opening of the company’s Japan subsidiary in May. The new CATL facility in Detroit will allow the company to improve the supply of lithium-ion batteries to the US auto market and to support the expansion of EV manufacturing.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Chevrolet Camaro EV – OK, so early reports suggest Detroit’s next EV muscle car will be a bit different – it’ll have four doors, for a start – but from 2025 it’s shaping up to use electricity rather than a V8. Range Rover EV – just-revealed new-gen Rangie will spawn a pure electric version in 2024.

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Volkswagen’s Golf Alltrack challenges the Subaru Outback; directions for 4MOTION and vehicle dynamics

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For example, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this year, Volkswagen presented the Tiguan GTE Active Concept plug-in hybrid. inch solid rear discs with standard three-channel ABS with electronic brake pressure distribution. A panoramic sunroof is standard equipment on SE and SEL grades.

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