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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered. EVs are powered with an electric motor and inverter rather than an internal combustion engine, their internal components are radically different to ICEVs. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars?

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. Johnson signed a bill at the end of 2020 that would ban the sale of cars that run entirely on internal combustion engines from 2030.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. Clearly, that’s no lazy Rover diesel chugging below the hood—or even a Chevrolet V-8, a current go-to engine for vintage-car fans seeking a contemporary edge.

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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

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover announced the creation of two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at two leading UK universities. At the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science, Dr. Martin Davy will lead the project on compression ignition in diesel engines. The £1-million (US$1.6 Earlier post.).

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

That’s the same as the very thirsty Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.0L. The audible whine imitates the frequency of a traditional internal combustion engine, and adapts to how fast the vehicle is travelling. It’s more expensive to fill up with petrol once, than it is to charge an electric car eight times.

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Range Rover with improved fuel economy heading to UK

Green Cars News

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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Electric Car Maintenance with the Jaguar I-PACE

Plug In India

​ SPONSORED PluginIndia collected a service fee from Jaguar Land Rover India to make this guide possible. Understanding Electric Car Maintenance As the Jaguar I-PACE has an all-electric drivetrain, Electric Drive Unit with Motor there are very few moving parts compared to a petrol or diesel car.