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Land Rover plug-in hybrid lineup expands with downsized engine, bigger battery

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Land Rover is launching a new plug-in hybrid powertrain, based around a downsized 3-cylinder engine, that promises greater fuel economy and more electric range than the British automaker's current models. Like many recent.

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Land Rover plug-in hybrids, Kia's Plan S EV, rear-wheel-drive Porsche Taycan: Today’s Car News

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Land Rover downsizes engines and upsizes batteries. Kia peeks at the next wave of electric cars from the brand. And Porsche says yes to a rear-wheel drive version of its Taycan. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Jaguar to build C-X75 hybrid supercar with Williams F1

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Jaguar C-X75 will be developed in association with Williams F1 who will provide their engineering expertise in areas including aerodynamics, carbon composite manufacture and hybrid technologies. The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle.

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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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We are funding innovative projects in a number of key areas which include internal combustion engine technologies, energy storage and management, lightweight structures and new propulsion technologies. Led by Bladon Jets, this consortium includes SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover. Ricardo UK Ltd (lead), Lontra, Ford Motor Company.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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The unit can be applied to naturally-aspirated or forced induction engines—though most likely will be applied to downsized turbocharged engines as an additional unit to the existing turbocharger. Rick Quinn, senior manager for advanced engineering.

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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 Jaguar Land Rover will contribute £4 million (US$6.3 As Britain’s biggest investor in automotive research and development, and the biggest investor in manufacturing R&D, Jaguar Land Rover is spending £2.75

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DSD 3-speed EV transmission with Oxford YASA axial flux motor to be integrated in Range Rover Evoque_e research vehicle

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Specialist engineering consultancy Drive System Design (DSD) has been named as a member of the £16-million, 27-month Evoque_e program ( earlier post ) to develop new modular hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicle (BEV) technology. Click to enlarge. Electric (Battery) Motors Transmissions'

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