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Land Rovers Keep Catching Fire, But EVs Get Blamed For Luton Carpark Fire

CleanTechnica EVs

Land Rovers and Range Rovers occupy the same place that massive pickup trucks do in North American car culture. They are vastly outsized, overpowered, heavy machines which pretend to be working vehicles, but are remarkably often driven in cities to pick up lattes.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Cars That Think

Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover. So for BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, you’re providing electric motors and drivetrain components?

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Road Test: 2023 Ranger Rover Sport Autobiography Plug-In Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Elegant + Powerful + Efficient Editor’s Note: Land Rover part of JLR is embarking on what it calls “reimagination,” entailing a new focus on three “families”—Range Rover, Defender and Discovery. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals. Your numbers may differ.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

Green Car Congress

Alternative powertrains will undoubtedly play an increasing role in the transport mix, and all European manufacturers are investing heavily in them. One will provide the traditional benefits of efficiency and fuel economy, as in the current offer. Electrically-chargeable vehicles accounted for 1.3%

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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

Green Car Congress

The UK Department of Transport has awarded £24 million (US$37.5 Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London. A prototype Land Rover vehicle will demonstrate the benefits of the suppliers’ technology on CO 2 emissions.

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Dearman-led consortium awarded $3.1M to develop waste-heat-recovery system using liquid air engine

Green Car Congress

Using the Dearman Engine allows efficient use of the waste heat, leading not only to greater economy, but also offering the potential for improved air quality. —Chris Reeves, Commercial Manager of Future Transport Technologies at MIRA. About £2 million to a consortium led by Jaguar Land Rover. Earlier post. ).

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

This is how the UK will be in the biggest transformation of the global economy over the next 200 years if the public and private sectors work together to capture the net-zero opportunity from electric vehicles to clean energy Create a first-mover advantage. We must adapt our economy to the Green Industrial Revolution.”