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Land Rover Range_e 4WD diesel plug-in hybrid previews future production powertrains

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Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. This development model features a plug-in hybrid diesel-electric powertrain that Land Rover expects to make available in future production models, following the scheduled launch of its diesel-electric hybrid in 2013.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport now available as PHEVs: P300e

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The new Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUVs are now available with plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology, with an electric-only range of up to 66 km (41 miles) and CO 2 emissions as low as 32 g/km. Range Rover Evoque PHEV. The system can deliver up to 0.2g

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

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A 48V lithium-ion battery is replenished through regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. There is no plug on the Range Rover to recharge the battery. It was confusing to many that Range Rover is a Land Rover model.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 Energy used per journey. Duration and amount of energy transferred during charge. Over the same period the average daily miles recorded increased by more than 2 miles and the maximum daily mileage recorded increased from 100.53

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Ricardo reports significant efficiency advance in its Kinergy hermetically-sealed high-speed flywheel energy storage system; prospects for price-sensitive hybridization

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Ricardo reports that a significant improvement in the magnetic coupling and gearing system in its Kinergy hermetically-sealed high-speed flywheel energy storage device ( earlier post ) has now taken the system efficiency to better than that of a conventional geared-drive system. Click to enlarge.

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Ricardo and partners developing new EV and extended range EV technology demo platform for larger segment vehicles

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For the purpose of this work Ricardo will lead in the development of a technology demonstration platform based on a Freelander 2 SUV that has been loaned to the LCVTP team by project participant Jaguar Land Rover. The EV technology demonstration platform will be developed through three key stages of work within the LCVTP.