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

Green Car Congress

Zero emission applications as a primary source is certainly of interest in urban scenarios for light duty, short range applications. About £2 million to a consortium led by Jaguar Land Rover. Some of the heat that will inevitably escape down the exhaust will be converted into electricity using a thermoelectric generator (TEG).

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

The Bronco Sport shares mechanical parts with the Ford Escape, but the differences between the two are obvious pretty quickly. The Escape is more car like, while the Bronco Sport has a boxy shape, taller roof, shorter wheelbase and shorter overall length, earning comments it looks like a Land Rover. There was 38.1

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Sentience Project Intelligent Automotive Air Conditioning Control System Delivers Fuel Savings in Excess of 9% in Urban Cycle

Green Car Congress

Sentience is a research collaboration led by Ricardo, and also involves Jaguar-Land Rover, TRL (Transport Research Laboratory), Ordnance Survey and Orange Business Services, with part-funding provided by innovITS, the UK center of excellence for intelligent transport systems and sustainable mobility.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 For a car that’s long been about light weight it’ll be a big change. Ford Escape PHEV – plug-in hybrid of all-new Escape. Chery has big plans for Australia.