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Jaguar Land Rover demonstrating XJ_e PHEV at Low Carbon Vehicle Event

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is demonstrating the ultra-low carbon XJ_e plug-in hybrid engineering research vehicle ( earlier post ) at the 2012 CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle Event in the UK. liter turbocharged direct-injection gasoline engine which powers the Range Rover Evoque and a hybridized 8-speed automatic transmission.

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Land Rover reveals Discovery Vision Concept; emphasizes assistance, HMI, all-terrain technology

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The Discovery Vision Concept offers a glimpse into the advanced research projects which are underway at Jaguar Land Rover. The Discovery Vision Concept also shows the direction of advanced all-terrain technologies developed by Land Rover: Remote Control Drive. Transparent Hood.

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Land Rover researchers develop an innovative camera system for “Transparent Trailer”; Cargo Sense App

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Land Rover is developing a “see-through” trailer concept that would completely remove the blind spot created when towing a caravan or trailer. Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology, Jaguar Land Rover. Thousands of horses travel to equestrian events all over the world every year.

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Opinion: Subbrands Are A Marketing Failure

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The most recent one to make this sort of shift -- Land Rover. Put aside, for a second, that Land Rover is retiring , at least for now, a recognizable brand name that presumably has a lot of brand equity. Heck, Land Rover was already confusing with the "Land Rover Range Rover" nomenclature.

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QOTD: Did Toyota Deliver?

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I've since seen a few other photos on social media who attended the event. Overall, I like the looks, and I think that given the promised starting price of mid-$50Ks, it will compete well with the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, and Land Rover Defender. I only first saw the photos as I put them into the article.

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Brunel to use Camcon Single Cylinder IVT in researching future powertrain concepts

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Both conventional and unconventional event profiles can be achieved. The conventional camshafts are completely eliminated and valve position can be monitored throughout the event using a specialized sensor. Any valve event profile can be achieved and valve position can be monitored throughout the event using a bespoke sensor.

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5GAA hosts C-V2X connected vehicle demo in Berlin

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5GAA members including BMW Group, Daimler, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer Institutes FOKUS and ESK, Ford, Huawei, Jaguar Land Rover, Nokia, Qualcomm and Vodafone, demonstrated C-V2X Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to- Network (V2N) applications.

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