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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries. Pramac directly reuses up to 85% of the vehicle battery supplied by Jaguar Land Rover within the storage unit, including modules and wiring.

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Tata Motors commits almost $50M to UK National Automotive Innovation Campus

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TMETC will be joined in the NAIC project by its partners, Jaguar Land Rover and the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick, which will be built at the University campus. Through subsidiaries and associated companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, South Africa and Indonesia.

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Nissan announces UK production for future generation EV batteries

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Nissan’s UK battery plant is one of three Nissan battery production sites globally, also providing battery modules for Nissan’s all-electric van, the e-NV200, which is manufactured in the company’s plant in Barcelona, Spain. Jaguar Land Rover; and Parker Hannifin.

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JATO: electrified vehicles 13% of new car reg in Europe in January 2020; electrified vehicles only growth-driver

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—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. Among the big markets, electrified vehicles counted for almost 19% in France, 14% in the UK, 12% in Spain, 10% in Germany and 8% in Italy. This is exemplified by the increase of EV registrations, which was a lifeline for many OEMs in January.

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Demand for battery electric vehicles in Europe doubles in July; growth driven by Tesla and Renault

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—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. As usual, the rankings were dominated by Toyota and Lexus, but there were notable results from Mercedes, which came third, and Land Rover, whose new Evoque model became the 5 th best-selling HEV during the month. Consumers bought 505,900 SUVs in July, as demand increased by 8.7%.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% However, the largest growth figures were recorded in Italy and Spain, where April’s volumes grew by 12.3% While Germany, France and the UK are reaching their sales peak, further growth is expected in Italy and Spain.

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