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Jaguar Land Rover seeking to increase the amount of aluminum from scrap for new vehicle production; 3-year, £2M REALITY project

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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive is expanding the use of recycled aluminum in its car bodies to cut waste and reduce carbon emissions. REALCAR began as a partnership between Jaguar Land Rover, Innovate UK, Novelis, Norton aluminum, Stadco, Brunel University London, Zyomax and Innoval Technology. A £2-million (US$2.6-million)

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Jaguar Land Rover in two UK projects worth ~$16M to advance connected and autonomous vehicle technology

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Jaguar Land Rover is participating in two new projects in the UK worth a combined £11 million (US$15.7 UK-CITE consortium members include Jaguar Land Rover, Visteon, Siemens, Coventry City Council, WMG, University of Warwick, HORIBA MIRA, Coventry University, and Vodafone. million (US$7.9-million) million) to install.

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UK Awards £27M to Jaguar Land Rover for Production Vehicle Based on Diesel Hybrid Concept

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Jaguar Land Rover has secured a £27 million (US$37.4 million) government grant for the production of a new model, based on the LRX concept vehicle. The grant offer, made under government’s Grant for Business Investment scheme, is a significant part of the total cost of the project. Earlier post.)

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

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Granted, a battery replacement would likely eclipse what you’d see in terms of normal repairs. But that was nothing when we took time to examine Porsche and Land Rover. Land Rover was even steeper, ending up at $19,250 over the first 10 years of ownership.

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FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released

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FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released the names of the nine manufacturers that have been granted homologation from the 2018/19 season of the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. Jaguar Land Rover. DS Automobiles.

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Connected Energy leads research collaboration to extend value-chain of second-life EV batteries

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million) research collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover, WMG at University of Warwick and Videre Global to establish key components of a second-life battery value chain. The project is co-funded by an Innovate UK grant, awarded in October. From 2020 all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will have the option of electrification.

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Nissan announces UK production for future generation EV batteries

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million (US$14-million) grant from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). Jaguar Land Rover; and Parker Hannifin. Paving the way the future generation batteries will be a new £19.4-million million (US$28-million) project that will team Nissan with new academic and technology partners in the UK, supported with a £9.7-million

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