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Fuel-cell Defender; Lordstown upheaval; taxi battery swapping; Ford, Rivian, and VW: Today’s Car News

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electric taxis soon. Land Rover is working on a hydrogen fuel-cell version of its Defender SUV. Battery swapping might come to U.S. Ford still sees Rivian and VW an important part of its EV strategy. And Lordstown Motors’ CEO is out, as it grapples with tight funds and a report about misleading order numbers.

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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Each of the six vehicle manufacturers—Jaguar/Land Rover, Mitsubishi/Colt, Mercedes Benz/Smart, Tata Motors, LTI and Microcab Industries—are contributing vehicles towards the low carbon scheme, which includes a mix of fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Electricity providers E.ON

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Public Electric Car Trials in UK West Midlands Begins with 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs

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Microcab (10 hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles). Land Rover Range_e (5 plug in hybrid vehicles). LTI (5 electric taxis). A new hydrogen station is planned for Coventry University. The other five manufacturers that will roll out vehicles in 2010, include: smart ed (40 battery electric cars).

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