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Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

Green Car Congress

Last year we won with our petrol car the T.25 There were five vehicle energy classes: Pure Electric (EV); Extended-Range/Plug-In Hybrid (E-REV, PHEV); Hybrid (HV, HEV); Hydrogen (HFEV); and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)—up to 110g/km CO? 25 entry and this year our electric car the T.27. Both of which clearly demonstrates that.

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered. EVs are powered with an electric motor and inverter rather than an internal combustion engine, their internal components are radically different to ICEVs. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars?

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. Johnson signed a bill at the end of 2020 that would ban the sale of cars that run entirely on internal combustion engines from 2030.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. Rover estimates that 70 percent of these hardy survivors—beginning with the Land Rover “Series” models, with the “Defender” name added in 1990— remain on the road.

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Cadillac shows vision of EV future with Celestiq electric super limo

EV Central

There are also five digital displays, the pinnacle of which is a vast 55-inch digital screen that allows passengers to view video or other content while “electronic digital blinds” block the view from the driver (Land Rover and Jaguar have had similar technology for years). Cadillac Celestiq show car. Cadillac Celestiq show car.

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Jaguar Land Rover investing $1.6M in two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at Oxford and University College London; gasoline and diesel

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover announced the creation of two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at two leading UK universities. Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology for Jaguar Land Rover. —Brian Cooper, Principal Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Research.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

That’s the same as the very thirsty Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.0L. The audible whine imitates the frequency of a traditional internal combustion engine, and adapts to how fast the vehicle is travelling. It’s more expensive to fill up with petrol once, than it is to charge an electric car eight times.