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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.

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Land Rover bringing two diesel SUVs to N. America; 32% better combined fuel economy, up to 28 mpg on highway; LEV 3

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Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 The fuel filler neck on diesel Land Rover vehicles is fitted with a misfueling protection device.

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Jaguar shares details about new Ingenium family of efficient gasoline and diesel engines

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Jaguar Land Rover has revealed some details about its new Ingenium family of efficient diesel and gasoline engines. The powerplants—designed, engineered and manufactured by Jaguar Land Rover—deliver class-leading levels of torque, horsepower and refinement while reducing emissions and fuel consumption.

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Sun Catalytix Completes $9.5M Series B Round; Round Led by Tata Limited

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Dr. Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, has joined the Sun Catalytix board as a representative of Tata. Sun Catalytix is developing catalysts that use intermittent renewable energy, including solar and wind energy, to split water into storable hydrogen and oxygen—a process that mimics photosynthesis.

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Faurecia gaining market momentum with hemp-based biomaterial NAFILean

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The recent progress is creating new demand for agricultural production of hemp, NAFILean’s primary raw material, a topic raised by Faurecia at last week’s international Salon de l’Agriculture show in Paris. JLR (Jaguar Land Rover): “Grand Evoque” and “E-Pace”. RSA (Renault Group, including Nissan and Mitsubishi): “Megane”.

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Dearman-led consortium awarded $3.1M to develop waste-heat-recovery system using liquid air engine

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The project uses the Dearman Engine, a highly-efficient liquid nitrogen or air (LiN) engine ( earlier post ) that harvests low-grade heat sources and, in this configuration, is most effective in urban duty cycles, working with the internal combustion engine (ICE) as a hybrid powertrain. Other IDP10 awards. TSB made four other IDP10 awards.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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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. These include Jaguar, which is owned by Jaguar Land Rover, and Bentley, the British carmaker owned by Volkswagen. Several British car brands already have plans for full electrification.