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Land Rover EV conversion packs in-wheel motors, weighs same as original

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based Bedeo is launching a Land Rover Defender EV conversion based around in-wheel motors from Bedeo-owned Protean Electric. While numerous companies and DIYers are already converting older internal-combustion vehicles to electric power, Bedeo also claims to be the first to use in-wheel motors in such a conversion.

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Jaguar and Land Rover to offer pure electric models across all nameplates by 2030

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Central to Jaguar Land Rover’s Reimagine plan is the electrification of both Land Rover and Jaguar brands on separate architectures with two clear, unique personalities. Jaguar and Land Rover will offer pure electric power, nameplate by nameplate, by 2030. The first all-electric variant will arrive in 2024.

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Tata Motors to select UK for unutilized electrical Jaguar Land Rover battery plant

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(Record Photograph) (REUTERS) Tata have been opting for between a website in Somerset, southwest England, and one in Spain to provide a unutilized length of electrical Jaguar and Land Rover cars. A central authority spokesperson declined to touch upon ongoing business negotiations, whileTata declined to remark at the file.

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

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Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. For its off-road capabilities, each wheel comes with an electric motor that allows it to turn on the spot or slide sideways into parking spaces. tonne curb weight.

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2024 McLaren 750S, 2024 Land Rover Defender: Today’s Car News

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Land Rover’s Defender enters the 2024 model year with some new features, including the addition of a V-8 option to the stretched Defender 130. You’ll find these stories and more in today’s car news, right here at Motor Authority. McLaren has upgraded the 720S and rebranded it a 750S in the process.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. In fact, ZF astounded analysts late last year when it announced that it had built a 220-kilowatt traction motor that used no rare-earth elements. kilowatts per kilogram. kilowatts per kilogram.

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Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile Company agree on terms for proposed joint venture company in China

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery Automobile Company Ltd have reached agreement on a proposed joint venture in China. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Motors. Annual sales in 2011 increased by 60%, to 42,000.