Remove Land Rover Remove Range Remove Study Remove Universal
article thumbnail

Jaguar Land Rover and EPSRC announce $17M autonomous vehicle research program; 5 projects selected

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover and the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are jointly funding an £11-million (US$17-million) research program to develop fully autonomous cars. The research will take place at ten UK universities and the Transport Research Laboratory.

article thumbnail

Electric motor manufacturer YASA secures $21M growth funding, opens new Oxford production facility

Green Car Congress

Universal Partners joined Parkwalk Advisors and other existing investors in the round, bringing the total raised by the company to £35 million (US$49 million). A range of YASA-powered vehicles will be on display at the event, including cars from Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Williams Advanced Engineering.

article thumbnail

Study finds vertical force of in-wheel switched reluctance motors deteriorates vehicle stability and comfort

Green Car Congress

Switched reluctance motors are simple, inexpensive, robust and can offer very good efficiency over a wide load range. As one example, Cobham Technical Services is collaborating with Jaguar Land-Rover (JLR) and engineering consultancy Ricardo UK to develop a switched reluctance traction motor. In the new study, Wang et al.

Motor 150
article thumbnail

UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

Green Car Congress

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. GKN Eco-Trailer. EDS TurboClaw.

Carbon 225
article thumbnail

Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

Green Car Congress

Six months into the CABLED trial (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators) ( earlier post ), Aston University’s research reveals that drivers are travelling more miles more frequently and are undertaking longer journeys, indicating increased confidence and notably reduced ‘range anxiety’. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million)

Low Cost 186
article thumbnail

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. At the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science, Dr. Martin Davy will lead the project on compression ignition in diesel engines. The £1-million (US$1.6 Earlier post.).

article thumbnail

UK Faraday Battery Challenge awards £23M to support development of electrified car batteries

Green Car Congress

Winners include: A Jaguar Land Rover-led project—LIBRIS (Lithium Ion Battery Research In Safety)—to maximize battery performance while maintaining safety. Nexeon is working with partners Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI), AGM Batteries and Oxford University’s Department of Materials.