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Jaguar cars set to go electric from 2020
phys.org ^ | September 7, 2017 | Staff - AFP

Posted on 09/07/2017 1:45:08 PM PDT by Red Badger

Jaguar Land Rover will make all its new vehicles available in electric or hybrid models from 2020, it said on Thursday, two months after a similar announcement from Volvo.

The JLR group is the latest carmaker to embrace the move away from internal combustion engines in the wake of stricter government proposals after the Paris climate accord.

"We will introduce a portfolio of electrified products across our model range, embracing fully electric, plug-in hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles," JLR chief executive Ralf Speth said.

Sweden's Volvo is also moving away from internal combustion engines, announcing in July that it plans to start phasing out production of conventional petrol-only cars from 2019.

British car manufacturer Aston Martin told the Financial Times in August that it wanted to equip all new models with electric batteries from the mid 2020s.

JLR is set to launch its first fully electric model, the SUV Jaguar I-Pace, next year.

The group, owned by Indian conglomerate Tata, told AFP in November 2016 that it intended to double its production of cars worldwide in future years.

British media reported that JLR's emphasis on electric cars in Britain, where most of its car production is based, could lead to the creation of 10,000 jobs in the country.

France and Britain have both recently said they would end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 in a bid to reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution.

One stumbling block in Britain is thought to be costs of providing recharge points on public highways, though Britain's plan promises to install charge points at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers.

Norway—where electric cars topped the sales charts for the first time in June—intends to restrict the sale of new vehicles with combustion engines from 2025.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: automakers; automobile; electriccars; energy; hybrid; jaguar; landrover; rover
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To: newfreep
Nope! They always looked fat, bloated and overweight.

Which one of these basic body types from the 60s and 70s do you think looks "fat and bloated"?

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61 posted on 09/07/2017 3:01:53 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: Red Badger
The recharging of millions of autos simultaneously would burn out the grid................quickly..............

No problem. Electricity will be rationed, and the government will have to approve all automotive travel. That's all part of the plan.

62 posted on 09/07/2017 3:05:57 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: newfreep
They always looked fat, bloated and overweight.

I actually feel a bit that way about the new "retro" Dodge Challengers. To me they look too stocky. The originals were more low and sleek.

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63 posted on 09/07/2017 3:07:58 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: ETL

The split-window Sting Ray was their best style/design.

After that, they all became fat & bloated...and all of ‘em had such a horrible ride with atrocious handling...


64 posted on 09/07/2017 3:11:42 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: a fool in paradise
You can always get a generator at home and charge it up using gas...

The very first Tesla was a two seat roadster. To enable long distance road trips an optional accessory was available. A trailer mounted gasoline fired generator.

65 posted on 09/07/2017 3:14:48 PM PDT by Professional Engineer
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To: Red Badger

LOL...someone close to me bought an XJ ...returned it because it was in the shop every week. A big disappointment.

A F-Pace pulled along side me last night....what an ugly SUV. Visibility out the back window must be like that of a tank. Throaty muffler sound. Wonder why? Who wants their SUV to sound like a muscle car? Mustangs sound better.

Jags. Thumbs down.


66 posted on 09/07/2017 3:18:00 PM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: Professional Engineer; a fool in paradise
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67 posted on 09/07/2017 3:21:34 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: Daffynition

My SUV sounds like a muscle car (510HP), I like it. What is a good looking SUV to you, a Pontiac Aztec?


68 posted on 09/07/2017 3:25:34 PM PDT by crosdaddy
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To: Red Badger

Oh my, I just can’t wait to not get one!


69 posted on 09/07/2017 3:30:22 PM PDT by Enduro Guy (Always cov fe'fe)
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To: Daffynition

Maybe you haven’t noticed, but very few new vehicles have good rear visibility. Subarus maybe. Aerodynamics have forced rear cameras.

Fast SUVs make perfect sense for auto fans any place with bad weather and bad roads. Trucks are just too big and awkward for a lot of places.


70 posted on 09/07/2017 3:43:09 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Red Badger

I’m glad I got mine now.


71 posted on 09/07/2017 3:46:50 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Red Badger
Does Keith Richards own one?...

Don't know. But Mick "JAG-ger" might!

72 posted on 09/07/2017 3:49:35 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: jjotto

That’s a bug-a-boo for me. :)

As far as a SUV model....BMW, Audi, Porsche, Benz, Honda, some Toyotas, some Jeeps have good viz.


73 posted on 09/07/2017 3:58:03 PM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: crosdaddy

74 posted on 09/07/2017 4:03:10 PM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: Daffynition

Hopefully the Germans will make all their military aircraft electric as well - or solar powered with maximum speed of about 50 mph. That would make life easier if they try to establish a fourth Reich.


75 posted on 09/07/2017 4:03:36 PM PDT by brookwood (He said you could keep your plan - now says higher taxes will improve the weather)
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To: Daffynition

The F-Pace has better rear visibility than any new Jeep hardtop.


76 posted on 09/07/2017 4:03:57 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Daffynition

Oh, I see, you’re an AMC Pacer kind of person, SAweeet!


77 posted on 09/07/2017 4:11:01 PM PDT by crosdaddy
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To: Reno89519

Took 34 posts for that to come up!

LOL!!!

The Prince of Darkness returns...LOL!!!!!


78 posted on 09/07/2017 4:31:46 PM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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To: Red Badger

Big mistake by the Indian owners.


79 posted on 09/07/2017 4:51:36 PM PDT by freedom1st
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To: Red Badger
with Prince of Darkness electronics, right? good luck wi that...
80 posted on 09/07/2017 4:56:57 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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