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REPORT: Compact hybrid Range Rover LRX gets go ahead
Land Rover LRX Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Automakers that hope to continue doing business over the next few years need to be increasingly aware of their fuel consumption, emissions and environmental credibility. In deference to this fact, Auto Express in the UK is reporting that Land Rover is moving forward with plans to launch the new LRX compact hybrid 'ute, possibly with a bit of help from the U.K. government. According to the report, Land Rover will borrow liberally from corporate partner Jaguar's hardware stable, ... Read more →
SAE 2009: Torotrak mechanical flywheel KERS, likely coming to next Jaguar XJ Sam Abuelsamid
Adding an electric motor and battery to a vehicle is just one of many ways to create a hybrid. We've seen hydraulic hybrids being tested in a variety of commercial vehicle applications. Torotrak has ...
Land Rover working on new 8-speed automatic transmission, refinements for fuel economy Jeremy Korzeniewski
Click above for a high-res image gallery of the Land Rover LRX Land Rover is set to unveil a newly-revised line of SUVs at the New York Auto Show in a couple of weeks, and we're expecting to see ...
Jaguar working on KERS hybrid system Jeremy Korzeniewski
Future vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover could use a flywheel-based hybrid powertrain now that the automaker is reportedly working with British transmission specialist Torotrak, the same company that ...
UK offers £27 million to Land Rover to build LRX Sebastian Blanco
Click above for a high-res gallery of the LRX When Land Rover unveiled its LRX concept vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show in 2008, it said the CUV was "Conceived as a 2.0-litre, Federalised, ...
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Jaguar Land Rover opens green academy 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Where can an automaker make a difference? Just by building greener cars? By having green dealerships? Wait, it can also have green training facilities! That's the tack that Jaguar Land Rover, not known for fuel efficient vehicles, is taking. Jaguar Land Rover's new training facilities in Warwick, ...
Land Rovers to get same new diesel V6 as Jaguar XF, but not here 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Jaguar 3.0L V6 diesel engine that we learned about last week will also find a home under the hood of the leaping cats corporate siblings at Land Rover. The Land Rover Discovery (now sold in the US as the LR3) and the Range Rover Sport will both get the V6 in 237 hp and 272 hp flavors, ...
Land Rover keeps on chuggin with carbon offset program 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e While Land Rover does make some concept vehicles that would be cleaner than their current production vehicles (see the LRX and the recently-unveiled Freelander 2 TD4_e), one of the company's longstanding policies to reduce the impact that their vehicles have on the ...
Paris 2008: Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e Land Rover vehicles are not renowned for their fuel efficiency, at least not in a good way. Now that the English SUV builder is owned by India's Tata it has to make do without input from Ford and will have to meet future CO2 emissions limits without averaging with ...
Cyclists: Range Rover drivers worst on the road 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Grill of a Land Rover... a British cyclists worst nightmare? Who are the worst drivers on the road? Hmm, we can think of a few... like women who apply mascara while driving, teens sending texts while driving, and, of course, those who have had a few too many drinks. But, what about labeling ...
London 2008: Land Rover intros new green technology 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Land Rover is showing off its future green technology in the form of its Electric Rear Axle Drive. While this hybrid system has been included in concepts like the Concept Truck of the Year prize-winning LRX, the production version is still being designed and is undergoing testing fitted to some ...
Land Rover LRX, Saab 9-X BioHybrid named concept cars of the year 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The major auto shows are a flurry of action during the media preview days. Sometimes, there are just 30 minutes between unveilings and all of the cool concept cars hit the media scene pretty much at once. The South East Automotive Media Organization has taken a leisurely look back at the concepts ...
Jaguar and Land Rover hiring 600 to cut CO2 emissions 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Now that Jaguar and Land Rover are no longer part of the Ford family, they can't rely on the engineers in Dearborn to provide them with technology they need to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The new owners from Tata also don't have that expertise in house. With CO2 emissions limits coming ...
Jaguar and Land Rover looking at hybrids within 5 years 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Jaguar and Land Rover are looking to offer hybrid vehicles for sale within the next five years. It seems reasonable to conclude that they will parlay the experience gained from the government-sponsored testing that they recently were awarded into real production systems. According to reports, ...
Liberty Electric Cars will convert "tens of thousands" of luxury cars and SUVs 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
click to enlarge Take £30 million, create 250 jobs and end up with "tens of thousands" of new electric vehicles in the UK. This is the plan of the new company Liberty Electric Cars Ltd. Liberty announced today that it will be converting many currently-existing large luxury cars and 4 x 4s ...
Ricardo, Jaguar and Land Rover get UK funding for eco-projects 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
As part of the Technology Strategy Board's (TSB) ongoing efforts of promoting and supporting research into environmentally friendly automotive technology, the group has given funding to Ricardo, Jaguar and Land Rover for quite a few separate projects. Five of the projects are outlined here: ...
BusinessCar calculates the "green-ness" of UK fleet brands 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Do you have a fleet in the UK and you want to know how green it is? Business Car, which is specializes in cars for fleets, has taken CO2 emission information for the three best-selling fleet models, the automaker's CO2 reduction figures, as well as other considerations regarding low-emitting models ...
Land Rover's CO2 challenge as a part of Tata Motors 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Yesterday's big news that Land Rover and Jaguar were sold to Tata Motors give us a chance to talk Land Rover in terms of CO2 emissions. Jaguar we'll just ignore for now, because Land Rover is a much more interesting case. We've ooohed and aaahed at the nice LRX concept, which would emit just 120 ...
New York 2008: Land Rover thinks the silver/black LRX should be seen stateside 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
We first saw the Land Rover LRX concept CUV in Detroit when it was a gleaming white promise from the future. Land Rover displayed a second color scheme for the LRX in Geneva and has brought that vehicle to New York this week. We couldn't help but get a little shutter-happy today, and we also got ...
Geneva 2008: Photos of just about everything 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Pininfarina Sintesi, the Th!nk Ox, the KTM X-Bow, the Audi R8 TDI Le Mans, the Toyota iQ, the Rinspeed sQuba, the John Cooper Works Mini (and Clubman), the Morgan LifeCar, Land Rover LRX in black, the Mercedes BlueEFFICIENCY C-Class and Vision GLK BlueTec hybrid, the Opel Meriva, the VW Sharan ...
Geneva '08 Preview: Land Rover LRX goes black, stays green 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Click image for a hi-res gallery of the black & silver Land Rover LRX The Land Rover LRX, a revelation in white, was one of the stars of this year's Detroit Auto Show. The rakish SUV coupe complemented its looks and off-road capabilities with a green powertrain. For Geneva, the LRX remains ...
Detroit 2008: More photos than you can shake a stick at 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The Detroit Auto Show is open to the public this week. If you're the type of person who really wants to be there, but can't find the time or money to arrive, allow me to present you with a viable alternative. Sure, we already brought you news about the green cars that were revealed or are on ...
Land Rover launches website to show off green initiatives 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Land Rover is very fond of its CO2 offsetting program and has decided to launch a campaign with a website to promote it, as well as celebrating the marque's 60th anniversary. The program not only plants trees but also includes humanitarian projects, as well as a window of Land Rover's statements on ...
Detroit 2008: Spend 10 minutes with the Land Rover LRX concept (video) 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Land Rover certainly didn't spare any expense when it came time to build a video screen to announce the debut of the Land Rover LRX concept SUV. For some Jeep-like reason, the organizers also thought that including fake rain and a pseudo-thunder storm was a good idea. As we wrote the other ...
Detroit 2008: Land Rover LRX concept live reveal 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
A Land Rover that emits 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer? That's the promise of the LRX, the new concept SUV with a turbodiesel hybrid powertrain Land Rover unveiled yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show. Land Rover's press event made big deal of the history and future of Land Rover (with the very first ...
Auto-News' list of low-CO2 SUVs in Germany 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Not long ago, we published a list of SUVs available in Germany with the highest mileage possible. But what about - at least on legal terms - how much CO2 a car produces? Never fear. Auto-News has a list of the "cleanest" SUVs on sale in Germany (and I'd say most of the EU), all of them producing ...
Detroit Auto Show 2008 video preview: LRX, Land Rover's 40 MPG, diesel-electric concept 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The video above shows us an early look at the Land Rover "baby" LRX concept before it debuts at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show this month. The video includes Land Rover's design director Gerry McGovern saying the LRX "clearly conveys messages that we take sustainability seriously." The LRX is the ...
Land Rover LRX: will it include a hybrid powertrain? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
As our colleagues from Autoblog have just published, Land Rover has a smaller and more compact concept vehicle, the LRX. While the vehicle should have remained a secret until a big unveil in Detroit next month, you can see it now thanks to German enthusiast mag Auto Motor und Sport. If the car ...
Study commissioned by Land Rover finds small cars are bad for the environment 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Starting February, small cars will be exempt from the London congestion charge, a priviledge currently only accorded to electric, biofuel and hybrids. A study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research commissioned by Land Rover found this could result in more cars (up to 10,000 more) ...
Frankfurt 2007: Land Rover goes all mini 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
We feel really bad for Land Rover. Cross overs are taking over. Green cars are getting all the attention. Laws in Europe and America pushing for higher CAFE and lower CO2 emissions. What's a SUV brand going to do? Make a mini! Land Rover is releasing a sub-compact, which looks like the Range Rover ...
Oh goodness - Autocar says Rolls-Royce, Jaguar drivers are a "minority group" and shouldn't be persecuted 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Perhaps my response to a statement released last week by Autocar is misinformed because there is some misinterpretation going on between my American English reading of British English words. The key is whether or not "minority group" carries with it the same connotations in the UK as it does in ...
New Euro CO2 rules could hurt Ford attempt to sell Jaguar and Land Rover 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
As Ford continues to work on the dissolution of their Premier Automotive Group, the coming new European Union carbon dioxide emissions rules could be playing an unwelcome factor. As with fuel economy rules here in the United States, the emissions limits would likely be averaged over the entire ...
Land Rover's orangutan business 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
While Land Rover vehicles are slowly moving into greener territory with more diesel options, some carbon offsetting and lighter hoods, the company is focusing a lot of its green attention on supporting environmental organizations. In May, we learned about Land Rover's partnership with Earthwatch. ...
Oregon Land Rover dealer offers 100 percent carbon offsets 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Land Rover products are not exactly renowned for being particularly environmentally friendly. They're generally very thirsty and none are available in the US market with the diesel engines offered overseas. A Portland Oregon Land Rover dealer is now trying to overcome that reputation by including ...
UK car buyers choosing cleaner vehicles 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Given the high price of gas in the UK (around 1 pound a liter, which translates into roughly $7.50 US a gallon) and the different tax bands which depend on CO2 emissions, UK car buyers are aquiring cars that get greater mileage. The sales figures from last year showed 60.7 percent of new cars fell ...
