Government funding for Jaguar/Land Rover CO2 projects
Author: Robin Brown
Published: 09 May 2008
The UK government has announced £23m of funding for low-carbon technology projects with the aim of driving down CO2 emissions from transport.
A number of UK groups - including engine designers Ricardo, Prodrive Jaguar Cars and Land Rover - will work on a number of projects including hybrid systems, aluminium chassis technology, electric vehicles and making efficient and clean versions of SUV and luxury vehicles.
The projects highlighted are listed below.
• A project to develop a modular electric and electric/diesel powertrain, to be tested on a large premium sport utility platform emitting 130g/km CO2 and including a zero emissions range of at least 12 miles.
• To design and develop a mechanical hybrid kinetic-energy recovery system for use in a premium vehicle.
• The Limo-Green project will use Jaguar's lightweight aluminium chassis for the XJ as a basis for testing the concept of a large luxury vehicle with an advanced hybrid electric driveline, with the aim of a sub-120g/km CO2 whilst maintaining the premium quality of the vehicle.
• The feasibility of using scrap aluminium for new lightweight vehicles will also be investigated.
• Jaguar/Land Rover is involved in a project led by Ricardo to deliver a global premium vehicle demonstrating a 25-30% reduction in CO2 with no resulting loss of performance using a compact petrol engine with two-stroke/four-stroke switching technology.
Commenting on the announcement, Jaguar Land Rover's acting Chief Executive Officer, David Smith, said, "Our engineers are at the forefront of developing new, sustainable technology and as a business we are investing £700m on projects specifically aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.
"We welcome the announcement today by the Technology Strategy Board of government funding for these important projects and we fully support the additional £70m of government investment in the Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated Delivery Programme."
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