Sneak peek of Jaguar's 'Limo Green' series hybrid concept
For the past year Jaguar, Lotus, Caparo Vehicle technologies and the MIRA proving ground have been working on a UK government funded project dubbed Limo-Green. The goal of the project was to develop and build a series hybrid luxury sedan. Earlier this week, Jaguar showed off the car for the first time. Most of the powertrain development work was done using a last-generation XJ but recently all the hardware was moved into the just-launched 2010 XJ. Like the Chevy Volt and the Fisker Karma, the Limo-Green uses an electric motor for propulsion, in this case a 145 kW, 295 lb-ft unit. A lithium battery pack moves the car for 30 miles on a charge and then the Lotus-developed 1.2-liter range extender takes over for the remainder of the 600-mile range. We've contacted Jaguar for more information, but we're still waiting to hear back from them. In the meantime, AutoCar is reporting that the big Jag gets 47 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined cycle with CO2 emissions under 120 g/km.
[Source: AutoCar]
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Mark Kiernan 10:55AM (9/11/2009)
I love you Jag, my dream has always been to have a jag from my childhood. But I couldn't being myself to buy an ICE one. This is fantastic news! I love the car.
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Randy S 10:55AM (9/11/2009)
Nice, I really like the design of the Lotus GenSet, really smart little package. I think we may have a winner here.
Congrat's Jag/LR/Tata
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Robb Hughes 11:02AM (9/11/2009)
While certainly a step in the right direction in terms of the environment as well as global energy security (after all, it's a net gain whichever way you slice it), it'd be nice if doing the right thing wasn't stacked in favor of the wealthy re. ease of access.
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Mark Kiernan 11:15AM (9/11/2009)
I think Robb we are seeing the rich accommodated first (like Tesla and now Jag) but as the technology advances prices drop and i predict that in 20 years the majority of cars on the road will be EVs (touch wood).
Robb Hughes 11:19AM (9/11/2009)
You're absolutely right, for better or for worse. Even as someone who cares about the environment and national security and thinks weening ourselves off of petroleum-based fuel could open the gateway to curing the rest of society's ills, it can be hard to reconcile progress against its costs. I guess we all just have to be patient, this won't be fixed overnight.
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Mark Kiernan 11:23AM (9/11/2009)
I hope the EESTU (check it out on www.theeestory.com) is true as it could really change the world. Imagine a car that can recharge in 5 minutes and travel 300 miles and never loose a watt, we could store energy cheaply from solar and wind during the day and use it at night.
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Chris M 6:45PM (9/11/2009)
Well, considering the endless delays and the lack of any proof, no demonstrations, not even a tiny working model, and the likelyhood that they've simply got their facts wrong concerning permittivity and resistance at high voltages, I find it highly unlikely to be "true". Mark me down as highly skeptical and unwilling to invest.