Thursday 17 June 2010

Tata Motors charts green drive for JLR

Mumbai, June 17
Tata Motors is charting a strategy for a 25 per cent carbon dioxide reduction in its Jaguar and Land Rover models.
The company has taken into account volatile fuel pricing, continuing legislation on emission and taxing while focusing on its green initiatives.
In a recent presentation to analysts, Tata Motors said to build JLR's competitiveness it is aiming for a “strong technology strategy for a low carbon world by 2014”. This involves developing technologies targeting a 25 per cent reduction in the joint fleet average tailpipe CO2 emissions. The company banks on two ongoing research projects — Limo Green and Range-e.
Jaguar has already displayed the Limo Green concept, a hybrid XJ equipped with a 145 kW, 295 full-load motor torque electric motor, and a 1.2-litre petrol engine. This gasoline-electric hybrid claims a fuel economy of 57 miles per gallon (10 km/litre) and less than 120 g/km CO2 emission at its top speed of 112 miles per hour.
Range-e uses a plug-in parallel diesel hybrid system to offer a premium SUV that can run as a pure electric vehicle minimising emissions.

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