{"id":51245,"date":"2023-10-30T10:52:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/?p=51245"},"modified":"2023-10-30T10:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:52:20","slug":"jlr-accelerates-electrification-with-new-250m-state-of-the-art-future-energy-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/jlr-accelerates-electrification-with-new-250m-state-of-the-art-future-energy-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"JLR ACCELERATES ELECTRIFICATION WITH NEW \u00a3250M STATE-OF-THE-ART FUTURE ENERGY LAB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JLR will today unveil its new Future Energy Lab, a \u00a3250 million state of the art electric vehicle (EV) test facility, as it prepares to launch nine pure electric luxury models by 2030.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new 323,000 sq. ft. facility at JLR\u2019s Whitley Engineering Centre in Coventry will host more than \u00a340 million of technological innovations to enable the rapid testing of EVs, including electric test rigs, Electric Drive Unit (EDU) manufacturing and electric vehicle systems test cells. This includes a series of extreme-weather climate chambers, capable of simulating the harshest of conditions \u2013 from -40\u00b0C and up to 55\u00b0C.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-1430889527\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-318962923\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25401758)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=320153&a=2263928&g=25401758\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility, part of JLR\u2019s \u00a315bn investment to electrify its luxury brands over the next five years, will significantly increase JLR\u2019s test and development capacity. 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