{"id":16141,"date":"2021-01-28T12:02:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T12:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/?p=16141"},"modified":"2021-01-28T12:04:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T12:04:08","slug":"jaguar-land-rover-tucana-composites-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2021\/01\/jaguar-land-rover-tucana-composites-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar Land Rover Announces Tucana Advanced Composites Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for future electric vehicles with advanced lightweight composite research that they say will deliver increased range and provide greater performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Tucana project\u00a0is a four-year programme to make the UK a world leader in low-carbon technology, helping prevent 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions between 2023 and 2032 by accelerating mainstream use of electric vehicles and making vehicles lighter to both decrease tailpipe emissions and reduce the energy consumption of electrified powertrains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C730&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=770%2C549&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=293%2C209&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C730&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=770%2C549&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?resize=293%2C209&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img-jag-landrover-composites-today-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The research will allow Jaguar Land Rover to develop lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures by replacing aluminium and steel with composites capable of handling the increased torque generated by high-performance batteries while improving efficiency and reducing CO2 impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The development of new lightweight body structures to complement the latest zero-emissions powertrains will be key as the electrification of our vehicle range continues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaguar Land Rover aims to increase vehicle stiffness by 30 per cent, cut weight by 35kg and further refine the crash safety structure through the strategic use of tailored composites, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/tag\/carbon-fibre\">carbon fibre<\/a>. Reducing the vehicle body weight will allow the fitting of larger batteries with increased range \u2013 without impacting CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advanced composites offer significant reductions in vehicle weight, and by 2022, Jaguar Land Rover expects to have developed a fleet of prototype Tucana test vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consortium, led by Jaguar Land Rover, brings together world-leading academic and industry partners\u00a0including the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Expert Tooling &amp; Automation, Broetje-Automation UK, Toray International UK, CCP Gransden and The Centre for Modelling &amp; Simulation (CFMS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for future electric vehicles with advanced lightweight composite research that they say will deliver increased range and provide greater performance. 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