[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Jaguar Land Rover Korea announced on the 27th that Jaguar Land Rover is embarking on the development of innovative future electric vehicles with enhanced driving range, performance, and more dynamic driving capabilities through the advanced lightweight composite material research project ‘Tucana.’
The company emphasized that Tucana is a four-year project that will serve as a turning point for the UK to emerge as a leading technology nation in the field of low-carbon technology.
The project aims to promote the popularization of electric vehicles and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a total of 4.5 million tons from 2023 to 2032 by improving energy efficiency of electric powertrains and reducing emissions through vehicle lightweighting.
Through this research, Jaguar Land Rover plans to develop composite materials that improve efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions while smoothly controlling the increased torque from high-performance batteries. This innovative material, which will replace aluminum and steel, will be used in the development of lightweight body and powertrain structures.
Jaguar Land Rover aims to strategically use customized composites such as carbon fiber to improve body rigidity by 30%, reduce weight by 35kg, and enhance safety during vehicle collisions by improving the structure. Reducing body weight allows for larger battery installation, increasing driving range without changing carbon dioxide emissions.
Jaguar Land Rover plans to develop and test a Tucana prototype vehicle by 2022 that significantly reduces body weight using advanced composite materials.
Marcus Henry, a researcher at Jaguar Land Rover, said, “By broadly applying cutting-edge technology through the Tucana project, electric vehicles can truly be called eco-friendly cars, and we expect it to position Jaguar Land Rover and the UK as world leaders in low-carbon technology.”
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