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    Dream Defenders

    I'd love to hear more about your conversion, maybe drop me a message! There are lots of really exciting new technologies on the horizon for power generation but at the moment they are only theoretical or working in small lab tests so range extending options are currently limited to additional...
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    Dream Defenders

    Exactly right, the new vehicle wouldn't be registered as a land rover as it wouldn't have enough of the original components. What we would be advertising is converting existing land rovers into the new electric vehicle rather than creating electric defenders. As I'm sure you know in the UK...
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    Dream Defenders

    The range extender we are looking at is pretty compact and lightweight so it would mean when you're driving around town you're not carrying a load of extra weight but if you do longer trips you have the option to charge from petrol rather than sitting at a pump. This would be an option so not...
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    Dream Defenders

    I cant see where they don't comply
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    Dream Defenders

    Yeah JLR wouldn't sell anyway, that's the problem ineos had. There's no reason you wouldn't get compliance with a defender body as long as you built them in the same way they left the factory for the later models ie caps on end of bumbers and over exposed nuts and bolts
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    Dream Defenders

    Our aim is to offer this with a range extender option. There would be a number of different options but for this use case a diesel generator would be best option currently. Gives you the benefit of cheap at home charging but the ease of a quick fill up while out on long drives
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    Dream Defenders

    Two words... range extender
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    Dream Defenders

    I've seen a lot about tire particle pollution too... most articles written in a way that implies it's only EVs that create it. Interestingly on the topic of weight, our calculations based on our chassis and suspension design, coupled with a 65kWh battery, 4 x 70kW motors giving roughly 370hp...
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    Dream Defenders

    I had a 200tdi 90 for a number of years yes. I sold it after nearly 10 years because I started having to travel a lot for work, often up to 6 or 7 hrs per day and the return leg was mostly late at night. Not only was it more of a bumpy ride than I wanted before a long day of work, but now and...
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    Dream Defenders

    Yeah the radius issue is a problem for a lot of kit cars, especially open wheel types like the caterham. I need to get back up to speed with the assessment as I've been focusing on other elements recently but from memory you can't have any 90 degree angles exposed on the front or sides, so...
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    Dream Defenders

    Yes I've been surprised to see a lot of the conversions out there that don't seem to need an IVA. As you suggested they will be registered as new vehicles. The aim is to get type approval and I'm currently discussing this with the DVLA because although the platform will be consistent, the bodies...
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    Dream Defenders

    No, if its registered as a new vehicle it won't be a land rover anymore, my point was we aren't making copies of an existing body, we would be using genuine bodies so won't have the legal issues
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    Dream Defenders

    The legal advise we have received is that as we are offering a service to convert customers cars, rather than selling a behicle as a new product, its not in breach of any design copyright or anything like that. It's seen as the same as doing an engine swap or any ither modification other than...
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    Dream Defenders

    If I could try to drag this thread back to the original question, what modifications would you do or can you recommend to improve the experience of a defender? I only mentioned the electric element as Im sure a lot of things would have come up about the drivetrain or suspension which we will be...
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    Dream Defenders

    Isn't it a shame the wildcat brand was run into the ground!
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