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Chris Whitfield

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United Kingdom
As seen in: Thorne Times, Nature, News24, Daily Maverick, TechCentral, Torque News, GroundUp
Covers:  Cars and motoring.
Doesn't Cover: Health Art

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Motoring journalist who is currently writing for Thorne Times Newspaper.

Passionate about all things automotive.

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New Look Clio Offers Great Value | Thorne Times

New Look Clio Offers Great Value | Thorne Times

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Jaguar's Formula E Race Car Sends 97 Percent of Its Power to the Wheels, and That Winning Technology Is Headed for the Type 01

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By Chris Whitfield Verified
| Torque News Verified
Jaguar's Formula E race car converts 97 percent of its battery power into motion, more than triple what a typical gasoline engine manages. That same efficiency technology is now headed straight into the upcoming Type 01. A Jaguar race car sends 97 percent of its battery power straight to the wheels. A typical gasoline engine barely clears 30 percent. That gap isn't just a stat for the Formula E paddock. It's headed straight for the Type 01.
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Jaguar's Type 01 Is Getting Torn Apart Online, but a $5 Trillion Company Just Showed Up to Defend It

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By Chris Whitfield Verified
| Torque News Verified
Scroll any Jaguar Type 01 post online and the comments turn hostile fast. But the automaker just took the car to visit a partner worth more than $5 trillion, and that partner isn't backing away. Advertising A Jaguar fan called the Type 01 "horrific" in the comments of the automaker's own LinkedIn post. Another called it "never to be repeated," apparently unaware the car makes nearly double the horsepower of the Jaguar he was comparing it to. Jaguar has a noise problem online right now.
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This Land Rover Defender Has Nearly 500,000 Miles and Fewer Than 10 Breakdowns, and Owners Say That's Normal

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By Chris Whitfield Verified
| Torque News Verified
One Reddit owner has put nearly 500,000 miles on their Land Rover Defender L316. In that time, it has broken down fewer than 10 times, and three of those were just dead batteries. Advertising A Reddit user has been driving the same Land Rover Defender for 27 years. It just crossed 500,000 miles. It has broken down fewer than 10 times, and three of those were dead batteries, not mechanical failures.
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