Jaguar I-Pace


The Jaguar I-Pace is a battery-electric crossover SUV produced by British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover under their Jaguar marque. The I-Pace was announced in March 2018, European deliveries began in June 2018, and North American deliveries started in October 2018.
The I-Pace is the first electric SUV from a premium European automaker. In its first year, the I-Pace became one of the most highly decorated production cars ever, winning 62 international awards. In March 2019, the I-Pace won the European Car of the Year award, the first Jaguar to win in the 50-year history of the award. In April 2019, the I-Pace became the 2019 World Car of the Year, and by also winning Best Design and Best Green Car awards, it became the first car to ever sweep three of the six categories.

Development

The Jaguar I-Pace was designed by Ian Callum. The concept version of the car, described as a five-seater sports car, was unveiled by JLR at the 2016 Los Angeles Motor Show and shown on-road in London in March 2017.
The I-Pace is built by contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, and the production version of the I-Pace was revealed in Graz on 1 March 2018.
Some of the electric drive technology has come out of the Jaguar I-Type electric Formula E racing car programme, and the concentric motors were developed by JLR engineer Dr. Alex Michaelides.

Specifications

The Jaguar I-Pace launched with a WLTP-rated range of and an EPA-rated range of. In December 2019, software enhancements were released to increase range to an EPA-rated range of. The car has a wade depth of. The rear boot holds, along with of front boot space. The drag coefficient is 0.29.
The car has all-wheel drive via two motors powered by a 90kWh LG Chem lithium-ion battery comprising 40% of the car's cost, and the battery management system is developed by JLR. Each motor delivers and of torque, for a total power of and total torque of. The car is able to sprint from 062mph in 4.8 seconds, and to an electronically limited top speed of 124mph.
The battery contains 432 pouch cells. It can charge from 0 to 80 percent in 85 minutes using 50kW DC charging, or 45 minutes using a 100kW charger. Home charging with an AC wall box achieves the same state of charge in 10 hours. As the I-Pace has a single-phase AC charger, it is slow to charge outside fast charge areas; with a one-hour charge, 7kW charging adds around of range.
The car comes with a smartphone app which can locate the car, report on its locking, alarming, and charging status, and start its battery preconditioning and/or cabin heating/cooling. The app cannot switch on the windscreen or rear window heaters.

Industry and media awards

Ostensibly the most highly decorated production car in modern history, the Jaguar I-Pace, in its first year received 62 international awards from automotive industry groups and media publishers in the areas of automotive design, handling/performance, technological innovation, powertrain design, environmental consideration, and passenger safety, with more than a dozen international "Car/SUV of the Year" selections including Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and ultimately 2019 European Car of the Year, as well as 2019 World Car of the Year Award.
In December 2018, the European New Car Assessment Programme awarded the Jaguar I-Pace a 5-star safety rating.

Racing

In September 2017, Jaguar announced their single-make racing series for the I-Pace, called eTrophy.
On 24 August 2018, Jaguar I-Pace set a new EV lap record at Laguna Seca Racetrack In California.

Sales

Advertising

In 2018, Eva Green starred in a series of TV advertisements for Jaguar I-Pace as part of a global campaign.

Partnership for autonomous ride service

In 2018, Waymo selected the Jaguar I-Pace for use in its autonomous ride-hailing service, placing an order for 20,000 vehicles.

Wireless charging project

In June 2020, Jaguar announced its support for a wirelessly-charged taxi project in Oslo, Norway. Jaguar will give 25 I-Pace vehciles to taxi company Cabonline, which will use the vehicles to test high-tech charging infrastructure on taxi ranks if the Norwegian capital. Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover’s chief executive said “The taxi industry is the ideal test bed for wireless charging, and indeed for high-mileage electric mobility across the board".