Jaguar invests in development of electric models

Posted on 25-03-2015 at 22:33 by Dizono – No comments”

In Coventry is not only the headquarters of Jaguar Land Rover, but also the development center. This is doubled in area, so that more sail can be put behind the development of electric Jaguar’s.

According to the British Autoar is the Whitley center, where powertrains for Jaguar and Land Rover are developed, and are currently about 22 acres in size. The intention is that the centre area is going to double. According to Jaguar, is that step necessary to the development of ‘ultra-low-emission technologies’ significantly.

Jaguar Land Rover would be working on electric versions of both the XE as the F-Pace, the upcoming SUV from Jaguar. Both models would have a range of about 480 kilometers, according to Autocar, that relies on sources within the fabrieksmuren. Or there is also an electric version of the yesterday unveiled the XF is not known. A fully electric Range Rover would, however, not unthinkable.

That more haste made with the development of electric cars, mainly has to do with laws in California and seven other U.s. states demand that, between 2018 and 2025, the share of electric cars shall be raised from 5 to 15.4 percent. In addition, more and more special EV-Only zones in urban areas is also a rising demand for luxury electric cars.