The British luxury carmaker intends to launch three all-new, purely electric vehicles into production at its Castle Bromwich factory before the end of 2021. Read on for details.
Last summer, when it ended the production of the old Jaguar XJ, JLR said it wanted to upgrade the factory for electric car production. These plans are now official.
The new XJ, which is depicted here, will be the first to take advantage of an all-electric powertrain, and will debut later this year. The Jaguar J-Pace full-size SUV will come second, and a mysterious vehicle known only as ‘Road Rover’ will come third.
All three will be based on the same MLA architecture, which lends itself well to various drivetrain types. The battery capacity is currently estimated at 90.2 kilowatt-hours, which should translate into something like 470 kilometers (292 miles) of uninterrupted driving. Hybrid versions of the same cars will get smaller batteries rated at 13.1 kWh, giving them up to 50 km (30 miles) of electric range.
The Land Rover Discovery, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport will also eventually switch to the MLA architecture. The fate of the Jaguar F-Type, XE and XF remains undecided; all three are currently being manufactured at the Castle Bromwich factory, so the company may be facing the need to take their production elsewhere for the time being.
As for the Jaguar I-Pace, this one will keep its current platform and tech, and will continue to be assembled at the Graz factory in Austria.