Jaguar launches its first electric car I-PACE in India with a starting price of ₹1.06 crore
- The Jaguar I-PACE has been launched at an ex-showroom price of ₹1.06 crore.
- February this year, the company had announced that it would go all electric by 2025.
- Here’s a look at the first car in Jaguar’s electric journey.
The Jaguar I-PACE has been launched at an ex-showroom price of ₹1.06 crore. The pricing includes a five year service package, five year road-side assistance package, 7.4 kW AC wall mounted charger and eight years or 160,000 kilometre battery warranty.
The I-PACE was launched globally in March 2018 and deliveries in Europe began by June 2018.
“Jaguar I-PACE is the first all-electric SUV that we’ve launched in India and it marks the beginning of our electrification journey. With our electrified products we look forward to playing a significant role in India’s electrification drive into the future. Jaguar I-PACE will appeal to people who look for and purchase the latest in technology and design, to express their personalities and stay ahead of the curve,” said Rohit Suri, president and managing director at Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd (JLRIL) in a statement.
Here’s a look at the first car in Jaguar’s electric journey.
Performance
The Jaguar I-PACE is powered by a 90 kWh battery, which translates to 294 kW power and 696 Nm torque. The 5-seater SUV can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than 5 seconds – 4.8 seconds to be precise.
“The 90 kWh battery is positioned within the floor, between the axles, giving a low centre of gravity and near perfect weight distribution,” said the company.
Interiors
The Jaguar I-PACE also boasts of world class interiors. The car is equipped with the new Pivi Pro infotainment system. It also has a Smartphone Pack with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto alongwith Bluetooth technology which can pair two phones at the same time. And if you run out of charge, the car also comes with a wireless charging device.
How to charge the Jaguar I-PACE?
To smoothen the transition to electric, Jaguar has ensured that its 22 retail outlets across 19 cities are electric-vehicle (EV) ready with over 35 EV chargers installed and more underway. The car will use chargers that are a combination of 7.4 kW AC chargers and 25 kW DC (fast) chargers. “The installation of this charger at the customer’s house will be done by Tata Power, and will be coordinated via Jaguar Retailers,” said Suri.
Jaguar claims that I-PACE will be the most desirable electric SUV
The 5-seater car has already won several awards at the World Car awards – including World Car of the year, World Car Design of the year and World Green Car of the year.
Luxury EV in India
Jaguar’s high-priced car comes at a time when India is still seeing its EV adoption catch up. And Jaguar’s MD believes that the car will fit right in with the EV’s growth trajectory in India.
“With the growing customer consciousness with regard to the environment, especially in cities, more OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) launching EVs and policy push by the government towards faster adoption of EVs, we expect exponential growth in EVs over the next 5-10 years in India,” Suri said.
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