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Electric vehicles are becoming more and more of a thing with car makers, especially at auto shows. They seem to serve two functions. One is to showcase technical abilities in a burgeoning arena, and the other seems to be as a hedge against the growing possibility that EVs might be mandated by law.
The I-PACE is Jag’s latest salvo in this ring.
Okay, before we dig into this, let me just get one thing straight as a string . . .
Proper Phonetics
It is pronounced JAG-whar. It is not, as the British insist, pronounced JAG-yoo-ar. No. No it is not. Jaguar is a shortened version of the Portuguese word jaguarundi (roughly translated as “world beast”) which is most definitely pronounced JAG-whar-un-dee. So, it is JAG-whar. Got it" Good.
“This is an uncompromising electric vehicle designed from a clean sheet of paper: we?ve developed a new architecture and selected only the best technology available,” said Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, Technical Design Director. Photo: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC.
Electric Personalities
Meet the Jaguar I-PACE (all caps) show car. Yes for now it is a show car, but like any automaker worth its salt around show season, any and all cars are “being considered for production.” And Jag is serious about it this time with the I-PACE.
Consider it a shot across the bow of Tesla, acknowledged world leader in EVs, and it’s Model X SUV. From Jaguar’s...