Jaguar has taken the wraps of its first ever EV in the form of the I-Pace concept. The EV project had been approved earlier this year. The Jaguar I-Pace concept production version will go into production in 2018.
The Jaguar I-Pace concept uses an all new aluminium intensive battery electric architecture that has been designed in house by Jaguar. Power comes from a pair of two synchronous electric motors that are mounted onto each axle. Both the motors get power from a 90kWh lithium-ion battery pack. With each motor developing 200 horsepower, the I-Pace makes a total of 400 horses with a maximm torque of 700 Nm. It goes from 0 to 100 in a claimed 4 seconds and can go around 500 kms on a full charge of power. The car features a single-speed epicyclic transmission and comes with four wheel drive. 
The Jaguar I-Pace concept has a length 4,680mm, width of 1,890mm and height of 1,560mm. This makes it small than the F-Pace. It has a wheel base of 2990 mm which is more than the F-Pace as well.
On the exterior, the I-Pace concept features a large traditional Jaguar grille with sleek headlamps. The sport front bumper features large air intakes. The door handles are integrated into the doors. The sloping roof has a fixed rear spoiler and there are F-Type inspired tail lamps. There are rear air vents instead of exhaust pipes that channel air through the rear wheel arches. A rear diffuser is also present.
The cabin is spacious and the facia has a very clean design with a wide centre console. There is a lot of space for the rear occupants and with the absence of a transmission tunnel, a third rear passenger will be comfortable as well.
It looks like the stage is set for the EV war with the I-Pace set to go up against Mercedes’ new EQ marque along with the Audi e-tron SUV and Tesla Model X.
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