Some testers have found the Jaguar I-PACE has less real world range than the EPA or WLTP estimates. Jaguar says people should relax and drive happy. The I-PACE is a great car that is a joy to drive.
There’s no secret about it in the electric car world — Norway is the world’s premier country for viewing the electric revolution. Norwegians are also eagerly waiting for all the hot new electric models, to the tune of 400 million Norwegian kroner (or $47.7 million).
The Tesla Model X is 23% more efficient than the Jaguar I-PACE according to German YouTube channel NextMove. That makes the Model X the preferred electric car choice for long distance travel.
Editor’s note: Ironically, the home of the first North American Jaguar I-PACE is just a few minutes away from me. CleanTechnica was invited to attend the handover, but it was the same day that I was flying to Brussels to present at AEC2018. One of our Tesla Shuttlers in the region, who picked me up from Tampa International Airport upon my return and who I wrote a bit about here, was happy to cover the news, though, and wrote his inaugural CleanTechnica article to mark the occasion. He also asked Jaguar a few questions and received some responses that I think readers will find interesting. Check it all out below, and give the Jaguar I-PACE and Jonathan (who drives a Tesla Model 3) a warm welcome.
“This was a learning process for us,” Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, Technical Design Director, Jaguar Land Rover, told CleanTechnica. “The initial idea was these cars are mainly sold to people withe a green background, but then we saw that the majority of customers were different.”
Jaguar I-Pace
In the class of luxury midsize SUV/CUV, we have now or will relatively soon have 5 new fully electric vehicles that are serious all-around usable cars. Oops, in the USA, half the cars are not called cars but trucks. These vehicles are the Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-Tron, Mercedes EQC, Tesla Model Y, and BMW iX3 — placed in order of expected start date of sales.
One of the many reasons we love electric vehicles (EV) is, presumably, because we love efficiency. Compared to the woefully pushy, but highly asthmatic, internal combustion engine (ICE), the electric motor “suffers” from the opposite problem — it’s too darn efficient. In fact, it’s so efficient that it needs to tune down. A gasoline engine requires better airflow, less friction, again and again just to make it 40% efficient (and only within a restricted RPM range) whereas an electric motor is easily 85% efficient. Must we go on? Jaguar just showed how efficient the electric drivetrain is.
In the coming months, with some timing and volume variations by region, you will be able to choose from many affordable, generous range, compelling, and all-around-capable EVs that are coming on to the market. Whilst the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range is arguably the most keenly anticipated of the bunch, all of these EVs are great cars, much better than any fossil fuel vehicle (FFV) equivalent.
With the recent rush by the prestigious European marques to try to grab all of the glittering limelight for their forthcoming SUV-style EVs, a similarly sized offering coming in at half the price is quietly proving its merits with superior efficiency and range. The Kia Niro EV’s early real-world tests show it will have range within 5% to 10% of it’s significantly smaller “efficiency-champ” sibling, the Hyundai Kona, and far better efficiency than any of the purportedly well-engineered European marques. Only the Tesla Model 3 has better efficiency than the Koreans, but that’s not an SUV or CUV.
A Lucid Air prototype has lapped Laguna Seca raceway in 1:41.67. Does that mean you should reserve yours now?
