Jaguar Joins Electric-Car Competition With Long-Range SUV
- I-Pace can go more than 300 miles on a single battery charge
- Production starts in 2018 as regulators seek more efficiency
Jaguar Unveils I-Pace Electric SUV
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Jaguar’s working on its first electric car, a sport utility vehicle with a large glass roof and cutouts in the hood, as the luxury brand joins the race to meet ever-tightening emissions rules.
Scheduled for production in 2018, the I-Pace will go more than 500 kilometers (311 miles) on a single charge, manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover said in a statement as it unveiled the prototype at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Based on Jaguar’s F-Pace SUV, the new vehicle will have distinctive features such as a low hood and curving wheel arches intended to evoke the look of a sports car.