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Jaguar Land Rover Plans to Give Model Range an Electric Jolt
- I-PACE electric SUV underscores shift to hybrid, battery cars
- U.K. looking at ban on combustion-engine cars starting in 2040
JLR CEO: Future of Automobile Industry Is Electric
Jaguar Land Rover will offer electric options across its range of sleek sedans and upscale SUVs as the tradition-rich British carmaker pivots toward electric vehicles under pressure from the U.K. and other governments.
By 2020, the entire range of Jaguar cars and Land Rover sport utility vehicles will be available in fully electric, plug-in hybrid and so-called mild hybrid variants, Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth said Thursday in a interview with Manus Cranny and Anna Edwards. Underscoring its electric shift, Jaguar will start selling the I-PACE battery-powered performance SUV next year. The company has 25,000 orders for the vehicle already, Speth said.