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Jaguar’s E-Type Zero electric car has been unveiled to the public
Havas
Formula
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The production version of Jaguar
E-type Zero was unveiled Thursday evening in Monterey,
California at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance. -
Meghan
Markle and Prince
Harry drove a prototype version of the Jaguar E-type
Zero away from their May 2018 royal
wedding reception. -
“E-type Zero showcases the incredible heritage of the
E-type, and the expertise and craftsmanship at Classic Works,”
Jaguar Land Rover Classic’s Director Tim Hannig said in a
statement.
The production version of the Jaguar E-Type Zero was unveiled
Thursday evening in Monterey, California at the 2018 Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance.
“E-type Zero showcases the incredible heritage of the E-type, and
the expertise and craftsmanship at Classic Works, while
demonstrating Jaguar Land Rover’s dedication to creating zero
emission vehicles across every part of the business, including
Jaguar Classic,” Tim Hannig, Jaguar Land Rover’s
classic director, said in a statement.
Combining restoration expertise with the zero-emissions
technology that made Jaguar’s I-PACE
SUV so successful, the new E-type Zero will be a custom-made
car restored to be an environmentally friendly electric
vehicle.
These specified restoration and conversion jobs will be done at
Jaguar’s Classic Works facility in Coventry, U.K., which handled
Jaguar E-type Reborn restorations.
The E-type Zero will use an electric powertrain battery pack that
is similar in weight and dimensions to the departing gasoline
engine and transmission. This similarity will ensure a smooth
conversion, as neither the car’s suspension nor brakes will be
changed, keeping the driving and handling experience the same as
the original E-type. The electric vehicle conversion is
fully reversible.
According to Jaguar Land Rover, the E-type Zero will have a
quicker acceleration than the original Series 1 E-Type. The
car targets a driving range in excess of 170 miles prior to
charge and will be powered by a 40kWh battery that should only
take six to seven hours to be recharged, depending on the power
source.
The Jaguar E-Type Zero first gained publicity when Prince Harry
and Meghan Markle drove away from their May 19, 2018 wedding
reception in a prototype version of the vehicle.
There are no pricing details yet because each car is uniquely
made and assembled from a previous model. Jaguar Land Rover
anticipates deliveries of the first electric E-type vehicles to
start in the summer of 2020.
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