I really like it and I think they will sell every one they can make with demand to spare
I can see Jaguar customers finding it easy to switch, but I have some major question marks - and if either existing Jaguar clients ask those questions, or in time we find that Jaguar have implemented them badly, then that does not bode well.
If Jaguar has a runaway-success on their hands their problem will be battery supply.
Apart from whether one likes how it looks, and how practical it is for family size / journey mix etc., my key questions are:
What are the chances of Jaguar (or any other marque) making a really good Version-One of a BEV? In particular the battery management system.
How fast will it taper when charging at Supercharger-equivalent rates? (e.g. I think that the Bolt performs less well than expected)
What will the battery degradation be? (Might be a moot point if it is covered by Warranty, but of course not good news for Company if they have a lot of Warranty repairs ...) (My view on 2018 Leaf that it isn't anything like good enough, particularly for a Version-2)
There are other similar questions e.g. how it performs below -30C - I just think that some of these things are likely to be hard for a Version One to get right.
How will the Wh/mile compare with MS, MX and M3? MS and MX are heavy cars of course ... but even so, I've been really surprised by how frugal the M3 is … so that may make it hard for new marques to match it for energy consumption.
How well will the dealer network adapt to BEV? Plenty of experience of combi ICE-BEV Dealers push-selling ICE, over BEV, because of more money from maintenance etc. Whilst brand-dealers may be "everywhere" they still have to acquire new skills.
Paint me sceptical, but I just cannot see Jaguar, or anyone else for that matter, making a really good Version One. Particularly if they stuff the EV guts into what is basically an ICE. For aerodynamics alone I'm surprised at the grill; and why only space for a miniscule Frunk under the hood?
he charging network is also lacking but should be more available by 2020
Yeah, but by 2020 Tesla will have more too ...
Supercharger network is poor in UK
Depends where you want to go - clearly if the trip you want to make is not well served you are fresh-out-of-luck. But by Comparison try charging in the UK on anything that is NOT Tesla
I haven't done it often, but I have not had one good experience ... my negative experiences can be classified under:
Nightmare first-use. Registration, Cash Deposit required, and quite often a phone call. Why can't I just stuff a Credit Card into the machine for a one-time-use?
Slow connect/disconnect. Most of the low-power chargers I use (i.e. ones like Polar) take at least 5 minutes to connect and disconnect - I mean the time I stand looking at my phone whist it does a 1% to 100% count until connection, or disconnection, is complete.
Charger is broken / not operational when you get there ... and often only 1 or 2 stalls anyway, so might be no alternative nearby.
Location of the chargers nowhere near where the Vendor’s map shows them to be. (Solved by using Plugshare’s map instead … Vendor should not expect each EV owner to have to know about such things and put up with all the fiddling about. In the same vein a clear ID on EVERY machine would help. On several occasions I’ve been unable to work out which charger is which. If someone else is plugged in then I can solve it by process of elimination … if not then the adjacent charging-post may be the one that activates … and I have to move the car …
There is just so much that a) Tesla has already solved and b) Tesla’s knowledge-lead makes me very nervous about choosing any other Version-One brand.
But I need Tesla to fix its atrocious back-office …