Jaguar to go all-electric from 2025 with Tesla Model 3 rival possible

[Zakalwe]

Sure, the dosh! Pretty much everything else from conception, blunt end to the pointy end, is British.

Sounds just like the Americans high-fiving about that all American brand, Harley Davidson*.
The Jaguar (owned by an Indian consortium) I-Pace is made by a Canadian company in Austria using Korean batteries made by LG Chem but yeah, it's "British" end-to-end.


*Known in motorcycling world as Hardley -Ableson. A badly built machine designed to turn petrol into heat and noise without the side effect of horsepower or very much acceleration. All whilst totally devoid of handling or decent braking.

 

[Jez_GB]

Sounds just like the Americans high-fiving about that all American brand, Harley Davidson*.
The Jaguar (owned by an Indian consortium) I-Pace is made by a Canadian company in Austria using Korean batteries made by LG Chem but yeah, it's "British" end-to-end.

I hear ya, like Peteski said "it's as British as it gets"

 

[Jez_GB]

Did we do imperial "business" in Austria in our illustrious past?

define "Business"

 

[Peteski]

The name “Jaguar” is not even remotely British. I think the name is of South American origin and the animal itself is North American.

 

[designrs]

I think it’s about as British as it gets these days .

Bentley!

 

[Mr H]

Ford are joining in too

Ford plans for all cars sold in Europe to be electric by 2030

 

[Zakalwe]

Ford are joining in too

Ford plans for all cars sold in Europe to be electric by 2030

They will all have to if they want to survive. The next generation of Euro emission regs (due out in 2025 IIRC) will make it nearly impossible for IC engines to pass. By 2030 in many countries ICE will be banned for new sales.

Adapt or die.

 

[Peteski]

Bentley!

British, yet owned by Germans

 

[gangzoom]

As Britain’s sole native end-to-end car company (design to prodn rather than just assembly), I sincerely wish them well - but the scale of the task facing them is huge.

I wish them well too, but if the highly profitable Rang Rover sales were too slow for any reason I suspect it'll be game over till another owner appears.

Amazing to see Tesla now sells more cars than JLR. Given the huge number of JLR dealers, multiple factories, advert campaigns JLR must have huge overheads compared to Tesla.

People worry about Tesla's financial situation, JLR accounts must give the same people nightmares.

Oh just for fun if you want to see what 'bad' deprecation looks like, go on to Autotrader and see how much a 2 year old iPace with very miles on the clock can now be had for......these things were close to Model S prices when new.

JAGUAR LAND ROVER RETAIL SALES CONTINUE TO RECOVER IN QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 2020 WITH CHINA SALES GROWING YEAR-ON-YEAR | JLR Corporate Homepage International

 

[pgkevet]

Oh just for fun if you want to see what 'bad' deprecation looks like, go on to Autotrader and see how much a 2 year old iPace with very miles on the clock can now be had for......these things were close to Model S prices when new.

I did just that - about the same as a 2yr S....

 

[26ct2143]

Ford are joining in too

Ford plans for all cars sold in Europe to be electric by 2030

Ford make me laugh.
They won't be able to sell any ICE cars in 2030 (in UK), so this story isn't exactly news.
It should effectively apply to all car manufacturers anyway regardless.

 

[Mr H]

Ford make me laugh.
They won't be able to sell any ICE cars in 2030 (in UK), so this story isn't exactly news.
It should effectively apply to all car manufacturers anyway regardless.

They could sell hybrids

 

[Zakalwe]

They could sell hybrids

That just delays the inevitable for 5 years.