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Jaguar Land Rover is moving towards a cleaner future, with more environmentally friendly diesel and petrol engines but also electric vehicles with a light hybrid system which are included in its development plan. Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr Ralf Speth confirms that by 2020, the British brand will offer customers electric powertrains available on half of its vehicles.

The Jaguar Concept I-PACE is a powerful 5-seater electric vehicle that combines the silhouette of a supercar with the performance of a sports car and the versatility of an SUV. The production vehicle will be unveiled at the end of 2017 and available in 2018. With an expected autonomy of more than 500km in the NEDC cycle (220 miles in the American EPA cycle), drivers making an average daily journey will only need to recharge their vehicle. once a week.

Making its debut on the North American market, the new Land Rover Discovery is part of the 27-year history of innovation of the Discovery.

Jaguar Land Rover is at the forefront of the software revolution for the automotive industry. This is illustrated by investment in electrical engineering which has increased from £ 99m to £ 301m over the past five years.

Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover CEO, says: “The heart of our development project rests on our excellence in technological and engineering innovation as well as our desire to be at the forefront of design. The Jaguar Concept I-PACE and the Land Rover Discovery are two revolutionary vehicles. They both present major innovations, respectively in their own segment and share our vision of British style and creativity. We are shaping the future and continue to develop our approach to the autonomy, connectivity and electrification of our vehicles in order to offer more choices to our customers. ”

Joe Eberhardt, President and CEO Jaguar Land Rover North America, says: ”Jaguar Land Rover dramatically increases its presence in the American market. This year Jaguar is the fastest growing brand in the United States and Land Rover is building on sales records achieved when we were the fastest growing luxury brand in the United States in 2015. ”

Last year, Jaguar Land Rover confirmed its intention to double the size of its advanced engineering and design development center, based in the United Kingdom. This increase will take into account the reception of highly qualified product development engineers and will allow Jaguar Land Rover to develop vehicles with low CO2 emissions and equipped with the latest generation technologies, intended for customers around the world.

The United Kingdom is the cornerstone of Jaguar Land Rover's business development and remains its center of design, engineering and production. Over the past 5 years, Jaguar Land Rover has recruited more than 20,000 people (bringing its workforce to almost 40,000) and is investing more than £ 12 billion in new product development and equipment costs.

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