New Jaguar I-Pace India Launch on March 23

– Aman Khan

The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace is set to be launched in India on March 23, 2021. Jaguar’s first EV in our market was recently set to launch on March 9 however the carmaker has now pushed back the launch to later in the month. Jaguar began official open bookings for the EV towards the end of last year.

What We Know So Far

Powering the all-electric I-Pace will be a 90kWh battery, which will send charge to two electric motors that build up a joined 400hp and 696Nm of force. According to Jaguar’s quotes, the 2.2-ton electric SUV can do the 0-100kph run in 4.8sec, and proceed to hit a maximum speed of 200kph. While there is no ARAI-guaranteed range yet, the I-Pace has a 470km WLTP-evaluated range on a single charge.

To offer its customers some additional true serenity, Jaguar will offer a free 5-year maintenance package and 5 years of emergency aids, notwithstanding the standard 8-year or 1,60,000km battery guarantee.

In India, Jaguar will offer the I-Pace electric SUV in three variants – S, SE, and top-spec HSE. The base-spec I-Pace will come very much kitted, with 19-inch diamond cut alloy wheels, LED headlamps and tail-lights, a panoramic sunroof, double touchscreen infotainment system running ‘Pivi Pro’, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto help, ‘InControl’ connected car tech tech and more coming as standard.

The top-spec HSE trim will highlight significantly greater gear like the adaptive ‘Matrix’ LED headlights, a hands-free boot release, cruise control, a heads-up display, ‘Windsor’ leather sport seats, and a 16-speaker, 825W Meridian sound system, to name a few.

Jaguar will likewise offer the I-Pace with various discretionary additional items, including versatile air suspension, four-zone environment control, an ionizing air purifier with PM2.5 filtration, and an advanced back see reflect, among others.

Charging Infrastructure and Network

Jaguar has recognized the dreary charging framework right now accessible in India and has banded together with Tata Power to give home and office charging alternatives to all I-Pace buyers. As things stand, Tata Power has set up an EV charging network in India of more than 200 charging stations, called ‘EZ Charge’, which I-Pace proprietors can right now access across 23+ cities.
Furthermore, a free 7.4kW AC mounted charger will also be given the acquisition of the EV.

Competition Check

Presently, the Jaguar I-Pace EV will just face rivalry from the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV that was launched in October a year ago at a cost of Rs 99.30 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The opposition in the portion will just heat up with the launch of the Audi e-tron – which is also scheduled for mid 2021.

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