Jaguar makes the leap towards electric cars, abandoning the combustion engine in 2025

The measure is part of the Luxury carmaker’s “Reimagine plan”which aims to establish an all-electric future combining sustainability and luxury.

This means that All internal combustion engine production will cease by the end of 2024.

The first electric model on display will be a Four-door electric GT based on Jaguar’s F-Type. The current GT makes 575 horsepower, while automotive experts suggest the GT model will produce more than 600 horsepower.

Roadmap to reducing emissions

The UK’s largest carmaker is putting its goal of cars with Zero carbon emissions by 2039 decarbonizing its manufacturing operations, vehicles in use and supply chain.

End-user emissions account for almost 70% of car manufacturing. Transitioning to electric vehicles that run on renewable energy is a simple approach to reducing carbon emissions.

The company says its commitment to the transition to fully electric vehicles will lead to 80% of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sales to be battery electric vehicles (BEV) by 2030 now that the European Union has imposed tariffs on Chinese imports to level the playing field.

Jaguar Land Rover is calling on its Tier 1 suppliers to support the company in its Science Based Targets initiative and move the company closer to achieving its net zero emissions goals. In total, The car manufacturer works with more than 5,000 suppliers.

JLR explains that it can identify the most complicated parts of the supply chain thanks to its innovation program. To speed up the processThe company is collaborating with Deepform, a metal stamping design startup dedicated to reducing pollution, and Ascend Elements, a manufacturing company that works with battery materials extracted from discarded lithium cells.

Announcing the news, JLR executive director of product engineering Thomas Mueller said in a statement: “Our vehicles are, and will continue to be, at the forefront of a fully electric automotive future.. A central component of our Reimagine strategy, this facility is essential to providing the advanced testing capabilities that will be vital to the performance and reliability of the modern luxury vehicles we are proudly developing.”