We caught a glimpse of it in our submit earlier this week in regards to the sounds of the brand new System E race automobiles, however right this moment Jaguar formally unveils its all-electric ‘I-TYPE’ that may compete within the championship in partnership with battery maker Panasonic.
Panasonic, greatest recognized within the EV business for supplying battery cells to Tesla, introduced that it joined Jaguar within the all-electric racing championship to create the “Panasonic Jaguar Racing” staff.
Adam Carroll and Mitch Evans would be the staff’s drivers and Ho-Pin Tung will function a reserve driver.
The staff and car will debut of their first race in just some weeks when the season 3 of the System E begins on October 9, 2016 in Hong Kong.
The brand new ‘I-TYPE’ will function a check mattress for Jaguar’s upcoming electrical car know-how. Since final yr, rumours have been going round that Jaguar plans to launch an all-electric SUV as quickly as in 2017.
Final month, an all-electric prototype that includes a camouflaged F-Tempo exterior was noticed within the wild.
Whereas we anticipate Jaguar’s official plans for bringing electrical autos to market, it’s encouraging to see that the automaker’s comeback to racing is completed by means of the System E’s all-electric Championship.
Right here’s a gallery of the brand new ‘I-TYPE’ and a video additional down:
