The Jaguar I-Tempo—the automaker’s first and to this point solely EV—will disappear by 2025, forward of the introduction of next-generation EVs, based on a current Autocar report.
The report, which cites the choice to drop the I-Tempo as “formally confirmed” by Adrian Mardell, CEO of Jaguar mum or dad firm JLR. The precise timing continues to be in flux, nevertheless. Jaguar plans to disclose its first new EV, based mostly on a devoted structure, and launch it in 2025, however hasn’t labored out precisely when in that window the I-Tempo shall be discontinued.
2023 Jaguar I-Tempo
“Proper now, persons are telling me it’ll be within the first half of 2025,” Mardell instructed Autocar. “That is slightly below two years away. I would be extra assured in that response after we’re 9 to 12 months away.”
Jaguar had deliberate on holding the I-Tempo on sale, both in its present type or with a redesigned second-generation mannequin, alongside the brand new crop of EVs, Autocar famous, however now it reportedly desires a very clear slate. This would not be the primary time Jaguar administration has reversed an EV product-planning resolution. Beforehand, Jaguar had deliberate to introduce a totally electrical XJ flagship in 2021, whereas persevering with to evolve the I-Tempo right into a second technology.
2023 Jaguar I-Tempo
The I-Tempo launched for the 2019 mannequin yr, so it is approaching the age when automakers would usually redesign a car. However Jaguar has steadily improved it over time, with a mixture of over-the-air updates and a 2022-model-year refresh that included sooner charging and a snappier interface, so it is now a significantly better EV than it was on arrival. Magna, which builds the I-Tempo in Austria, even confirmed the way it may evolve the I-Tempo platform and get extra effectivity and efficiency out of it.
As an alternative, Jaguar is reportedly readying a trio of electrical crossovers, all based mostly on the identical new platform—and significantly extra upmarket than the I-Tempo.
