Electric Jaguar E-Type takes royals to reception

Prince Harry drove bride Meghan Markle to their evening reception in a silver blue electric Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero.

The electric version is based on the car built in 1968, the E-Type’s usual 3.8-litre six-cylinder engine replaced with a 40kWh battery driving a 220kW engine, which can be charged in about seven hours.

It looks and drives like the original E-Type, but it is about a second quicker at 0-100km/h in 5.5 seconds.

Prince Harry kept to a sedate pace on the short drive from Windsor Castle after their wedding to the reception at Frogmore House.

About 200 close friends and family members attended.

The E-Type’s number plate E190518 represented the wedding date and the car was left-hand drive, which some attributed to the Duchess of Sussex’s American heritage.

The Concept Zero/E-Type combination provides a breath-taking driving sensation, Jaguar Land Rover Classic director Tim Hannig says.

“Our aim with the E-type Zero is to future-proof classic car ownership,” he said at its launch last year.

Jaguar land Rover is owned by Tata Motors.