Video: Jaguar I-Pace sets production EV race record
The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace performance SUV has set a production electric vehicle record lap time at a Californian raceway.
Driver Randy Pobst put the the Photon Red 2019 Jaguar I-Pace HSE First Edition around the 11-turn 1.616km WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in 1:48.18.
Motor Trend believes that is the benchmark for the fastest lap at the raceway for a four-door stock production EV.
Both the Jaguar I-Pace and I-Pace eTrophy race car were displayed at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance August 24-26.
The I-Pace’s 90kWh lithium-ion battery comprises 432 pouch cells – chosen for their high energy density and superior thermal management – and can get an 80% battery charge in 40 minutes using 100kW DC fast charging.
The world’s first production battery electric vehicle race series – the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy – will see up to 20 identical race cars line up for the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E season starting later this year.
It will be held before the main Formula E race on the same street circuits.
The race car is powered by the same battery as the I-Pace.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) is the first team to sign on to the series, campaigning two cars. The team’s first driver Katherine Legge will be joined by American sports car racer Bryan Sellers.
The series offers teams the chance to showcase driving talent and electric performance on the world stage in zero-emissions motorsport.
Jaguar Land Rover has said that from 2020 all its new model lines will be electrified, with either battery electric, plug-in hybrid or mild hybrid options.
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