Jaguar to upgrade all-electric I-Pace after race series insight

Jaguar is upgrading its all-electric I-Pace with increased range after applying knowledge from the car’s motorsport race series.

The award-winning model will have boosted real-world range after Jaguar engineers applied advanced technical insights from the I-Pace eTROPHY race series to optimise the management of the battery, thermal and AWD systems to enhance the efficiency of the all-electric powertrain.

Last year, Jaguar established the I-Pace eTROPHY series – thought to be the world’s first all-electric production based international race series – reinforcing its commitment to electric racing whilst leveraging technical expertise to develop future electric road cars as part of its ‘Race to Innovate’ mission.

The series puts the all-electric SUV through extreme use conditions and the first competitive season yielded critical learnings for the durability and thermal control of the battery and torque management systems.

Jaguar engineers have also analysed data from more than 50 million miles of real-world journeys from all corners of the world. Every element of the vehicle’s performance is scrutinised to leverage the optimum performance of the systems and maximise efficiency.

Stephen Boulter, I-Pace vehicle engineering manager, said: “The Jaguar I-Pace eTROPHY has generated a huge amount of data for us to analyse and those marginal gains, derived from competition on the track, are now being applied to customers’ cars to further enhance their driving experience. The new software updates optimise the powertrain control systems to improve efficiency and allow I-PACE drivers to travel even further on a single charge without any hardware changes – it really is a case of the vehicle getting better with age.”

The all-wheel drive car is Jaguar’s first full battery-electric vehicle and has a range of up to 292 miles from a single charge of its 90kWh Lithium-ion battery (WLTP cycle).

While the new software upgrade doesn’t change the official certified range figure, the marginal gains developed from eTROPHY analysis will give customers access to an improvement of up to 8% dependent on usage – equating to a potential extra 12 miles of real-world range.

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