Jaguar E-Type Zero
Jaguar Land Rover Classic has electrified the past with an inventive Jaguar E-Type sports car featuring a fully electric powertrain. Acclaimed by Enzo Ferrari as ‘the most beautiful car in the world', the Jaguar E-Type now combines breathtaking beauty with zero emissions for the first time.
An electric powertrain developing 220kW has been specially designed for the E-Type Zero. Its lithium-ion battery pack has the same dimensions, and similar weight, to the XK six-cylinder engine used in the original E-Type. The experts responsible for developing the electric powertrain have ensured it will be placed in precisely the same location as the XK engine. The electric motor sits just behind the battery pack, in the same location as the E-Type’s gearbox. A new propshaft sends power to a carry-over differential and final drive. Total weight is 46kg lower than the original E-Type. This weight saving and the cars aerodynamics mean a ‘real world’ range of about 170 miles on a single charge.
Using the electric powertrain which is of a similar weight and size to the outgoing petrol engine and transmission means the car’s structure, including suspension and brakes, has not changed, simplifying the conversion and homologation. It drives, handles, rides and brakes like an original E-Type. Front-rear weight distribution is unchanged.
The original XK six-cylinder engine was made from 1949 until 1992, and was fitted to nearly all iconic Jaguar models of that period, including the E-Type, XK120, Mk2 and XJ6. The new electric powertrain could be used in any of these vehicles.