Jaguar Land Rover could exit combustion engines by 2036

The intermediate goal for the future has been announced by Jaguar Land Rover as part of the "Reimagine" strategy: Jaguar will be purely electric by 2025, and the entire group aims to sell around 60 percent of all models as pure BEVs by 2030. The sheets from the Investors Day now indicate that starting from 2036, all Land Rover vehicles sold worldwide should also be purely electric. By 2039, the goal is to operate completely CO2 neutral.

All future Land Rover models are to be based on two new platforms: the Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) and the Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA). For the latter, the British are likely to rely on 800-volt technology. They also aim to significantly improve efficiency: targeting energy consumption of about 14 to 15.5 kWh/100 km (4-4.5 miles per kWh). Additionally, the engines are expected to offer particularly high torque relative to their size. From 2025, another pure electric platform for Jaguar will be added, on which flat sedans and sports cars could be based, but these are expected to account for only 20 percent of total sales by 2030. Over 80 percent of sales, on the other hand, should be through MLA and EMA.

EMA is principally designed for pure electric vehicles but can also be used for plug-in hybrid and full hybrid drives, similar to BMW's CLAR II. It is set to be first used in the next generation of "compact models" like the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport. This means that pure combustion engines or mild hybrids are likely to be phased out of the program. Interestingly, a graphic in the presentation shows that in the PHEV, a large area between the axles can be filled with batteries, which would suggest a large battery size for a PHEV.

The fuel cell remains a topic

It is also interesting that the topic of the fuel cell is being pursued further – there is also a graphic of a base with two hydrogen tanks: one mounted longitudinally and one mounted transversely in the rear, for large SUVs with a pass-through option to save weight and offer long ranges. The entire presentation can be found at

https://www.tatamotors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/26153259/Investor-Day-FY21.pdf

What does this mean?

At Jaguar Land Rover as well, the departure from the internal combustion engine is accelerating: While there are numerous platforms and ideas regarding electrification, which even include consideration of the fuel cell, there is no more talk of new gasoline and diesel engines. And very discreetly, they are also venturing a possible exit scenario by 2036. Of course: typical Land Rover markets like Russia and the Arabian Peninsula will not abandon internal combustion engines so quickly.