The Jaguar I-Pace was supposed to be a revolutionary car — a premium electric crossover that entered the market well ahead of its European competitors and was named «World Car of the Year» in 2019. Its stylish design and pioneering edge promised great success.
However, despite all the awards, sales did not take off, and the I-Pace quickly gained a very different reputation: full of reliability problems, numerous recalls, and even fires. Now, more and more of these electric vehicles are ending up in landfills.
Battery problems have plagued the I-Pace for several years. The batteries supplied by LG are prone to thermal overload and can catch fire. Jaguar has been trying to address these issues with software, including diagnostic data to identify batteries that could catch fire.
Over the years, the I-Pace has been recalled several times in different markets due to battery issues. But it seems that neither software updates nor repairs and improvements helped to solve the problem. The automaker eventually gave up and offered to buy back the cars to avoid the risk of harm to customers.
Recently, Jaguar announced that it would buy back nearly 2,800 cars from owners across the United States due to the fire risk. Similar buyback programs have been launched in other countries, including the UK, where these I-Paces seem to have ended up.
Good old JLR. Only company that could build an eV that isn’t reliable (or any more so than the fossil crap they make) or that they can recall and fix.
Instead these Jaguar iPace at my local car scrap yard, Charles Trent-recalled, refunded and now to be recycled. 🙄
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— eVNewt⚡️🔋🚙 (@newt7215) January 28, 2025
Recently, a kind of cemetery of Jaguar I-Pace electric cars was discovered in the UK and photos of this sad sight were shared. At least a few dozen I-Paces are seen in the landfill, stacked together in a sad tomb. These were probably cars that belonged to customers and could not stand the test of everyday use. Instead of being repaired, restored, or recycled, they were sent to the landfill. To be fair, it’s not just Jaguar I-Paces that are undamaged. You can also see cars of other brands after the accident. In any case, it’s a sad picture that shows how quickly new cars can become unnecessary.
Source: carscoops
