Jaguar I-Pace EVs are overheating, and recalls appear to be giving the automaker some diagnostic time. EV cost parity vs. ICE can be driven much slower in this decade. And Toyota aims to build a three-row EV in Kentucky by 2025. This and more, here in Green Car Reports.
Toyota on Wednesday confirmed a three-row electric SUV for US production starting in 2025. The model will use batteries from a North Carolina battery center and is expected to be built on the next-generation software, electronics and body/chassis platform.
The 2019-2024 Jaguar I-Pace has been recalled due to a battery fire issue. In nearly 6,400 potentially affected vehicles, battery control software will be updated to help monitor the situation and change parameters, and battery modules will be replaced if necessary. While the problem appears as overheating, the automaker has yet to reveal a description of the root cause of the problem.
And Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday that, for most automakers, EV vs. ICE won’t happen in 2025. EVs will still be more expensive to manufacture than petrol models well into the end of the decade. But future generations of EVs will achieve this with major simplifications and, most likely, continued battery cost increases.
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