"Typically, EVs have one big battery pack mounted in the floor, but that means the driver and passengers have to sit high. Jaguar's monolithic electric sedan has already stirred up a lot of emotion, even though it won't be revealed until this summer. The ad campaign for the Type 00 Concept led to a huge and silly controversy. But the company is pushing forward with its plan to become an all-electric ultra-luxury brand, and it's leading the charge with a sedan based on the Type 00 design."
"The next-generation Jaguar is going to be a long and wide beast, measuring over 204 inches (5.2 meters) long. But Jaguar was hellbent on keeping it low to the ground. That's a challenge when designing an EV, as the large, central battery pack takes up space that would normally be used for passenger footwells. To avoid this, many large electric sedans raise the passengers up, giving them tall belt lines and chunky proportions."
"According to Autocar, which had the chance to drive one of the 150 development prototypes, the upcoming super EV has a total battery capacity of around 120 kilowatt-hours, which should be enough for an EPA range of about 400 miles. That's mighty impressive, but Jaguar wanted to offer something that no other electric sedan currently has: a coupe-like seating position."
Jaguar's upcoming flagship electric sedan employs a split battery layout to deliver a low, coupe-like seating position while preserving range and interior space. The four-door measures over 204 inches (5.2 m) long and maintains a height below 43.3 inches (1.4 m) through creative battery packaging. Development prototypes total about 150 units. The total battery capacity is around 120 kWh, targeting an EPA range near 400 miles. Common EV floorpack constraints would raise passenger seating, but the battery is divided into five separate stacks, including a 19 kWh pack near the front, to avoid high beltlines and retain sleek proportions.
Read at insideevs.com
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