British tennis star Andy Murray ‘goes electric’ with Jaguar

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Two-time Wimbledon Champion, Andy Murray, has fulfilled the promise he made during WWF’s ‘World Earth Hour’ to ‘go electric’ by becoming one of the first Jaguar I-PACE customers on World Environment Day (5 June).

Supporting the commitment Murray made to switch to Jaguar’s first all-electric performance SUV in March this year, Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver and fellow WWF ambassador, Nelson Piquet Jr, visited the British tennis star at his training camp and made a special delivery ahead of the grass court season.

Murray said: “It’s important we all take small steps to live a more sustainable life and think about the actions we can make to look after our planet. This is one of the reasons I’m making the switch to driving Jaguar’s new all-electric I-PACE. It’s clean and safe, but also has the world class design and sports performance that suits my lifestyle.”

Nelson Piquet Jr added: “I think it’s brilliant that Andy has made this commitment to go electric and has been vocal in encouraging more people to take action and make little changes to live more sustainably. The Jaguar I-PACE is proof that you don’t have to sacrifice power or performance when you switch to electric.”

Jaguar says that the I-PACE, priced from £58,995, is an electric vehicle that will be able to achieve a 0-80% battery charge in 85-minutes using DC charging (50kW) and offer a range of up to 298 miles on a single charge.