New Delhi: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover Wednesday said it has joined hands with BMW to develop next generation electric drive systems.
The collaboration seeks to advance development of electrification technology to support transition autonomous, connected, electric, shared (ACES) future, Jaguar Land Rover said.
The two partners will invest jointly in research and development, engineering and procurement with an aim to provide the necessary economies of scale to support increased consumer adoption of electric vehicles, it added. The strategic collaboration will build on the considerable knowledge and expertise in electrification at both the companies. "We've proven we can build world beating electric cars but now we need to scale the technology to support the next generation of Jaguar and Land Rover products.
"It was clear from discussions with BMW Group that both companies' requirements for next generation EDUs (electric drive units) to support this transition have significant overlap making for a mutually beneficial collaboration," JLR Engineering Director Nick Rogers said.
JLR's has already demonstrated its capability field through its premium battery electric SUV Jaguar I-PACE, as well as plug-in hybrid models.
BMW Group also has vast experience of developing and producing several generations of electric drive units in-house since it launched the BMW i3 in 2013.