I too bought the First…
I too bought the First Edition I-Pace in 2019, because it was so much "better" than the stupid looking Tesla. Final price was over $90,000. Four recalls for potential battery fire hazards were issued. The first was software to tell you your car was on fire. The second and third was software to throttle charging to 75% (there goes any thought of how far you can drive). the fourth recall was to actually replace the battery...but, no dealer ever received any batteries to exchange and owners were told not to charge it in or near your house. the 5th recall came after my car fire which occurred on July 4 and another on July 5th. Wonder what this did to the value of the car. By July 5, 2024 a First Edition, 2019, I-Pace, with 30,000 miles had an "Actual Cash Value" of less than $28,000, or so my insurance company told me after my I-Pace had a battery fire and was totaled (on July 4, 2024, in Miami, FL) A jogger knocked on my door at noon, July 4 to tell me there was smoke coming from my I-Pace, parked in my driveway and close to the overhang on my roof. Jaguar told us in a recall not to park in or near your house while charging. But they never sent me an extension cord so the car was parked within 10 feet of my house. Luckily the fire department arrived and before any fire actually erupted moved the car down my driveway and away from my house. The smoke had also stopped and there was no heat emanating from the car. The Fire department waited and 30 minutes and whoosh there went the I-Pace in a ball of flame. All recorded on video. 50,000 gallons later and the fire was out but the car was gone. Jaguar Corporate was notified and have not responded. Only 7,800 I-Paces were sold in the US and I can see why that after 5.5 years of being unable to fix the problem Jaguar is making a hasty exit from the US market. Like Ford and the Pinto, it's easier to ignore the problem and run away from responsibility. I don't expect Jaguar will really ever return to the US market, just not enough profit and too much liability. On July 7th I took delivery of an ugly Tesla Y (but only leased it for 3 years). At least it has some cool features. Did you know you can set it to "pass gas"?