Jaguar Land Rover to use 100 per cent renewable electricity

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to use electricity that solely comes from renewable sources for its UK facilities, following an agreement with EDF Energy.

The agreement, which is backed by Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origins, is set to last until at least March 2020

Ian Harnett, executive director for human resources and global purchasing at JLR said: “Our future is low-carbon, clean and efficient. Our programme to reduce our burden on the National Grid doesn't end here: we seek continual improvements, both in how we can reduce energy consumption further and how to minimise our carbon emissions.

"Our aim is to give our customers an assurance that the company's electricity will come from renewable sources: those being in addition to the solar array at our Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton, one of the largest rooftop installations in Europe."

More than £3 billion has also been invested by JLR into powertrain research and development which includes electric and hybrid systems.

The Jaguar I-Pace is set to go on sale next year, which is the company’s first all-electric model.