Recently, JLR cut back its model portfolio of vehicles to make way for an EV-only future. Legendary names such as the XE, XF, XJ and even the beloved F-Type were all laid to rest from their production lines.

What’s more, models such as the electric I-Pace were also taken off production to allow the firm to start with a blank sheet of paper and work its way from the ground up for new electric platforms and architectures.

Currently, the only Jaguar models that are on offer are the smaller E-Pace SUV and the larger F-Pace – however, both these models’ production life cycles are due to end soon, too.

In fact, come the end of this year, those two remaining models will be axed entirely - and no new models released for a year - giving the brand a chance to build up to its new battery-powered front.

So what is going on? Well, just last week, the firm announced that it was putting an additional £250 million into its Halewood factory to help boost its EV production lines, staffing and machinery. Plus, a further £250 million will be spent in the future, too. That means, the firm is committed to spending around £500 million in total on the development and creation of EVs.

Currently, the company has an ambitious goal to be an electric-only luxury car maker by 2030, but to achieve this, the firm is going to have to turn it up a notch on its vehicle production. Furthermore, the company wants to become carbon neutral by 2039 and one of its plans is to install 18,000 solar panels at the Halewood site, which will generate up to 8,600 GWh of energy. Plus, JLR is aiming to remove 40,000 tonnes of CO2 from Halewood’s industrial footprint, too.

Additionally, the plant wants to up its game in the EV production cycle, with the invested money going into other facilities such as a new body shop that will be able to paint 500 cars a day and 40 new autonomous mobile robots to assist employees with the fitment of high-voltage batteries.

Last month, the company revealed a robotic guard dog named ‘Rover’ which will play a role in its plans to decarbonise its production lines. The dog will patrol the EV build and test facilities and is programmed to follow a range of pre-set routes and can conduct up to 24 patrols every day and night. It uses AI to open doors, walk upstairs, and navigate through heavy traffic, too. To eliminate human error, the dog can also inspect valves and machinery, as well as detect gas leaks thanks to being fitted with sensors, to detect issues that most humans wouldn’t be able to spot.

The firm wants to continue selling what it does best, and that is saloons, SUVs and sports coupes. This year, the car manufacturer has teased us all with its first project underway, which we should see revealed as early as next year. The car in question will be a four-door saloon with a low and rakish body and will have a claimed electric driving range of around 430 miles – putting it on par with Mercedes’ EQS saloon.

This new model will be the first of three new models that the JLR group wants to introduce to the market before the end of the decade.

The second car will be a two-door coupe that will rival cars such as the Bentley Continental GT and to follow after that – a large SUV – or an EV replacement of the F-Pace or a new I-Pace.