The study is a lifecycle assessment of the new XJ, highlights the automaker’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprints of its products and will allow Jaguar to use the latest developments that improve the sustainability of vehicles, such as the aerospace-inspired lightweight aluminum construction that has a key importance for the performance and efficiency of the new XJ.
The detailed lifecycle study was fully audited and approved by the VCA, making Jaguar one of the few carmakers to have developed an officially recognized study of the environmental impact of a vehicle, following the car from the building process, through a lifetime of road use, to ultimate disposal and recycling.
“VCA certification is an important milestone in Jaguar's mission to reduce the environmental impact of its products,” says Tony Higgins, Project Leader for the XJ certification. “Detailed lifecycle assessment helps us understand more clearly the most effective ways of reducing each model’s carbon footprint. Jaguar is committed to maintaining a leadership position in its approach to sustainability, and the certification achieved for the new XJ model is an independent validation of the progress we have made.”
The research was based on the building, driving and disposal of a typical XJ over a specified lifetime of 200,000 km.
“I’m delighted to present this certificate to the team at Jaguar; I know it marks the culmination of a lot of hard work. Environmental issues are rightly high on the business agenda so it is great to see industry embracing initiatives such as Life Cycle Assessment,” said Paul Markwick, VCA CEO.
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