Jaguar takes on dictionary in definition of 'car'

The Oxford dictionary says a “car” has an internal combustion engine. Jaguar, maker of the electric I-Pace, disagrees.

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Despite being named 2019 World Car of the Year, the Jaguar I-Pace does not actually fit the definition of the word "car," its maker lamented last week.

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