'Electric conversions may be expensive but once you’ve sorted out the tailpipe gases, the cars are cheap, sustainable and easier to run' 👀
There’s something remarkably different about the early ’90s Porsche 911 I’m driving.
Haptics even allow the bodywork, gearstick and steering wheel to vibrate when I blip the throttle, to simulate the experience of punching cylinders mounted in the rear. The performance is superior to its internal combustion past. This is by far the most joyful EV I’ve driven so far.The engine is, traditionally, considered a car’s heart and soul, which explains why ripping one out is considered sacrilege by many classic connoisseurs.
So if Porsches, E-Type Jags and MGBs, for example, are to stay on our roads in the decades ahead, they may need to change their tune. Power is equivalent to 500bhp and, overall, the car is 20kg lighter thanks to carbon fibre body panels. Everrati charges upwards of £200,000 plus VAT for the conversion. That’s not cheap — but with the government’s plans to phase out petrol-quaffing vehicles, it is future-proofed.
London Electric Cars operates at the less expensive end of the scale. It specialises in Minis and Morris Minors, and will convert a donor car for about £25k.
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