Can we rebuild her?

From Electric Classic Cars. It’s a sad episode this one. Unfortunately our beloved VW Crewcab was recently stolen and crashed. The good news is the chassis and everything to do with the EV powertrain seems to be absolutely fine. But with the extensive damage to the bodywork the question is – can we rebuild her?…

Is this the perfect electric grand tourer?

From Electric Classic Cars. This original Jensen Interceptor came with a massive American 7.2L V8 engine. We’ve kept it American muscle and installed a Tesla large drive unit into it, bringing it into the 21st century. Instead of the 7.2 litre Chrysler V8 440ci engine that struggled to get into double MPG figures, we’ve now…

Is this the biggest electric car fail?

From Electric Classic Cars. There are few things more 80s than a Sinclair C5. Back before we had Elon Musk we had a guy called Clive Sinclair in the UK, who made his name and money in computers and electronics before he decided to revolutionise the car world and build an electric car, along with…

What I hate most about EVs…. and more…

From Electric Classic Cars. This is the first in our "2 men in a shed" series where we chew the fat on a number of subjects, including our car history, EV lies and misinformation, EV car sales, modified cars and lots more. Whether it’s electric cars catch fire, electric car sales are falling, electric cars…

Time to test drive this electric Porsche 911

From Electric Classic Cars. It’s our favourite time of any build – test drive time. This time we’re out in this stunning 1989 G-body Porsche 911 converted to electric (obviously) using one of our bolt-in conversion kits. It now boasts more power than the original petrol engine, with a Tesla motor out the back. The…

Porsche 911 bolt-in electric conversion kit

From Electric Classic Cars. This episode is all about the Porsche 911 and more specifically our bolt-in electric conversion kit for it. We’ve been converting Porsche 911s to electric for 8 years and this kit is our latest iteration with all that knowledge and experience packed into it. The kit includes a 60kWh battery pack,…

All electric Porsche 356A

From Electric Classic Cars. The most elegant Porsche ever built has to be the Porsche 356 and this beautiful RHD example has gone electric. We’ve converted this Porsche 356A using a 30kWh battery pack split 40/60 front to back between 2 packs, to optimise the weight distribution and handling. This gives a range of 100-120…