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How to turn your favourite classic car into an EV

Why buy a new EV when you can put an electric engine in a classic and drive in vintage style as well as ecologically?

James Morris by James Morris
18th May 2020 - Updated on 7th May 2021
in Cool Car Tech, Features
Reading Time: 10 mins read
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Last updated on May 7th, 2021 at 10:45 pm

1. Introduction

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Finding your donor car
  • 3. How much does a classic EV conversion cost?
  • 4. What components do you need?
  • 5. What's a classic car EV actually like?

Your first outing in a premium EV such as a Tesla is likely to be a memorable driving experience. But many of us will look at the futuristic appearance (and spartan interior in Tesla’s case) and hanker for something with a bit more individualistic character. Unfortunately, one of the big casualties of the push towards low emissions is the modern classic car. London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone, for example, will banish classic cars younger than a 1981 year of manufacture when it arrives in 2021 to outside the North Circular, unless a fee of £12.50 per day of usage is paid.

Electric Classic Cars Defender – the petrol engine components removed
Electric Classic Cars Defender – the electric engine components added

But what if you could drive a vehicle full of personality that you’ve always dreamed of since childhood, but without the emissions baggage? What if it was a lot more reliable, too? Well, with the help of one of a growing number of UK companies, you can have the best of both worlds. We asked two of the leading UK-based EV classic car conversion companies to explain what services they offered, how much it could cost, and what the end results might drive like.

Electric Classic Cars Ferrari 308 GTSi conversion
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Electrogenic VW Beetle conversion

Electric Classic Cars (ECC) is based in Newtown, Powys in Wales and claims to be biggest EV classic conversion company in the world, while Electrogenic operates out of Kidlington in Oxfordshire. Both companies have converted hundreds of cars, with standouts like Electric Classic Cars’ Ferrari 308 and Electrogenic’s Rolls Royce Silver Shadow and “Marmite” VW camper pickup. We learned that almost any car can be made into an EV. Read on for all the details.

1. Introduction

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  • 3. How much does a classic EV conversion cost?
  • 4. What components do you need?
  • 5. What's a classic car EV actually like?
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James Morris

James Morris

Editor With over 25 years’ experience as a technology journalist and a life-long love of cars, Dr James Morris initially saw the potential for electric vehicles when he became one of the first people to drive a Nissan Leaf back in 2011. He presently owns a Tesla Model 3 Performance and a plug-in Mercedes C350e Estate. He loves how automotive design and gadgetry combine in EVs, making them both fun and technically fascinating at the same time. Alongside being editor of WhichEV, he contributes to Forbes.com on electric vehicles and is Pathway Director of the Masters in Interactive Journalism at City, University of London.

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