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Super i-MiEV — The Japanese Car With The Chinese Heart

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Francisco Shi has a problem. He has a lot of spare parts left over from his battery building project. You can read here about his home power plant constructed from BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle batteries from wrecked cars. The answer? Create a Super i-MiEV, “hot up” the old Mitsubishi … [continued]

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Inside The Shop Building The World’s Quickest (& Quietest) Classic Minis

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Nestled in the rolling green hills of Buellton, California, Gildred Racing first caught our attention while we were researching Electric Classic Cars’ bolt-in EV conversion kits — one of which is a perfect drop-in solution for classic Mini Coopers. As it turned out, Electric Classic Cars had been collaborating closely … [continued]

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Silent Safaris Are Here: Electric Safari Vehicles Get Proven UK-Built EV Conversion Kits

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We talked to Electric Classic Cars’ CEO Richard Morgan about their EV conversion kits for safari game viewers a few weeks ago and they’ve already made significant progress, locking in a partnership with South Africa’s largest builder of electric safari vehicles. “This partnership represents a natural extension of our mission … [continued]

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Electric Classic Cars Is Upgrading The Quintessential Game Safari Vehicle With An Electric Powertrain

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The crew over at Electric Classic Cars has been doing bespoke electric conversions and recently started building ready-to-install conversion kits for a range of classic cars. They do all of this out of their workshop in Newtown, Wales, in the UK for a decade now. Their creations have traversed several … [continued]

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Burnouts for the Planet: How Electric Classic Cars Is Electrifying Icons & Smoking Tires

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The crew over at Electric Classic Cars in Wales, UK, have been giving a second life to some of the most beautiful cars from days gone past thanks to a new generation of electric battery packs and motors. They’ve developed custom kits that allow them to rapidly electrify a handful … [continued]

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