Car enthusiasts looking to drive classic cars without emissions guilt are turning to high-end EV conversions.
, got his start in that electric hobbyist scene, getting his hands on a beat-up 1984 Porsche, cramming it with bulky, heavy lead-acid batteries, and drag racing it in competitions. Even Tesla’s original offering, the Tesla Roadster, was to some extent just a more advanced version of one of those projects: a chassis from a Lotus Elise sports car, redesigned to accommodate lithium-ion batteries and electric motors.
Stripping a gearbox and gasoline motor out of a sports car and putting an electric drive train in their place is tricky, but it’s not rocket science. Getting that car to feel close to the original when you’re driving it, though, is another story. EVs typically deliver a lot more power than gasoline vehicles, but the batteries also make them heavier, which gives them a different feel on the road.
Steve Rimmer, an executive at aircraft leasing company Altavair and avid motorsports fan, is one of the customers awaiting his EV Porsche 911 from Everrati. He says he wanted to drive a classic car with a lower impact on the environment. “We love that era of Porsche,” he says of his family. “We [wanted] to go down a route where you maintain as much of the originality as you can.”
For Lunny’s part, he says Emerrati’s EV converted Porsches are much more than showpieces—they’re perfectly suited for driving every day. If creature comforts are your desire, the company will happily add heated seats and Apple Airplay to your electric upgrade. That’s the purpose that Rimmer is planning to put his car to when it's delivered.
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