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Classic Cars & Trucks 21 Firms that will convert your classic into an EV The classic-car electric-vehicle conversion trend is taking off big time--here's a roundup of who'll do them Author of the article: Nicholas Maronese Published Nov 02, 2023 * Last updated 12 hours ago * 13 minute read Join the conversation Voitures Extravert Quintessenza Porsche 911 EVVoitures Extravert Quintessenza Porsche 911 EV Photo by Voitures Extravert Article content The number of companies out there willing to convert your classic car into an electric vehicle just keeps growing and growing, whether you agree with the practice or not. Just this month, iconic U.K. motorsports firm Alan Mann Racing announced it was getting into the game, launching an electrified '65 Mustang as its proof-of-concept. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. 21 Firms that will convert your classic into an EV Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Play Video Proponents of "electromods," as they're sometimes called, boast that the switch to a drivetrain you can plug into an outlet helps future-proof the thing, and often offers improved performance numbers; detractors say the modifications remove the "soul" of the car and obliterate its history. In any case, these conversions are happening, and we've covered them quite a bit over the past few years. Our first roundup of the companies behind these conversions cropped up 2019, and was followed by a Canada-specific list, then one of automakers getting in on the trend with their own custom one-offs. 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Article content * Canadian classic EV conversion companies * Classic-car EV conversion firms around the world * EV conversions approved by automakers Canadian classic EV conversion companies North American Electric Vehicles (NAEV), Oliver, B.C. -- Porsche 356, AM General Hummer An electric Porsche 356, converted by North American Electric Vehicles An electric Porsche 356, converted by North American Electric Vehicles Photo by Andrew Snucins for NAEV We took a deep dive into this shop in April 2023, exploring their fantastic Porsche 356 EVs stuffed with 630-plus-hp Tesla-sourced motors. Proprietor Jeff Kotulak was inspired to go the electron route while restoring a '68 Porsche 911--an engine rebuild was going to be super-costly and came with a too-long wait time, so he switched gears and went the plug-in route. Other conversions include a 1991 AM General Hummer, and in the works was a 1948 Ford F1 pickup, 1967 Ford Mustang, and a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230SL. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Canadian Electric Vehicles (CanEV), Vancouver Island, B.C. -- Chevrolet S-10, Porsche 911, Chevrolet Camaro Canadian Electric Vehicles and Webb Motorworks' EV-converted 1957 Chevrolet and 1969 Camaro Z28 at the 2021 SEMA show Canadian Electric Vehicles and Webb Motorworks' EV-converted 1957 Chevrolet and 1969 Camaro Z28 at the 2021 SEMA show Photo by Courtesy Canada Electric Vehicles Sure, the EV conversion trend has seen some explosive growth over the past five years, but CanEV was at it long before it was the fashionable thing to do. The EV parts, repair, conversion-kits, and conversion-services company - one of the tops in North America - got its start in 1995. It sees plenty of commercial business, but its iCanEV classic branch is what we're more interested in, here. CanEV will sell you complete kits to convert your Porsche 911 or 914 to electric power, as well as your Volkswagen Beetle or Land Rover Defender. Under its "Conversion Portfolio" page, though, you'll mostly find Chevrolet S-10 pickups, trucks which lend themselves to conversion due to their light-weight-lots-of-cargo-space combo; as well as a one-off electric, uh, log. Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content CanEV's also worked with B.C.-based EV parts supplier Webb Motorworks on a handful of wilder classic conversions, including a 1932 Ford, a 1957 Chevrolet, and a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro the two companies brought to SEMA in 2021. EV Underground, Calgary, Alberta -- Shelby Daytona, Land Rover EV Underground's Type 65 Coupe conversion in the works at their Calgary, Alberta shop EV Underground's Type 65 Coupe conversion in the works at their Calgary, Alberta shop Photo by EV Underground When we contacted them in early 2022, David Lloyd and Jason Arnold of EV Underground were chipping away at their first two EV conversions: one, a Factory Five "Type 65 Coupe" replica of the Shelby Daytona; the other, a 2002 Land Rover. It's all Tesla drivetrain under the Daytona, tuned to about 300 or so horsepower, say the pair of mechanics. The newer, heftier Defender will have closer to 450 horsepower propelling it, and a battery range of about 300 km. Advertisement 6 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Electrameccanica, Vancouver, B.C. -- Porsche 356 Intermeccanica 356 eRoadster Intermeccanica 356 eRoadster Photo by Andrew McCredie When we drove Electrameccanica's 356 eRoadster in May 2018, we called it "the official car of Vancouver." The formula behind it was simple: take the replica Porsches that'd been churned out by parent company Intermeccanica since the '70s and put a battery-driven powerplant underneath. It's math that made sense to Porsche fanatic Bill Gates, who we spied in 2019 behind the wheel of one of these things (with Warren Buffett riding shotgun, to boot). Besides the Porsches, Electrameccanica also built a car of its own design, the Solo, for roughly five years; the model was discontinued in early 2023, at the same time the company launched a recall on the three-wheeler EV, but apparently a four-wheeled successor is in the cards. Advertisement 7 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Classic-car EV conversion firms around the world Everrati, U.K. -- Ford GT40, Land Rover, Porsche 911, Mercedes-Benz We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Play Video Advertisement 8 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content One of the biggest names in EV conversions might just be the U.K.'s Everrati, which has converted a tonne of different models and makes over the years. Among its first efforts was a W113-era Mercedes-Benz "Pagoda" SL conversion; then back in May 2021, it launched a line of 964-generation Porsche 911s with 500-hp EV motors. It followed that up in September 2021 with an electric Series IIa Land Rover Defender range, and its most recent announcement, September 2023, is that it's building a "Shore Tender" Defender EV meant to be deployed from your mega-yacht. Oh! We can't neglect mentioning perhaps its wildest EV-swap job--a Ford GT40. Not a real one, of course, but a replica based on the fantastic Superformance kit. An electric motor on each axle of the thing makes for 800 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, good for a four-second zero-to-100-km/h sprint, apparently. The prototype was finished early 2022, and Everrati's taking orders now. Advertisement 9 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Zelectric, California, U.S.A. -- Porsche 911 and 912, Volkswagen Beetle and Bus Zelectric's Tesla-powered 1967 Porsche 912 Zelectric's Tesla-powered 1967 Porsche 912 Photo by Zelectric It feels like many of the high-end conversions on this list cost some real big bucks, with several landing around the half-million-dollar mark. Well, Zelectric in California is happy to stuff Tesla guts in your old Porsche or Volkswagen for significantly less--just US$100,000, per our August 2019 coverage of the company. At that time, Zelectric had just pulled off a Porsche 912 swap, making for an EV variant of the Stuttgart-built underdog with 550 electric horsepower. Porsches look pretty, but Zelectric will tackle most any air-cooled VW-ish product of the '60s. It's converted everything from Karmann Ghias to Volkswagen Things to old Microbuses to Beetles to Porsche 356s and 911s and 912s. Advertisement 10 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Charge Automotive, U.K. -- Ford Mustang We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Play Video Advertisement 11 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content While most of the "series"-production EV conversions on this list see runs of a few dozen cars at most, Charge Automotive in the U.K. is aiming to build some 499 examples of a car it calls The '67, based on brand-new steel 1967 Ford Mustang bodies. We first wrote about it in late 2018, but the firm hasn't been sitting still since then--it gave its prototype a "dynamic debut" at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2022, and your author saw the EV Mustang make a pass up the hill at Goodwood 2023, too. Peak power output is 400 kW, or about 530 horsepower, and the price tag is around US$450,000. Garage Italia Customs, Italy -- Fiat 500, Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e by Garage Italia Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e by Garage Italia Customs Photo by Garage Italia Garage Italia Customs started getting into the EV conversion game just before the pandemic began, in 2019 - though it'd been toying with custom Italian icons before that - and kicked things off with a new electrified take on the 500 Jolly beach buggy it called the Icon-E. Icon-E is now a whole line within the company, with the original Spiaggina now accompanied by electric Vespas, Fiat Pandas, and even The Graduate-style Alfa Romeo Duettos. Advertisement 12 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Zero Labs Automotive, California, U.S.A. -- Ford Bronco, Land Rover 2019 Zero Labs Bronco EV 2019 Zero Labs Bronco EV Photo by Zero Labs Bronco nostalgia is booming, a trend Zero Labs caught onto way back in spring 2019. Its take on an electrified 1966 Ford Bronc-a-donc heavily modifies the original chassis, slaps a facelifted carbon-fibre body on top, fits a five-speed manual to the driveline, and includes a vegan-materials upholstery option. Its initial plans were to build just 150 examples. Since then it's also expanded to offer EV conversions of the Land Rover Series III 109 wagon--sounds like Zero wants to be the go-to spot for electric off-roaders. Electrogenic, U.K. -- Rolls-Royce, Jaguar E-Type, Porsche, Volkswagen, Citroen 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II by Electrogenic 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II by Electrogenic Photo by Electrogenic Yes, while most of the firms on this list are looking squarely at the '60s and '70s for their EV-conversion fodder, in September 2023, British outfit Electrogenic announced it'd tackled the conversion of a 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II. It took the company 18 months to drop the 7.7-litre inline-six and swap in its 200-hp replacement, making no cuts or permanent mods so it could be all be reversed. A year prior, its big news was that it'd developed a drop-in EV conversion kit for the classic Land Rover Defender. Advertisement 13 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In the past, the company's also tried its hand at converting Jaguar E-Types, the Porsche 356C, a Daimler DS420, and a Morgan 4/4, as well as a Volkswagen Beetle, Karmann Ghia, and Type 2 Camper. Way back when, we highlighted a particularly unique 1971 Citroen DS conversion --Electrogenic called the new car a "DS EV Electronique". Voitures Extravert, the Netherlands -- Porsche 911 Voitures Extravert Quintessenza Porsche 911 EV Voitures Extravert Quintessenza Porsche 911 EV Photo by Voitures Extravert When we first covered Voitures Extravert, it'd planned to keep its run of Porsche 911 conversions to about five cars. About a year later, in 2019, it said demand was so great, it'd changed its objectives to instead build 36 such conversions per year. With prices starting at around the half-million-dollar mark, Voitures Extravert's "Quintessenza" model can be ordered in one of three trims: SE, which keeps a retro '60s look; TE, with more of an '80s vibe; and RS, a 308-hp performance trim that apes, well, a '70s 911 Carrera RS. Advertisement 14 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The bodies are all-new metal and come from Germany, while the software and EV componentry are out of California, according to the Dutch company. There's lots of original-style Porsche bits throughout, but the firm's completely reconfigured the 911's suspension, updated the gauges, and added power steering. Aviar Motors, Russia -- Ford Mustang Aviar Motors R67 Mustang EV Aviar Motors R67 Ford Mustang EV Photo by Aviar While recent political developments may have complicated this model's development plans or availability, Aviar Motors' website still says you can pre-order one of the 25 examples of its Aviar R that it plans to build, based on the 1967 Ford Mustang. Called the "R67" when the company debuted the thing in mid-2020, the carbon-fibre-bodied handbuilt 'Stangs sit on the chassis and drivetrain of a Tesla Model S, and so boast over 840 horsepower. A countdown timer on the Aviar site suggests we'll see its next model, the Aviar C, in December 2023--and it looks to be based on the second-generation Corvette. Advertisement 15 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content RBW Classic Electric Cars, U.K. -- MGB, Jaguar E-Type We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Play Video Advertisement 16 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Waaay back in October 2018, we covered Britain's RBW Classic and its planned run of 30 examples of its MGB/E, which we lauded for being built around new, not classic, chassis with fresh reproduction bodies supplied by British Motor Heritage. The MGB/E has today turned into the company's Roadster and GT lines, which also include a handful of modern updates; and its Retro range, which keeps things classic-looking. In 2018, it'd had designs on electrifying Jaguar XKSS and C-Type replicas; in 2023, it turns out it's taking commissions on Jaguar E-Types instead. Lunaz, U.K. -- Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin A 1961 Bentley S2 Continental converted to electric power by Lunaz A 1961 Bentley S2 Continental converted to electric power by Lunaz Photo by Lunaz In February 2023, Lunaz made headlines with what it said was the rarest car converted to an EV, a one-of-four 1961 Bentley S2 Continental bodied by James Young of London. Out went the 6.2-litre V8, in went 400 electrified ponies and 530 lb-ft of torque. Advertisement 17 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Since then, it's also converted a 1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II once owned by Sophia Loren; past projects include a line of Land Rover Range Rovers, an Aston Martin DB6, and its first conversion, a half-million-dollar 1953 Jaguar XK120 rocking 516 lb-ft. BB Classic Cars, North Macedonia -- Zastava BB Classic Cars Zastava 750 BB Classic Cars Zastava 750 Photo by BB Classic Cars The EV conversion craze has reached every corner of the globe--even enthusiasts in North Macedonia can get their battery-driven classic-car game on, if they're okay settling with a Zastava 750 re-done by BB Classic Cars. The Zastava 750 was a Yugoslavian copy of the beloved Fiat 600, and the electrified ones restored by BB are capable of 130 km/h, speeds we wouldn't dare in an original. Shift EV, Oregon, U.S.A. -- Rolls-Royce, Porsche 911, BMW 2002 Advertisement 18 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content This U.S. firm may be a smaller outfit, but it made headlines in mid-2020 for converting to electric power an old Rolls-Royce formerly owned by Johnny Cash. The 1970 Silver Shadow got its new guts courtesy a 2016 Tesla Model S, a decision made by the Rolls' owner after the original engine called it quits at 130,000 miles. Aside from "The EV in Black," Shift has converted a handful of vintage Porsches, as well as a BMW 2002 and even a Robinson helicopter. Alan Mann Racing, U.K. -- Ford Mustang Alan Mann Racing's AMR ePower conversion for the 1965 Ford Mustang Alan Mann Racing's AMR ePower conversion for the 1965 Ford Mustang Photo by Alan Mann Racing I know, I know--isn't there already a U.K.-converted classic Ford Mustang on this list? Yes, there is, and a Russian one, too, for that matter. Regardless, we suppose Alan Mann Racing figures there's room for competition in the niche, with the firm launching its own battery-driven '66 'Stangs in late 2023. Advertisement 19 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content To be fair, Alan Mann Racing has been racing Mustangs since they were new, so it knows its way around a pony and isn't just cashing in on a trend necessarily. The eponymous racer Alan Mann passed away in 2012, so it's his sons Henry and Tom running the business now and sticking 300 horsepower worth of electrons in these hardtops and fastbacks. EV conversions approved by automakers We'll start by saying, yes, almost every automaker has tried its hand at doing an EV conversion on a classic car from its back catalog, though these are generally one-off efforts meant as styling exercises or SEMA showcases for new EV gear. The latest such conversion may have been Nissan's R32 GT-R swap, dubbed "R32EV," but a comprehensive list would also include Chevrolet's 1977 K5 Blazer, 1962 "E-10" pickup, and the "Project X" '57 Chevy that that automaker collaborated with Hot Rod Magazine on, as well as Ford's "Eluminator" all-electric 1978 F-100 from SEMA 2021, the Renault E-Plein Air 4L from 2019, the Hyundai Pony Electric concept, and the Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD. Advertisement 20 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content What we're focusing on here instead is series runs of EV conversions either considered or offered by automakers themselves, or at the very least endorsed by or done with the assistance of the automaker. It's a longer list than you might imagine, too. Jaguar E-Type Zero 2020 Jaguar E-Type Zero EV 2020 Jaguar E-Type Zero EV Photo by Jaguar In May 2018, Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle in a wonderful ceremony that was capped off by them driving away in a beautiful blue Jaguar E-Type; you might recall, too, that that old Jag spat out not a lick of exhaust fumes, a trick it pulled off thanks to a reversible all-electric drivetrain conversion. Later in 2018, Jaguar announced that it'd fielded so much interest in that "E-Type Zero" prototype that Jaguar Classic would be taking orders for more of them, with deliveries beginning in summer 2020. Advertisement 21 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content We haven't heard much at all about the program since, though to be fair, a pandemic did crop up in the interim, as well as a need to focus on its, y'know, new-car range in order to keep from going under. In the vacuum left behind, more than a few aftermarket companies (see above) have stepped in to do the E-Type electrifying Jag itself hasn't got around to. Mini Recharged EVs The Mini Recharged EV conversion workshop at Mini's Oxford, U.K. plant The Mini Recharged EV conversion workshop at Mini's Oxford, U.K. plant Photo by Mini If the classic Mini Cooper was engineered and built today, it'd definitely be electric, reasoned the automaker in early 2022 when it announced it'd be setting aside space in its factory in Oxford to convert classic Coopers to run on electrons. The reversible powertrain swap was something parent BMW had been toying with since 2018--this wasn't just a snap decision, you understand. It was also one it decided not to get too wild with, limiting the Mini Recharged EV program to U.K. customers only. Advertisement 22 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Volkswagen e-Beetle and e-Bus The e-Beetle by Volkswagen and eClassics The e-Beetle by Volkswagen and eClassics Photo by VW Back in 2019, you couldn't stop Volkswagen from commissioning electric conversions of its most iconic models. There was "Project e-Bus" - a 1972 Type 2 van with e-Golf guts - that it tapped California-based EV West to build; and, even more retro, the '62 Type 2-based "Type 20" Concept done in-house by VW's own Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC). But its most fruitful classic-EV effort that year was the partnership it launched with German firm eClassics, to supply that company with parts and new e-UP powertrains for its line of classic Volkswagen Beetle and Bus conversions. "Innovative e- components from Volkswagen Group Components are under the bonnet -- we work with them to electrify historically important vehicles, in what is an emotional process," Thomas Schmall, member of the board of management of Volkswagen Group Components, said at the time. Advertisement 23 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content An e-Beetle will accelerate from zero to 50 km/h in 4.0 seconds, and offer a range of 200 km. The e-Bus T1 and T2 came later, but follow the same basic idea; all three vehicles are offered direct from eClassics, or you can buy all the necessary parts from the in a kit to do the job yourself. Aston Martin Heritage EV Concepts A battery-powered 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Volante converted as part of the company's Heritage EV Concept program A battery-powered 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Volante converted as part of the company's Heritage EV Concept program Photo by Aston Martin In December 2018, Aston Martin revealed that it'd be offering reversible conversions of its classic models via a new Heritage EV Concepts program, set to open 2019. The prototype at the time was a handsome white 1970 DB6 Mk2 Volante with its 282-hp straight-six removed in favour of bits swiped from an E Rapide. It was all supposed to help "future-proof" the company's most iconic models against a hypothetical world where internal-combustion was banned or heavily restricted, but the program's launch was also contingent on buy-in from customers. We haven't heard a word about it since, suggesting perhaps it never really took off. 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Summary Driving.ca News and Features editor; and a Driving.ca contributor since 2018 Professional writer and editor for over 10 years, seeing publication in some of the most widely read outlets in Canada and the U.S. Specialties include classic-car profiles, automotive history, and stories exploring obscure Canadian car culture Education Nicholas graduated from York University with a Bachelor's in Professional Writing, and a minor in Philosophy. He also holds a Canadian Private Pilot's Licence (PPL); and has been training to be a concours judge. Experience Nicholas started out writing news for Sympatico Autos (later renamed Autofocus) before eventually becoming that website's chief editor. In 2018, he joined Driving.ca, and was not long after made the News and Features Editor. Nicholas has also contributed to the Toronto Star's Wheels section; to Hagerty's editorial efforts; and to an assortment of other publications. Nicholas has owned and maintained a 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp since 2012; and previously tinkered on a 1929 Ford Model A. He is a regular volunteer with the Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance in Owen Sound, Ontario; and a frequent participant in Classic Car Adventures' Maple Mille event in southern Ontario. Major works by the author Nicholas loves exploring overlooked corners of Canadian car culture. For Sympatico Autos, he put together a deep-dive look at General Motors' disastrous introduction of its European Firenza to the Canadian market; drafted an authoritative history of the built-in-Canada MCV CH4 supercar; and arranged the first wind-tunnel test of a 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona "aero warrior" available online. 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