RE: Electric E-Type!

[TooMany2cvs]

Jordan210 said:

But Panasonic and Telsa are partners, With new automotive batteries being jointly made. So by the power of elimination if Jag use a Panasonic battery they are using a Tesla one.

I could be wrong.

Only in the same way as "Jaguar use Bosch injection, Mercedes use Bosch injection, so Jaguar use Mercedes injection"...

The Tesla/Panasonic JV factories are to supply Tesla's demand. They don't feed back into "general" Panasonic battery production, except in relieving pressure elsewhere in Panasonic's production.

Tesla/Panasonic have only just started production of the new 2170 cells, and they won't be going into the S and X. The "old" 18650 cell is utterly globally ubiquitous - everything from eCigs to laptops to Teslas. The global market for 18650s is expected to reach nearly $7bn by 2022...

[InitialDave]

I don't know, if if I had an engineless E Type, I can see the appeal. If it all fits where the standard hardware does, it should be reversible later.

For the people mentioning Gattaca (great film) for the classic cars, the 2011 film In Time does a similar thing with using classics, plus does specifically feature an E Type as a plot point.

As for the DeLorean, I think there's already at least one electric one out there.

[HardMiles]

Kill whoever had the idea. Along with everyone involved with bringing it to life.

They obviously don't understand the enjoyment of driving. Idiots.

Kill it with fire.

[RoverP6B]

This is clearly something dreamed up by the marketing bullst merchants. They and the engineers responsible should be sentenced to a lengthy stay at Her Majesty's pleasure for such a wretched piece of vandalism.

[turbomoped]

you will probably be able to fuel an old classic for the next 500 years. No need for this unless some non car lovers are in power in 50 years time and ban it in which case the future owner will converted to whatever is available then.
If you desire do it now and look like a pathetic moron in a toy car.

[rb26]

I didn't think the automotive industry could get any worse post-2010. I was mistaken.

[Toma500]

Is it April already !

[mr_spock]

If Lucas made electric drivetrains....

[steveL98]

alexcurtis said:

Sorry but the future is looming dark and large, well actually light and bright. The conservatives want to ban all combustion engine cars by 2050, so therefore guess what every E type and other classic car will be a museum piece, oh yes and worthless. Now this may not happen by 2050 but the future is writ large

Do i like it no not really, is it clever and novel, yes will i start to get my head around it as the years tick by, yes, as we all move to EV's ( see what i did there) this will become the norm

And I for one would much rather see an E type etc etc etc still on the roads begin used and enjoyed than becoming a dusty collectors piece from the dark ages

Relax, we still have horses around and they were superceded 100years ago. You'll still get your *rs* handed to you by an E, only it'll be quiet..

More.. (and its a great read)

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c4-general-di...

[Cotic]

InitialDave said:

For the people mentioning Gattaca (great film) for the classic cars, the 2011 film In Time does a similar thing with using classics, plus does specifically feature an E Type as a plot point.

That awful Highlander 2 used an electric-converted Porsche 911, if I recall correctly, As for the Jag, there should be only one...

[Heyes944]

I find this extremely upsetting. The engine of a classic car is as fundamentally important as the body. Taking that away strips the car of it's personality.

[JohnGoodridge]

Krikkit said:

Raramuri said:

This has reminded me of the cars in Gattaca, which was perhaps prophetic in this regard. The notable cars were the DS2 and the Studebaker Avanti whispering along with electric motors.

They are so cool in that film, although I feel quite conflicted on the reality. If it becomes the only way to keep them on the road however, I would rather that than have them stored away unseen in private collections.

Agreed! Citroen DS would be another perfect candidate for this as well.

The movie 'In Time' with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried followed the electric classic car theme as well, with leccy Lincolns, Dodge Chargers, and oh, yes, an E-Type roadster.



I'm not sure if the car IS electric, but it's made to sound as if it is in the movie.

[steveL98]

HardMiles said:

Kill whoever had the idea. Along with everyone involved with bringing it to life.

They obviously don't understand the enjoyment of driving. Idiots.

Kill it with fire.

A lot of us old guys tend to regard the modern IC motors with the same sentiments as posted above.

[Evilex]

Krikkit said:

Raramuri said:

This has reminded me of the cars in Gattaca, which was perhaps prophetic in this regard. The notable cars were the DS2 and the Studebaker Avanti whispering along with electric motors.

They are so cool in that film, although I feel quite conflicted on the reality. If it becomes the only way to keep them on the road however, I would rather that than have them stored away unseen in private collections.

Agreed! Citroen DS would be another perfect candidate for this as well.

Weren't the police cars in Gattaca Rover P6s?

[varsas]

singcw said:

Remember the movie Gattaca, they used Citroen DS and Rover P6 in the movie and make it look like electric powered. It is not exactly a bad thing for keeping classic cars ( I have a few classics, from Lotus Elan (1971) to R33 GTR), at least we can keep the classic shells on the road...there are people prefer the styling but not the mechanical troublesome of the classics, similar reason to we convert electronic ignition in older classics instead of keeping the very unreliable mechanical ignition systems.

Later on 'In Time' (another Andrew Niccol film) featured an 'electric' E-type.

[Lowtimer]

Krikkit said:

Agreed! Citroen DS would be another perfect candidate for this as well.

I've actually thought about stuffing Prius mechanicals under a shagged DS. The DS engine is pretty ropey anyway, nothing like as amooth and futuristic as the visuals and the suspension. The plug-in Prius drivetrain would suit it pretty well.

[VladD]

If legislation ever gets passed that bans fossil fuel cars from the road, then I can see that this would be a way to keep the classics running. it's good that this is being developed now, but I personally wouldn't choose it as an option until it was a last resort.

[Bobo W]

<Pedant mode on> Isn't that a series 1, the series 1.5 had open headlights?

[TooMany2cvs]

Lowtimer said:

I've actually thought about stuffing Prius mechanicals under a shagged DS. The DS engine is pretty ropey anyway, nothing like as amooth and futuristic as the visuals and the suspension.

Pity it never received the flat six it was originally designed for.

[8bit]

I'm going to say "yes". Why? Because I'd rather buy an all-electric car that looks like this than any of the hideous things that are on the market now (with the possible exception of certain Tesla models). I don't understand why most manufacturers have to make their low/zero emissions cars look like The Terminator's first big dump of the day.