A British company is offering to convert the classic Mini to electricity, providing a range of 60 to 70 miles, for £ 25,000.
London Electric Cars (LEC) uses used Nissan Leaf batteries and engines as the basis for its conversion, with modifications that reduce costs and reduce environmental impact.
The standard conversion includes a 20kWh battery, but customers can install a more powerful motor and upgraded batteries at an additional cost.
If a customer doesn’t already own a classic Mini to convert, the company will procure a donation car for a premium.
“As a classic car enthusiast and advocate for affordable and sustainable electric vehicle conversions, it made sense for us to focus on the original Mini,” said the founder of LEC. Matthieu Leave.
“With this EV conversion, we wanted the Classic Mini to be an affordable but useful option for city dwellers, not just in our hometown of London but around the world, to fight traffic and help end pollution. . ”
The Leaf’s mechanics were chosen following “extensive research and analysis” which suggested that reusing the hatchback infrastructure from the Sunderland-built hatchback was “more sustainable than mining and creating materials for it. an LEC-only powertrain ”.
LEC also plans to reuse and renew computer hardware and batteries inside traction packs and manufacturing technology to actually produce the Mini conversions.
The Mini joins the Land Rovers, Morris Minor and Morris Traveler in the LEC range. It is exempt from road tax, urban toll and ULEZ charge.
The waiting times for constructions are currently around six months.
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Source: www.autocar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-06-10 10:01:25
