MGB…EV !

[Roddyrat]

Anyone fancy a brand new electric MGB ?

Classic sports car looks meet bespoke all-electric running gear in RBW EVs

The RBW Roadster and GT hark back to a golden age of sports car design – apart from under the bonnet

www.wallpaper.com

 

[Roddyrat]

RBW Electric Cars | Our Craftsmanship

Our passion is to create beautiful new classic cars that capture your emotions, epitomise style, but have a modern twist.

rbwevcars.com

 

[Bam Bam]

I've seen these listed on autotrader.

£99,000 and it doesn't have a particularly large battery!

New & Used Cars for Sale - Autotrader UK

www.autotrader.co.uk

Meanwhile this guy is just DIY converting an old one...

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Convert it yourself. Some companies do it for 10-15k. Even less. 99k is a 75k profit margin. Can take away another 10 for restoration maybe

 

[salty]

Meanwhile this guy is just DIY converting an old one...

Like that. Impressive DIY. EV conversion.

 

[Anon70]

If you are interested in classic conversions then these sites might be of interest

MG Midget in series 1

Vintage Voltage - Transforming Classics into Electrifying Rides

Vintage Voltage TV series - converting classic cars to electric power

www.vintagevoltage.tv

and these are the guys doing the conversions

Electric Classic Cars | The World's Largest Converter of Classic Cars

Welcome to Electric Classic Cars™, the world's largest converter of classic cars to electric.

www.electricclassiccars.co.uk

 

[Bam Bam]

Like that. Impressive DIY. EV conversion.

In fact the previous owner had already turned it into an EV much earlier, but the old motor failed when he took it on the freeway [motorway] and the battery was old so he had to replace them.

 

[Paulie68]

Convert it yourself. Some companies do it for 10-15k. Even less. 99k is a 75k profit margin. Can take away another 10 for restoration maybe

Not so sure about that, having actually done an EV conversion and knowing the work involved to do it properly, no one is doing conversions commercially for £15k. Unless you just mean that's the labour cost. Parts alone to do it properly are going to run well over £10k.

Whilst I do think that company is charging a lot, they're starting off with a newly scratch built car from a new shell, it's not actually an original car. To build a new one of those from scratch is going to run over £40k even with very modest labour rates. A good conversion on top (which theirs isn't particularly) will be around £30k, add some extra profit and £75k to £80k would be reasonable. (for a better conversion than theirs)