as the world turns toward electric vehicles in the effort to achieve its ultimate net-zero emissions target, zero labs seeks to reconcile the ‘past we love’ with the ‘future we need.’ while the design team celebrates the departure from fossil-based vehicle sales, it recognizes that over 15 million classic cars will be left behind and rendered obsolete. now, zero labs envisions a so-called ‘classic electric revolution,’ inspired by drivers who seek to support a clean energy future, but have little interest in autonomous driving, tablet display, and plastic interiors — valuing 20th century craft and car design. zero labs develops a platform with which every classic can be transformed into an electric ‘clean energy hero.’
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zero labs automotive introduces the world’s first fully electric platform engineered specifically for transforming a range of classic vehicle models. using this platform the design team has already fabricated classic electric vehicles, including a land rover and ford bronco. the project is developed in the wake of a projected global ban on fossil fuels, with norway among the first countries aiming to end the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars, setting a 2025 deadline. the ‘classic electric platforms’ are designed to transform four gasoline and diesel vehicle formats each with numerous makes, models and size configurations. these formats include the classic 4×4 (1947-1975), the classic muscle (pre-1975), the classic 2-door coupé (1948-1975), and the classic pickup (1947-1975). zero labs invites drivers to inquire now for converting their existing classic vehicle to electric.
with its classic electric platform, zero labs automotive invites drivers to preserve their cars’ beloved heritage while accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. the electric platform enhances the performance of classic vehicles, offering an extended range of 235 miles between charges and a dramatic increase in power compared to the pre-1975 originals. for instance, options include a 600HP dual motor all-wheel drive — a 471% improvement over 1966 original HP. classic originals will be faster, more powerful, and cleaner — 2030 global emissions mandate ready.
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project title: classic electric platform
manufacturer: zero labs automotive | @zerolabsauto
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more commentsThis is a really great idea. I love my classic Plymouth, but hate the fumes, and the knowledge that I am contributing to the degradation of the environment every time I drive it. I am definitely down with this!!!
This is really disheartening. Why not leave the vintage bodies for restorationists and rather fabricate replica bodies for these electric chassis? The 1975 ford bronco engine isn’t the enemy, it’s all the 3, 4 and 5L combustion engines going into new cars that are the real liability and promise to continue polluting for the next ten or more years.
Electric vehicles are awesome and have their place..Tesla cybertruck…Wicked cool.
This is not the place…you obviously don’t understand what classic means…CMon man!
This is terrible. You can’t just replace the entire drive line and suspension of a classic car and still call it a classic car. You’d be taking valuable cars and making them worth nothing more than a kit car, a reproduction car.
They need to go to “Velocity TV’ and start a show. Call it . Quick and Quiet with the challenge to go against any similar ICE vehicles and blow the axle grease out of Richard Rawlins’ hair. Work with Chip Foose to make electric muscle cars. Take on rednecks at midnight drag races. It’s all branding and marketing. If you have something to sell you don’t shout from the bottom a well… Just think of Lee Iacocca, Henry Ford, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Ivanka Trump, etc. it aint the product it’s the perception.
I would expect China to produce any number of ‘skateboards’ suitable for modding. If Hyundai/Kia’s lawyers let them, they could make it so you could decouple the body from the new E-GMP program cars and make wonderfully capable and reliable one-offs. It makes sense to coddle the collector crowd who tend to take 10x the pride in their cars.
Jimmy
I have a 1999 Isuzu Trooper citation that needs to be converted to EV. How much would it cost?
Please I want to be an apprentice in your lab
I’m I welcome ?
Excellent concept. Great video too, except for the spelling of “production” near the end. “In producuton 2021”???