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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707   
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ECC have developed a Tesla powered Defender.
https://www.electricclassiccars.co.uk ECD are offering it as one of their conversions. https://ecdautodesign.com/ Here is the article with a video. https://ecdautodesign.com/2020/08/18/e-c-d...er-in-u-s/ We spent the day with it to make the video in the article and did a couple of green lanes. We picked it up at 07:30hrs and returned it at 16:30hrs, it still had 40% left in the batteries. 130's have feeling's as well you know  |
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19th Aug 2020 2:31am |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1031 
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I couldn't find a price!
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19th Aug 2020 7:59am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2147 
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same here........likely the old adage of "if you need to ask then you can't afford it"...........
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19th Aug 2020 8:08am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3748
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I Contacted this company after they did the program with the EV Landy
"Hi, the full conversion starts from around £75k depending on which battery pack you go for." Now unsure on an LS3 conversion, I though it was around £30k from Wildcat, then say £5k brakes, £2K suspension, £3k Wheels and tyres. So around £40K That leaves a lot of cash left to fill up the LS3 While I agree its clever and the EV would be great..... its simply too much? While we can I would rather have the V8 until it becomes something else taken from us. |
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19th Aug 2020 10:48am |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1031
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Ouch, not likely to spend £75k.
I agree with Ads90 - £20k and I'd be thinking about taking the plunge. Not sure how possible that is though. |
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19th Aug 2020 10:54am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2227 
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Is this advertising ?
Rather unfair on Martin if it is. Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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19th Aug 2020 11:25am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3672 
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Not sure it is. I think Andrew made the video, not the car so unless he is advertising his video making skills I think he is OK.
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19th Aug 2020 12:04pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3748
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Not sure either that that many of us will suddenly pick of the phone to have our Defenders electrified for a starting price of £75,000
Great idea it just has to be more affordable, a lot of forums and home Made electric powered cars where people have (usually classic cars) converted them to electrics, I'm guessing at a fraction of the price. |
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19th Aug 2020 1:14pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2227
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Ok, I just felt like it was promoting EDC.
Maybe I'm just too cynical. Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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19th Aug 2020 1:31pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707
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No not advertising  just letting everyone know that there is a Tesla powered Defender kicking about. 130's have feeling's as well you know |
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19th Aug 2020 2:58pm |
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| AT1963 Member Since: 08 Jul 2020 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 148 
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What would road tax be?
Insurance will probably stay the same or increase! You will probably save on servicing! To buy converted defender or get your own converted ££££££ Electricity tariff will probably increase 
Need to factor in replacement battery cells as they go revel in the knowledge that source of EVs power is still at present powered by coal burning Don't mention the sourcing of lithium ore and abuse of miners Nearly forgot....disposing of old batteries 
So EVs...not for me |
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19th Aug 2020 3:12pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Whilst I don't disagree with most of what you've said, this is bit is increasingly untrue:
The amount of electricity generated by coal in the UK is currently less than 4% and will be gone altogether by 2025. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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19th Aug 2020 3:48pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3672
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A wise man once told me that a cynic is just an optimist with experience!! |
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19th Aug 2020 6:03pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2147
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They appear to have converted to burning wood pellets shipped in a very environmentally friendly way from America........must be more emissions from the belching ship stacks than the power station?? |
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19th Aug 2020 6:34pm |
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