Owners of vintage cars and avid hot-rodders will now have an option to make their vehicles environmentally friendly.
A partnership, involving Parksville-based and in Victoria, has designed electric engines that can fit into standard engine mounts of popular classic cars with minimal integration. They will still produce high-power performance, only with zero emissions.
canEV and Webb Motorworks produced e-Crate motors that were recently unveiled at the popular SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association) trade show in Las Vegas.
The innovative electric powertrains will provide decades of trouble-free performance with virtually no maintenance. The beauty and styling of iconic cars will no longer feature exhaust pipes spewing untreated particulate emissions and climate damaging greenhouse gases.
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The three iconic show vehicles showcased at SEMA included a 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible; and a 1969 Camaro Z/28. They were the result of six months of research, development and refinement.
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Each of the three vehicle features a customized electric power plant housed in Webb MotorworksB次元官网网址� e-Crate designs. The prototypes that were on display at SEMA21 are expected to be taken into production in 2022.
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