Shame they lowered it.
No low range because you don't need it? I get that, but how do you go slow?
v8250
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How to go slow? Ease off on the loud pedal and let the electric drive motor torque do its thing + I think it's lowered for a more road orientated drive and to lower the CoG that's, logically, needed for a safer drive/handling et al. Tis very cool
v8250
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It's at early adopter pricing ~ £150k. The price will come down over time and there will be competitors to ECC's, most likely from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary etc., all of whom will have equally high grade conversions. Early stage pricing aside, this is a great all round bus...
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
v8250
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But remember when Sony Betamax vide cassette players were £800+ in 1982...? And in the early 2000's when flat screen TV's were £10,000+...?!! This pricing will come down as the components become more broad mass...ECC will come under price point market pressure in 3 years or so + there are other equally good EV battery and motor drive manufacturers out there, we wouldn't necessarily need to go down the Tesla route.
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
The components are already very broad across the board.
Converting classics to EV's has been going on for well over a decade
Can't really compare it to tech, EV's aren't new hat
And remember that was a conversion not a resto, can you imagine the price if they had "restored it" too
A nice accessory, not very practical though.
v8250
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The components are already very broad across the board. Converting classics to EV's has been going on for well over a decade
Can't really compare it to tech, EV's aren't new hat
All very true. If I was rebuilding/restoring another Defender, new chassis, mechanicals, body et al I'd be hugely tempted with an EV conversion kit. As a daily driver I'd say an EV Defender is eminently practical and compared with the new LRDef it would be far better bang for buck, to buy a current/already restored Defender and then convert. If only the new LRDef didn't have 85 ECU's!!
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
Yes I would too..
If it was 100k cheaper
Tesla make the BEST ev powertrain at the moment, now and ever, as a mechanical marvel Tesla is up there..
No one can touch them..
Only issue I have is, and it's the most common one "80 - 110mi" Range isn't very practical, especially if you hitched a trailer behind it
For 150k i'd rather a 4.6 V8 110 and enough money saved for over 200k worth of driving
