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Jaguar Announces Plans to Build Electric E-Types

Posted September 11, 2018 9:00 AM by dstrohl

Last September, Jaguar debuted a concept car it called the E-type Zero, which swapped a 1968 E-type Series 1.5 roadster’s original 4.2-liter six-cylinder engine and transmission for a 40 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack and a 220-kilowatt electric motor. Based upon overwhelmingly positive public reaction, Jaguar has announced plans to build electric E-types from original cars, run through the same Coventry facility as its E-type Reborn models.

It’s not entirely clear if the electric E-types will be restored to the same standard as E-type Reborn cars, which are concours-quality and priced accordingly (£285,000, or $355,000, in April 2017). The Reborn program focuses on Series 1 (and 1.5) E-type roadsters and coupes, built between 1961 and ’68, and begins with solid donor cars sourced by Jaguar’s in-house experts. It appears that Jaguar will offer both roadsters and coupes with electric power, though this has yet to be clearly defined.

Some classic Jags are in line for a modern day repower.

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09/18/2018 1:35 PM

Looks like fun, but no transmission. Half the fun of driving a sports car is stirring the gearbox!

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09/18/2018 7:29 PM

I think what they need is a simulated ICE.

They should retain the gear-shift, which would operate switches. The computer could sense these switches and deliver the amount of current to the electric motor to generate the torque expected for the "gear" and throttle position, indicate the simulated RPM on a tachometer dial, and play the proper frequency exhaust note through the audio system.

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