This old Land Rover Defender has been reborn as an electric car!

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender does not look different from its peers. Under the hood, however, hides an electric motor.

The shift to electric isn’t just about more modern cars. There are restorers and enthusiasts who want to turn old designs into real ones electric cars. This is also what Robert Downey Jr, the actor in the film series, wanted to show The man of steelalong with the show Downey’s Dream Cars.
The goal? Giving a second life to ordinary cars by replacing their combustion engine with an electric motor. Despite the criticism that this type of operation arouses, the American actor is not the only one involved in it. Electric Cars of London, a British company, has specialized in this conversion. One of his most beautiful creations can be found at auction: a Land Rover Defender of 1988.

The 1988 all-electric Land Rover Defender

London Electric Cars is a young company in the automotive world. This company was created in 2017 with the original goal: to convert classic cars into electric cars. If it is not the only specialist in this field, it is certainly one of the rare companies to offer this kind of service England.
Coming from a London company, it was certainly expected that it will take one of the legendary English models, Land Rover. The Defender is in fact one of the most popular SUVs in the UK. However, the older versions find themselves crippled by the taxes that their owners have vehicles that pollute the environment you have to pay in London.
By converting this old Land Rover Defender into electric 4×4, this tax problem is solved that way. London Electric Cars then started with a model dating from 1988. Painted red, it has obviously undergone a complete restoration. Its conversion to electrical energy allows it to comply with new carbon emission laws. CO2which is very rare for example from the 1980s.

Expensive replacement for electricity

The original Land Rover Defender owner didn’t get a bargain from this power conversion. His 4×4 sold for just £24,750 at auction on March 23, ie more than 27,000 euros. However, this is almost less than half the price of the changes made by London Electric Cars. The renovation cost more than 50,000 euros.
However, there are many hidden benefits associated with this Land Rover Defender. Now that this 4×4 is electric, its driver will no longer have to pay the tax that plagues owners of polluting vehicles in London. Moreover, the car can now be free parking in several districts of the capital of England. Considering the price of the place, the savings can quickly affect your wallet.