Posted on 03/10/2022 8:57:02 AM PST by Red Badger
Do you ever look at the original Ford Mustang and find yourself wishing it had a little more — maybe a little spark? Well good news, engineers in the UK have heard your prayers and fixed the Mustang by giving it electric power. And, I love everything about it.
This magical new creation comes from a small engineering firm called Charge Cars. It seems like the firm has seen your bloated Mustang Mach-E and decided we all need this absolute stunner instead.
Called the Electric Mustang by Charge Cars, the new EV uses an “official licensed” shell that the firm claims preserves the “classic design and styling of the legendary Ford Mustang.”
As a result, it looks fantastic. The show car that Charge has debuted pairs the classic Mustang lines, which have been finished in a gorgeous piano black, with matte 14-spoke rims. At the rear, the car retains the Mustang’s trio of tail lights, while LEDs add a modern twist to the front end.
As well as all of this restomod loveliness, Charge Cars has fitted a 64 kWh battery pack and all-wheel-drive. This means the new electric Mustang has a range of 200 miles and will do zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds thanks to its 400kW of peak power.
A photo of the interior of the Charge electric Mustang. I want my house to look like this. Photo: Charge Cars All that electrical tech powering the car is thanks to Charge’s partnership with EV manufacturer Arrival. That firm has also been working with Uber to create a fleet of electric taxis.
So far, we’ve got stunning 60s styling paired with futuristic performance in the Electric Mustang by Charge Cars. But that’s not all, the firm has also gutted the interior and filled it with all the trimmings you’d expect from a modern EV.
As well as “bespoke” leather seating and interior trim, the new Mustang also features a large screen in place of the center console. Instead of a cluster of gauges, Charge Cars has also added a second screen that shows your speed, range and state of charge.
It looks like such a beautiful place to be. Honestly, I love everything about this car.
Sadly, the cost of all this loveliness doesn’t come cheap. Charge Cars puts a starting price of £350,000 on the new EV, which is $460,000 over here. Plus there will no doubt be extra costs for whatever options you’d like to pile onto your gorgeous new Mustang.
Replacing the gas-powered running gear of old cars is not new and is something I’d gladly advocate for if it encourages more classics out onto the road.
. But, the Electric Mustang by Charge Cars seems like a new interpretation of the formula. And it’s one that I am wholeheartedly standing behind.
Then why aren't you selling your Mach 1?
What will be the next pony car offered, an E-Pinto?
Would be great craic to see a boatful of those up in flames due to lithium battery failure as appropriate homage to the original's pension for fire.
“Then why aren’t you selling your Mach 1?”
1. I don’t have a Mach 1.
2. I don’t want a sedan.
3. I am a Mustang dude.
4. I like getting revenge on muffler-deleted HD riders.
“Would be great craic to see a boatful of those up in flames due to lithium battery failure as appropriate homage to the original’s pension for fire.”
Total BS including your reference to the Pinto.
Regardless, sell your Roush and buy a Rimac since you're such an EV fanboi.
Whether BS or not, the Pinto is forever etched in auto history due to recall, lawsuits, etc.
“Regardless, sell your Roush and buy a Rimac since you’re such an EV fanboi.”
I had two (his/hers) on order but they were lost at sea aboard the Felicity Ace.
“Whether BS or not, the Pinto is forever etched in auto history due to recall, lawsuits, etc.”
Due to falsification of data by the media.
Looks nice. I wonder what it would take to convert to internal combustion power?
I used to, for 23 years. But for the grace of God, I would still be there. Why do you ask?
If you have any questions about apartment living, go ahead and ask since I have witnessed everything negative about that style of living.
I now see you have no barriers to charging while you sleep.
Thanks for the post!
I used to check in with Jalopnik fairly religiously...
Then they turned into a big-time left wing mouthpiece.
It was a bizarre, noticeable shift.
All of a sudden, every angle on every automotive issue became peppered with greenie weenie politics and NPR talking points.
I have not clicked on Jalopnik in ages.
Not now, but the residents remaining in the complex I used to reside in do...........
what a tease... I have a 2000watt home system this PC is thru up to my 55” flat screen. although the volume is low, the volume(amount) of vibration in the beginning of that vid was true life like! but then it never left the show room!! sigh...
You and I have been all thru this before and you have not yet been able to explain to me how apartment dwellers are going to be able to take advantage of electric vehicles.
“You and I have been all thru this before and you have not yet been able to explain to me how apartment dwellers are going to be able to take advantage of electric vehicles.”
There are thousands and thousands of charging stations, some even free. More are being added every day.
I guess we shouldn’t have any boats either since apartment dwellers have no place to park them.
Then you must have seen my many posts such as:
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