This 1967 Ford Mustang comes back to life with an electric motor thanks to Charge
Charge Cars has unveiled an electric car based on the 1967 Ford Mustang, which it has brought into the XNUMXst century with an electric drive system.
La electrification of cars This makes many people forget about their old vehicles and have to buy new models, with modern and more sustainable engines. But those who They want to keep their old models or even buy one of them, old and with a very different image, they have an option: the restomod.
This trend It allows you to have a car from another era, but prepared to be able to circulate in today's world.. The trainer Charge Cars has worked on the chassis of a 1967 Ford Mustang to turn it into an efficient electric car.
They presented this model in 2019, but it was not until 2021 when they showed the final model.
The funny thing is that Charge Cars went bankrupt in July 2024, so hopes of seeing one of these cars finished disappeared. Until the company was bought by an investment fund a few weeks ago. Now, they have already started working on this model and They have several units to be delivered to buyers in a relatively short period of time.
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FORD MUSTANG EV'67 CHARGE CARS
The EV'67
This model does not use the body of the original 1967 Mustang, but instead This has been created by Charge, with the explicit permission of Ford, to make it much lighter.
The materials with which the different elements of the body have been manufactured They are light and resistantThey are mounted on a platform that is also new, so this car is practically a new design.
And the powerful V8 engine of the 1967 Mustang? For the electric drive train offer the same sensations as the combustion engine, have been installed four electric motors, one on each wheel. The total power produced by these four engines is 536 CV and a torque of 1.520 NmWith these figures, it reaches acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 3,9 seconds.
By having four motors, it offers the Vortex system, which allows it to turn on its own axis. It also offers torque vectoring in curves, so it allows for greater safety in curves. The battery that powers these four motors has a capacity of 63 kWh.
This allows for a range of 320 kilometers. To charge it, a charger of up to 50 kW can be used.
Exterior and interior
On the outside, this EV'67 looks a lot like the car it's based on. That said, the chrome elements that this model has in its origin by elements in black.
However, the interior has been thought of for updating, so the cabin is dominated by a vertical screenIn front of the driver, there is a screen for the instrumentation and a three-spoke steering wheel.
Available technology includes mobile phone connectivity, a custom sound system, traction control, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, autonomous emergency braking and ABS.
Pricing starts at GBP 350.000 and 499 units are expected to be manufactured.
However, due to the difficulties the company has had, it is not known whether they will meet this number of units produced.