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A massive lights switch on in Ely – which began 20 years ago with “just a few carol singers around a Christmas tree” - is to be scrapped.

This is the first fully electric Porsche 356.

Triumph Stag and Morgan 4/4 Get EV Power In the future, these types of conversions could be quite commonplace. Electrogenic British company Electrogenic has replaced the Stag's V8 engine with a 37-kWh battery and an electric motor producing 107 hp and 173 lb-ft of torque. Stag and Morgan 4/4 converted by Electrogenic are believed to be the first examples of their models to receive EV power. EV conversions for classics are gaining momentum among specialist shops, but most remain very pricey. The Triumph Stag may have been Britain's affordable muscle car of the 1970s, but its 3.0-liter V8 wasn...

Morgan 4/4 - four-wheeler, minus four cylinders Electrogenic's Morgan 4/4 is a pioneering conversion of the original four-wheeler. Based on a 1957 original, the 1930s-inspired ash-framed body now houses decidedly 21st-century technology without altering the work of Malvern's craftspeople and stylists. Part of a growing category of 'REVs' - retro electric vehicles - the converted Morgan's 36bhp four-cylinder engine (a Ford 100E sidevalve) and ancilliaries are replaced with a 'Hyper9' motor producing 108bhp (80kW) and, in an impressive display of packaging creativity, seven batteries totalling ...

‘World first’ electric Triumph and Morgan models created The electric Morgan features a brushless motor and 37kWh battery An Oxford-based EV classic car specialist has successfully converted two iconic models to run on electric power. Electrogenic has finalised battery-powered versions of a 1976 Triumph Stag and a 1957 Morgan 4/4, with the pair now utilising a high-voltage electric motor linked to a battery. The Stag can return up to 150 miles between charges The Stag’s original 3.0-litre V8 has been removed in favour of a brushless electric motor with 80kW of power and 235Nm of torque,...