British luxury car maker, Aston Martin wants to take advantage of the growing interest in classic cars and combine it with their electrification effort to offer electric conversions of classic cars.
According to Electrek, Aston Martin this January unveiled the first car to receive the new EV powertrain conversion: an original 1970 DB6 MkII Volante.
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The vehicle, which they are now calling “the Heritage EV concept”, would have been originally hand-crafted at Newport Pagnell.
Aston Martin describes the converted version: “Sitting on the original engine and gearbox mountings, the cassette is enclosed within its own self-contained cell. Umbilical cords from the power unit then feed the car’s electrical systems. Power management is operated via a dedicated screen, which is discreetly fitted to the car’s interior.”
The company’s Aston Martin Works division says that it will start offering Heritage EV conversions in 2019.
Aston Martin’s EV efforts follow German luxury car maker, Mercedes Benz whose latest SUV, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC, is part of a plan to aggressively launch new electric vehicles, targeting a market that has been dominated by Tesla.
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