1968 Jaguar E-Type Zero: Revamping the Vintage Roadster as an Electric Car
https://www.wsj.com/articles/1968-jaguar-e-type-zero-revamping-the-vintage-roadster-as-an-electric-car-1538753455 [www.wsj.com]
2018-10-05 20:54
This, Mr. Hannig engaged politely, is a Jaguar E-Type Zero: a 1968 E-Type Series 1.5 roadster sympathetically converted by the factory to an electric car. Under that famous louvered hood is a 40-kWh battery pack sized to fit the space vacated by the 4.2-liter inline six. In the space where the four-speed Moss gearbox used to live is a compact 295-hp, 332-lb-ft AC electric motor (the voltage inverter is in the back, in the previous spare-tire well). A single reduction gear drives a prop shaft to the E-Type’s original differential.