UK Company To Produce All-Electric Luxury, SUV Conversions
May 30, 2008
Liberty Electric Cars, Ltd in the UK will spend £30 million to re-engineer large sport utility vehicles and luxury cars with the goal of creating emission-free high-performance vehicles. The company will develop an all-electric drive train platform that can be used in a number of vehicles. One of the company’s first targets is an all-electric drive Range Rover. Liberty Electric Cars is predicting that annual conversion volume will be in the tens of thousands of vehicles.
The company promises that its conversions will deliver quiet, emission-free vehicles that have less impact than a small subcompact, while preserving the luxury design of larger vehicles. The conversions will provide better performance and acceleration, offer a longer driving range between charges and a shorter recharge time than most current all-electric vehicles.
Consumers can expect to see an 80% drop in operation costs for the converted SUVs and luxury vehicles, largely due to the high efficiency of the vehicles’ electric motor. The company has not yet determined where its production facility will be, but is considering a number of location options. Locating a site that will help the company limit its environmental impact is important. Once a site is located, the company expects to create about 250 jobs.
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