The Land Rover Defender it becomes electric. Even the hard and pure off-road becomes EV, thanks to the restomod which is now a trend. The transformation is carried out in Florida by the company ECD Automotive who has just put a retrofit kit with Tesla engine dedicated to the Defender.
Land Rover Defender with Tesla electric motor
The Land Rover Defender becomes electric thanks to a motor of derivation Tesla from 450 hp. The powertrain of the retrofit kit is powered by two packs battery from 100 kWh from the Electric Classic.
The range of the electric Defender is about 350 km and recharges in about five hours to recharge. Performance does not disappoint either: from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.5 seconds.
The first examples are compatible only with the recharge with AC.
TESLA retrofit kit on the Defender
The electrical retrofit kit from ECD Automotive can be installed on historic Defenders D90, D110 and D130. The conversion is handcrafted in Florida on bare looms that come from Europe.
It takes 14 months or more to assemble an electric Defender 2,000 hours of workwith each model being built to each customer’s specifications.
Electric Land Rover Defender, characteristics
At the chassis level, pneumatic suspensions were installed and reinforced axles. The wheels, which conceal a braking system Bremboon the other hand, they feature tires BF Goodrich All Season on 18 ”wheels.
Inside each electric Defender we find heated electric seats, air conditioning, Alpine infotainment and the driving aid system Blind Spot Assistant.
Electric Land Rover Defender Price (Retrofit)
Once the work is finished, the cars are subjected to over 1,500 km of testing on the road. The price of the electric Land Rover Defender is approx $ 180,000.
Photo Land Rover Defender electric
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