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EV conversion specialist Electrogenic has launched its latest classic car to be reborn as an all-electric model. Customers around the globe can now get a 1960s Type 1 to 3 Jaguar E-Type EV – in either a Roadster or Coupé design – or buy Electrogenic’s drop-in kit and have an authorized installer do the conversion for them.

Electrogenic is a UK-based EV conversion specialist that prides itself on putting 100% into its work. The result is classic vehicles that remain 100% classic-looking, are 100% electric, and operate in modern ways using technology the company develops 100% in-house.

We’ve previously seen the company convert several classics from its homeland into EVs, including Land Rover Defenders and Series I to Series IIIs. We’ve also followed the company as it expanded its presence across the pond to the US, implementing a trusted partner network of certified installers that can perform classic conversions to EVs using the company’s proprietary drop-in kits.

Most recently, Electrogenic has used its kit to convert a 1960s Jaguar E-Type into a brilliant EV, combining a unique look of the past with the modern, zero-emissions technology of the future.

Jaguar E-Type becomes Electrogenic’s latest EV offering

The company revealed its first Jaguar E-Type EV conversion this morning, a 1962 Series 1 Roadster finished with opalescent silver blue paint. This particular conversion was equipped with Electrogenic’s E43 package consisting of 43 kWh of brand-new, OEM-grade batteries that deliver 150+ miles of range. Here are some other specs:

  • 160 bhp (120 kW)
  • 460 lb/ft (620 Nm) torque (at the crank)
  • 0-60 mph acceleration in under 6 seconds
  • Neatly packaged single-speed, fixed ratio transmission
  • Full charge in about 50 minutes (CCS)

For those customers interested in more range, Electrogenic says the Jaguar E-Type EV conversion kits include E48 and E63 options, delivering battery capacities of 48 kWh and 63 kWh and 160 to 200+ miles of range, respectively. Electrogenic cofounder Steve Drummond spoke:

We’re delighted to reveal the first customer E-Type fitted with our game-changing drop-in conversion kit. Thanks to our cutting-edge, proprietary EV technology, the E-Type – for many the most beautiful car of all – is now just as good to drive as it is to look at. Our drop-in kit range preserves this true British design icon for the future, ensuring it can be admired – and enjoyed – by generations to come.

Electrogenic says it now offers full bespoke EV conversions of the Jaguar E-Type, as well as an option to purchase the aforementioned drop-in kit that can be installed by any certified technician. The electric motor bolts into the space vacated by the gearbox, and the batteries sit down in the bay where the engine block sat and at the rear of the car where the fuel tank and spare wheel were. Longer-range packages like the E63 store additional batteries behind the rear seats.

The kits fit directly into the vehicle’s existing architecture, meaning they are also entirely reversible (but why would you want to do that?) We’ve seen other conversion specialists offer EV versions of the Jaguar E-Type, but Electrogenic sets itself apart by also offering a conversion kit option.

Inside the vehicle, Electrogenic kept the classic dash but repurposed its dials for the modern EV age (see image above). For example, the original fuel gauge now shows the charging state, the oil temperature gauge displays charger temperature, the engine temperature is now motor temperature, and the RPM gauge still shows the RPM of the motor but with a scale factor of half. Drummond spoke to the potential of the drop-in conversion kits for the Jaguar and beyond.

Having seen extraordinary international demand since we launched our drop-in kit range at the end of last year, it’s immensely satisfying to now be delivering kit converted classics – like this stunning E-Type – to new owners all over the world, ready to be enjoyed for decades to come. 

We can’t wait to continue delivering clean, reliable classic motoring to enthusiasts around the globe at scale, working in close partnership with our ever-growing network of installer partners. 

These kit deliveries truly mark the dawn of a new chapter for the company, taking the business to a whole new level. It’s certainly an exciting time to be at Electrogenic, and this is just the start. Watch this space for more announcements in the coming weeks and months.

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HD Hyundai set to debut production 14 ton hydrogen wheeled excavator

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HD Hyundai is set to unveil a production version of its hydrogen fuel cell powered HW155H 14-ton wheeled excavator – one of ten updated or all-new machines rumored to making their debut at this year’s Bauma construction trade show.

Wheeled excavators are having something of a resurgence in the equipment space these days – and with good reason. The machines are easily deployable by municipalities, can navigate urban and suburban environments with ease, and can be fitted with a broad range of accessories to make jobs from digging to demolition to landscaping possible (and, if any of you Steelwrist guys are reading this … that thing’s cool). And it’s those same municipalities that are holding the line on emissions and environmental regulations, and more often than not the people who have to hear about it when the noise of a conventional ICE-powered job site upsets Mrs. Klancik’s terrier.

HD Hyundai is leaning into the wheeled excavator rennaisance with its new HW155H, a quiet, zero-emission asset that can reportedly send between 70 and 100 kW of power to a series of electric motors that should be good for up to eight hours of continuous operation between each twenty-minute refill.

A static version of the HW155H was shown at Bauma in 2022, when the concept was first announced. At the time, HD Hyundai offered a number of calculations (some more credible than others) to highlight the potential impact a hydrogen-powered excavator might have on a given fleet. You can see that for yourself here, or check out the most relevant graph (I think), below.

HD Hyundai hydrogen excavator impact

Impact valuation result; via HD Hyundai.

One of the reasons the upcoming HD Hyundai is so eagerly anticipated is that the original concept won Platinum Prize at the 2024 LACP Inspire Awards as recently as last month.

The award, issued by a globally recognized rating agency, validates HD Hyundai’s commitment to ESG management, and follows on from 2023’s Presidential Award for Corporate Innovation hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and its selection as an ESG Leading Company by the Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability.

Electrek’s Take

HD Hyundai HW155H; via Hyundai.

South Korea is especially committed to hydrogen as a fuel. So much so, in fact, that the nation’s government has Hyundai putting the stuff in semi trucks, forklifts, and even military vehicles. The thing is, it’s highly unlikely that hydrogen will ever become a mainstream alternative to battery power – at least when it comes to on-road transportation.

All of which is to say: while the HW155H (that second “H” is for “hydrogen”) looks pretty cool, but the sure to follow shortly thereafter HW155E (for “electric”) is going to look a whole lot more like something that makes sense for your fleet.

SOURCE | IMAGES: Hyundai, via Power Progress.

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The big news this week is the new Model Y being available for order in the US, but it doesn’t stop there – a new ECU photo inspired Fred to vent about Tesla’s FSD transfer policy, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe announced plans to get into the self-driving business himself, and solar had a very, very big year. All this and more on today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge!

We’ve also got spy pictures of a NACS-ready BMW i5 in Utah, news that even more OEMs are chasing software deals with Rivian, and even some speculation about who that might be.

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A $1.2B battery-grade lithium refinery breaks ground in Oklahoma

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A .2B battery-grade lithium refinery breaks ground in Oklahoma

Stardust Power (Nasdaq: SDST), a US battery-grade lithium product developer, has officially broken ground on its $1.2 billion lithium refinery in Oklahoma, which will be one of the largest in the US. 

The facility will eventually be able to produce up to 50,000 metric tons per year of battery-grade lithium.

January 27, 2025, update: Last month, Stardust Power completed and announced the acquisition of its 66-acre site in Muskogee, Oklahoma. “With the land acquired and necessary construction permits secured in 2024, we are excited to break ground and begin construction,” said Roshan Pujari, founder and CEO of Stardust Power.

The refinery will be developed in two phases: The first will construct a production line capable of producing up to 25,000 metric tons per year, and the second will add another production line, bringing the total capacity to 50,000 metric tons per year. 


January 17, 2024: Stardust Power first announced it would build the “US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma” in January 2024.

The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa. Connecticut-based Stardust Power said it selected Muskogee because of the state’s central US location for delivery and shipment. Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering.

It will use Port Muskogee on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to ship lithium brine water to the refinery, where it will derive the lithium, and then use the same inland waterway system to ship battery-grade lithium out.

Roshan Pujari, founder and CEO of Stardust Power, said, “Currently there is no large-scale refinery for battery-grade lithium in the United States… When fully operational, our new lithium refinery will both speed America’s energy transition and boost Oklahoma’s local economy…”

Stardust Power’s refinery is expected to be eligible to receive up to $257 million in state and federal economic incentives for the facility’s buildout. The company currently expects to break ground in the first half of 2024.

In November, Stardust Power announced it was set to list on the Nasdaq through a SPAC deal with acquisition company Global Partner Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: GPAC).

In 2022, Oklahoma ranked third in the US for electricity generation from wind, which accounted for 93% of the state’s total renewable generation. But with five petroleum refineries, it’s also the country’s fifth-largest producer of marketed natural gas and the sixth-largest producer of crude oil.

Read more: A California lake has enough lithium to power 375 million EVs

Photo: Port Muskogee


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