Electric conversions are this year’s hot trend at SEMA

Las Vegas is presently internet hosting its annual go to by SEMA, the aftermarket automotive commerce present. Scorching rods and customized vehicles have at all times been a SEMA factor, however nowadays there is not any assure you may discover a brawny V8 and even any cylinders below the hood. Previously, we have lined present vehicles from Ford and Chevrolet, however this yr the electrical customized automotive is a full-blown development.

After all, the large OEMs have not ignored SEMA this yr. Ford’s nonetheless within the first flush of Mustang Mach-E mania, and the Blue Oval introduced a number of Mach-Es to the present. One is an aggressive-looking Mach-E GT that’ll be auctioned for charity after hopefully hitting 200 mph (321 km/h) at Bonneville, and one other is shiny orange with lowered air suspension and an e-bike charging rack on the again.

However the one that actually caught my consideration is a Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT idea, full with the long-lasting white-with-blue-stripe livery. I am unsure it is any sooner than the Mach-E GT Efficiency Version that lately brightened my day, however it does look even higher, with graphene-infused carbon-fiber bodywork.

The Shelby Mach-E GT additionally has retuned magnetorheological dampers and is fitted with carbon-fiber springs. And its Pirelli P Zero efficiency tires have been swapped for a set of Michelin Pilot Sport EV rubber. Ford’s not saying if there shall be a Shelby model of the Mach-E, but when there’s I hope I get an opportunity to drive one.

It was really one other electrical Ford that captured the headlines yesterday, nevertheless. The Ford F-100 Eluminator began life as a 1978 F-100 pickup, however now it is totally electrical, powered by a pair of the identical electrical motors you may discover within the Mustang Mach-E GT.

If that appears like one thing you’d need in your 1978 Ford, then I’ve obtained excellent news. Ford Efficiency will promote these 281 hp (210 kW), 317 lb-ft (430 Nm) drive models as crate motors. They’re greatest utilized in a transverse-oriented utility and can retail at $3,900.

Conserving with the snake theme, how does an electrical Shelby Cobra roadster with 1,500 lb-ft (2,034 Nm) sound—aside from doubtlessly terrifying? Superformance has been license-building Shelby Cobras (and Daytona Coupes) for fairly a while now, however this is perhaps the primary time it has made one with out a V8 coronary heart.

In a lot the identical method as Carroll Shelby transplanted a Ford V8 into an AC Ace roadster in 1962, Superformance has now transplanted a Tesla drive unit to energy the rear wheels. If that appears like not sufficient torque for you, then take coronary heart within the information that Superformance can be evaluating an all-wheel drive variant with two Tesla drive models, one for every axle.

Tesla energy can be at work inside Kevin Erickson’s 1972 Plymouth Satellite tv for pc. The smooth silver coupe appears rather more updated than its 49 precise years would have you ever imagine—most likely a consequence of the brand new entrance remedy and a few fashionable alloy wheels.

It has 600 hp (447 kW) to name on, equipped through 102 kWh of Tesla battery packs, that are cooled through the Satellite tv for pc’s air con system. With a lot energy it isn’t stunning this Plymouth can hit 60 mph in 4 seconds, however it additionally manages to get 250 miles (402 km) of vary, making it longer-legged than at the least a few new EVs we have examined lately.