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EV-converted 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS going under the hammer
This Ferrari 308 GTS from 1976 suffered major fire damage at the rear rendering its V8 engine useless and making it an excellent candidate for an electric conversion. And that’s exactly what California-based ElectricGT did to it, creating a rather enticing battery powered proposition. It’s actually more powerful and faster than the original V8-powered 308, with a…
Electric GT’s electric Ferrari 308 GTS is headed to Barrett-Jackson
The all-electric Ferrari 308 GTS started its life as an actual 308 GTS, complete with a 3.0-liter V-8 engine that produced 255 horsepower. At some point in its life, this 308 GTS was destroyed by a fire because of a leak in its fuel line. It was in that condition when Electric GT got its hands on…
The World’s First Electrified Ferrari 308 is for Sale
1978 Ferrari 308 GTS that’s been professionally converted to electric power is heading to auction this month. The car had suffered extensive fire damage from a fuel leak, destroying the carbureted 2.9-liter V-8 it originally came with. A California company that converts classic cars to electric power then purchased it, repaired the damage, upgraded many…
Pure awesomeness: Top 10 EV classic car conversions
“Electric GT’s Ferrari 308 conversion ranks #1 Classic Car Conversion” – DGIT Daily: A fuel leak and subsequent fire pretty much consigned this Ferrari 308 GTS, the Magnum PI car, to an early grave. Then San Diego-based Electric GT got hold of it and it rose again like a Phoenix from the ashes. The molten…
ElectricGT 308, Ferrari 308 Electric Conversion (CleanTechnica Review)
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/11/11/electricgt-308-ferrari-308-electric-conversion-cleantechnica-review/ We first saw the ElectricGT 308, a converted Ferrari 308, at the second Long Beach, California Formula E championship. The car was briefly brought on the track and delighted an excited public with screeching tires and donuts. It made almost no noise, save for two belts whining as the electric motors pumped out a healthier 330…
308 EV is ‘Magnum, P.I.’ swagger in an eco-friendly package
Summary Video: Gas vs Electric 1978 308’s. Ferrari 308s scream Magnum, P.I. and big hair, but on the Top Gear America season finale, they showed off a 308 that has been retrofitted with electric motors so that even though it’s red, it’s also surprisingly green. The original 308 came with a 2.9 liter V8 engine that produced 240 horsepower…
Jalopnik Drives Electric Classic 308 w Manual Gearbox
Manual gearbox in an Electrified 308? Senior Review Editor for Jalopnik: Andrew Collins: On driving EV with a manual gearbox “Driving a 1978 Ferrari 308 with zero engine noise was weird. Using a regular three-pedal five-speed manual-gearbox connected to an electric motor was even odder. But Electric GT’s EV-swapped Ferrari has a distinctive driving experience that, once…
Formula E Las Vegas e-Race
Formula E was in Las Vegas for a $1 Million purse e-Race pitting gamers against drivers this month. The promo Video here was shot using the Electric 3o8 GTE. JEV spent the day shooting in the car all over Las Vegas. Check it out.
Formula E Drives Las Vegas – Electric Ferrari 308
Formula E Drives Las Vegas: A great opportunity arose to go to Las Vegas with the Electric 308 GTE to partake in the promotional filming supporting Visa Vegas eRace FormulaE with a $1M drivers challenge. A video and link will be added ASAP. But here are some cool photos: Jean Eric Vergne Spent the day filming in…
DRIVETRIBE REVIEW: 308 GTE
Henry Catchpole Features Editor for DriveTribe visited San Diego to spend a day with the 1st & Only 100% EV 308 GTE. Check out the article and video here and to a subsequent article with more pictures here. Enjoyed meeting the guys. Very professional and made some great shots and video.
ELECTRIC GT on CNBC
CNBC Shift Video here. and full article here. Anyone who stands within earshot of a Ferrari will notice the earth-shattering engine noise. But Eric Hutchison is changing that reality by introducing the world’s first fully electric, and fully silent, converted 78 Ferrari. “The option to get classic cars that are electric [doesn’t] exist,” 47-year-old…
White House Announces National Highway EV Support
The White House announced a sweeping plan to expand the number of charging stations for electric vehicles in the United States today, as first reported by Reuters. The Obama administration detailed how it will establish 48 new “charging corridors” that span nearly 25,000 miles of major highways across 35 states. EV charging stations will be…
Audi Quits La Mans favoring ELECTRIC FUTURE!
Audi will end its involvement in the prestigious Le Mans sports car race next year after almost two decades to focus on racing electric cars, symbolizing a shift in strategy as parent company Volkswagen battles to recover from an emissions scandal. Audi, which is seeking to boost the share of zero-emission vehicles to at least…
1978 Ferrari 308 GTS Goes to Auction – Gas
Follow this Auction on Bring a Trailer here. This 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS is a largely original example with just over 77k miles that is powered by its factory 2.9L V8 with four twin-choke Weber 40DCNF carburetors. The seller purchased the car in 2014 from a San Diego Ferrari enthusiast who acquired it from the…
MOTORPUNK UK: THE “OBSCENE” ELECTRIC CONVERSION OF A FERRARI 308 GTS
Ferrari’s CEO Sergio Marchionne once said that a Ferrari without an internal combustion engine would be “an obscene concept”. An American friend of a friend of MotorPunk thinks he knows better. His story starts with a fire-damaged 1978 Ferrari 308GTS. This one, in fact; Trim bits for classic Ferraris are painfully expensive. So our colonial…