Inspiration tweet...
im going to start an automotive company that makes these but electric and become a zillionaire. this is all anyone wants. whats the holdup
In 2021 Ford made a concept car that's an an electromod restoration of a 1978 F-100...
At the 2021 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Ford unveiled the F-100 Eluminator concept truck, an electromod restoration of a 1978 F-100 repowered with the electric vehicle drivetrain and front and rear suspension subframes taken from the Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition.
But it would not exactly be reasonably priced...
Ford Performance engineer Brian Novak said that since the engineering drawings were finished, a second example could be built for "McLaren money, not Bugatti money", which Motor Trend estimated to be $500,000.
That's what I mean, even with it locked down people are trying to tinker. It's only a matter of time until some EV company forms and does like open hardware stuff that lets car nerds tinker with their cars.