I was a huge fan of the EV3 (which never arrived) and there was always talk that Morgan would electrify the Super3… the odds seem to be a little better today (🤞🤞):
[Morgan] has revealed its latest development vehicle, XP-1: a Super 3 with an electric heart.
Where the production Super 3 has a 1.5 L Ford three-cylinder engine under the hood, XP-1 gets a 33 kWh battery pack hooked up to a 136 hp (100 kW) 251 lb-ft (340 Nm) electric motor that sits in the transmission tunnel. It weighs 132 lbs (60 kg) more than the gas car and comes with a lot more torque.
A happy side effect of that weight is a real-world economy of about 4 miles/kWh (15.5 kWh/100 km), giving a non-homologated range of roughly 132 miles/212 km). Oh, and Morgan has thrown in fast charging—up to 50 kW—so it can get itself a full charge in less than an hour.
As of now, the XP-1 is just a prototype, but Morgan’s announcement does say the car will undergo comprehensive testing over the next 18 to 24 months. If the car is deemed production-ready, Morgan CTO Matt Hole told Autocar it will likely cost “just north of Super 3,” which starts at around $54,000. You can sign up now for updates on the car’s development through the automaker’s website.
https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/morgan-xp-1-ev-prototype-1235438546/
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