Niche British company Charge Cars is bringing its electric 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback to the United States as part of a tour to drum up sales.
Charge’s overhauled ’67 Mustang was unveiled in early March and will be capped at just 499 units worldwide. It will celebrate its U.S. debut at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles in late October before attending a series of other events across the West Coast and elsewhere. It will then be showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show in mid-November.
“We are delighted to be in Los Angeles with our partners to celebrate the launch of the Charge ’67 in the United States,” Charge Cars chief executive Vadim Shagaleev said. “It’s the ideal destination for our technology, design and performance, which has come to life in such an exciting way.”
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In creating its electric Mustang, Charge Cars decided not to mess with its classic design all too much and instead use an officially licensed shell of the ’67 Mustang. While it looks largely original, the exterior has been modernized with LED headlights and taillights, flush-mounted door handles, distinctive wheels, and a fully enclosed front grille. The body panels are also made from lightweight composites.
The powertrain is particularly impressive. It consists of a 63 kWh battery pack that powers four electric motors delivering a combined 536 hp and 1,106 lb-ft (1,500 Nm) of torque. Charge Cars says it can hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.99 seconds and is good for 200 miles (322 km) of range on a single charge. Juicing up the battery to 80 per cent takes one hour through a DC fast charger.
The interior of the electric Mustang shares almost nothing in common with an original 1967 Mustang. For example, it rocks a digital instrument cluster, a portrait-oriented infotainment screen, a three-spoke steering wheel, wireless phone charge, and a tire pressure monitoring system.
