Stick your head in the
sand all you want, classic car fanatics—there's a reckoning on the distant horizon. As
much as we like to think the rising swell of both EV legislation and the sporadic bans on new vehicles powered by fossil fuels will not extend to our
beloved classics, something's gotta give.
Now, we don't believe a
blanket ban on gas-powered cars both new and old is in the immediate future,
considering the overwhelming majority of existing car and truck owners in this
world cannot afford to upgrade to a shiny new EV—reasonably priced or
otherwise—nor does the current charging infrastructure support such a drastic
paradigm shift. Expect sales of gas-powered vehicles to be banned in some major
metropolitan zones, but the ICE business to continue as usual in less
population-dense areas—at least for a while.
Still, if you want to get
ahead of the curve, California-based EV workshop Zero Labs just
pulled the covers off an all-new modular skateboard EV platform for a wide
array of classic vehicles. Er, maybe don't call it a "skateboard"
platform; the launch page for the new chassis specifically derides this label,
instead categorizing it as a "classic electric platform." Like the
full-scale production skateboard—um, production electric—platforms we've seen
from automakers like Rivian and Tesla, Zero Labs' powertrain chassis
presents the opportunity for a "one size fits all" approach, with
assurances that the classic electric platform is ready to convert a wide array
off body sizes and styles.
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