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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