{"id":24461,"date":"2022-08-25T18:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=24461"},"modified":"2022-08-25T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:52:09","slug":"three-specialist-electric-retromods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/three-specialist-electric-retromods\/","title":{"rendered":"THREE SPECIALIST ELECTRIC RETROMODS"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like to keep an eye on developments within the electric car sector although naturally enough I have a particular interest in the specialist car side of things and three recent developments have caught my attention. Two of them are available to buy with the third one a concept \u2013 at the moment.<\/p>\n

They definitely fit under the term restomod and are also very specialist but it\u2019s good to see a couple of mainstream giants revisiting their pasts. I do wonder if these cars weren\u2019t electric if they\u2019d ever see the light of day, though.<\/p>\n

First up is this lovely Fiat Jolly Icon-E Spiaggina. An electric version of the original Fiat 500 Spiaggina \u2018Jolly\u2019 complete with proper wicker seats (who remembers the very short-lived but cool JouJou Jolly replica?) It comes from Garage Italia and is available now from \u20ac61,000 BUT will require an IVA test to use it on the road.<\/p>\n

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Fiat Jolly Icon-E Spiaggina available from www.garage-italia.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Secondly, comes a modern take on the Citro\u00ebn Mehari marketed by the French manufacturer limited to 1000 vehicles. It costs from \u20ac25,000 although you have to lease the batteries with this one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s produced under license by specialist French maker, Bollor\u00e9 and is basically a re-badged version of their own Bluecar.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of Norbert Aepli, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, this one, a collaboration between Renault Classic, Renault Design and French classic car parts giants Melun Retro Passion is arguably my favourite of the three \u2013 an electric replica (sort of) of the Renault 4 Plein Air (500 built from 1968).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called the Renault 4L e-Plein Air and was built to celebrate ten years of the Renault 4 festival (who knew?!). It\u2019s based on a Twizy 80 Urban model which is clever but not very fast. It uses the 6.1kW lithium-ion battery which means 17bhp and a range of 30 miles. Oh \u2026 and it\u2019s 130kg heavier than a Twizy!<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of dailyrevs.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even so, I think it is very cool and I hope Renault Classic go on to build it commercially.<\/p>\n

I hope you have enjoyed our little specialist electric car\/retromod round-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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