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ElectricGT 308, Ferrari 308 Electric Conversion (CleanTechnica Review)

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/11/11/electricgt-308-ferrari-308-electric-conversion-cleantechnica-review/ We first saw the ElectricGT 308, a converted Ferrari 308, at the second Long Beach, California Formula E championship. The car was briefly brought on the track and delighted an excited public with screeching tires and donuts. It made almost no noise, save for two belts whining as the electric motors pumped out a healthier 330 […]

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308 EV is ‘Magnum, P.I.’ swagger in an eco-friendly package

Summary  Video: Gas vs Electric 1978 308’s. Ferrari 308s scream Magnum, P.I. and big hair, but on the Top Gear America season finale, they showed off a 308 that has been retrofitted with electric motors so that even though it’s red, it’s also surprisingly green. The original 308 came with a 2.9 liter V8 engine that produced 240 horsepower

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Jalopnik Drives Electric Classic 308 w Manual Gearbox

Manual gearbox in an Electrified 308? Senior Review Editor for Jalopnik: Andrew Collins: On driving EV with a manual gearbox “Driving a 1978 Ferrari 308 with zero engine noise was weird. Using a regular three-pedal five-speed manual-gearbox connected to an electric motor was even odder. But Electric GT’s EV-swapped Ferrari has a distinctive driving experience that, once

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Jalopnik Finds Electric GT’s Charred Ferrari 308

A San Diego-based EV conversion company salvaged a charred Ferrari (they had many to choose from) by turning it into what the company claims is the first fully electric Ferrari, a 415-horsepower electric tire-crusher. It’s glorious, if a little blasphemous. A few months back, Ferrari Boss Sergio Marchionne said the idea of an electric Ferrari was an

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CNN Features Electric GT’s 78 Ferrari conversion project

“The World’s Quietest 308” may be an abomination to some, but we definitely take it as a compliment! Those who are petrol purists may at first shake their heads at the idea of a Ferrari without its well-known engine roar, but this article helps highlight the (all-too-common) fuel fire that led this particular 308 to

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