(CNN)Purists may be horrified by the thought of an electric Ferrari, but can speed win them over? After thousands of hours of restoring and modernizing one of Ferrari’s luxury sports car, Californian Eric Hutchison accomplished the unthinkable and created the very first — and, as it turns out, fastest — electric 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS. […]
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Henry Catchpole Features Editor for DriveTribe visited San Diego to spend a day with the 1st & Only 100% EV 308 GTE. Check out the article and video here and to a subsequent article with more pictures here. Enjoyed meeting the guys. Very professional and made some great shots and video.
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Follow this Auction on Bring a Trailer here. This 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS is a largely original example with just over 77k miles that is powered by its factory 2.9L V8 with four twin-choke Weber 40DCNF carburetors. The seller purchased the car in 2014 from a San Diego Ferrari enthusiast who acquired it from the
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It’s been a big week over here at Electric GT! The Electric Ferrari has been getting some (well-deserved) attention from the press, and we love that AutoBlog thinks that the 308 EV would make Magnum PI proud. They took the Ferrari out for a spin on Translogic awhile back, for a VR ride, which was
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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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“Blasphemy, I tell you,” is what some Ferrari fans may now be screaming at their computer screens, “blasphemy!” And admittedly, they do have a point, although many of these people are also avid gamers with the use of sites like Overwatchboostpros.com, and we all know these are the kind of people that like to scream.
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The/DRIVE network features Before the purists wail, listen here: this all-electric 308 “GTE” was slated for a total parting-out as washing machine parts and bottle caps. When Eric Hutchison of California-based firm Electric GT came across this 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS, it had just suffered a catastrophic engine fire, leaving the motor and all electronics past
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“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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We may not have been the ones to say it, but we’re glad the guys over at Autoevolution did! For some, this is a blasphemy and a sacrilege, while others will drool at the possibility of driving one of these legendary vehicles with zero guilt – which only goes to show you can never please
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There is a great new thread discussion in the Ferrari Chat owner community regarding the overtones and implications of electric drive and its impacts and influences in the automotive industry. A cool overview of various perspectives and lots of good information! Find the discussion here.
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