Yahoo Autos Electrogenic creates a plug-and-play e-conversion kit for the Porsche 911
As more engineers spend more time creating electric conversions, we get more elegant solutions to turn ICE power to battery power. England-based Electrogenic produces a few especially tidy kits for several vehicles, its latest a fit for two generations of the Porsche 911, the G-Body (1974-1989) and 964-Series (1989-1994). The hero car here is a 1985 Carrera rebodied to look like a 1973 Carerra RS. The unique selling proposition is that the conversion is plug-and-play — nothing on the chassis needs to be cut, the components bolt into existing mounts, and the charging port sits behind the fuel filler door.
There are two versions available, both built around a 62-kWh battery and providing an all-electric range of 180 to 200 miles. The E62 kit gets an e-motor sending 215 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque through a pair of new driveshafts, getting the coupe from zero to 60 miles per hour in 4.9 seconds. Compare that to the standard G-Body Carrera in the North American market, which made 217 hp and 195 lb-ft from a 3.2-liter flat-six for its last two years on sale. The succeeding 964-series fitted a 3.6-liter flat-six that made 250 hp and 229 lb-ft at launch, putting the base Electrogenic kit in the ballpark of regular 911 outputs, obviating the need for upgrades to suspension or brakes to manage the power.
