Can the conversion be reversed?

• Clean Classic’s philosophy is to look after and preserve these old cars and give them a new lease of life. To that end, no cutting or welding will be done to the original material of the cars. Our system are all ‘bolt-in’

• This means converting back to its original specification will just be a case of bolting it all back in!

Will it change gear like it used to?

• Clean Classic’s approach is to directly drive a single speed transmission. This is to reduce weight, space, complexity and maintenance requirements as much as possible.

Will my Electric Land Rover still have 4 wheel drive?

• Yes!

• We use a later LT230 transfer box (usually found in Defender and early Discoveries) giving constant 4wd and lockable differential.

Will my classic car still be tax, MOT and ULEZ exempt?

• Your classic car will remain tax exempt with its historic tax class but will now have ‘Electric’ fuel type on the V5.

• This also means it will be ULEZ exempt!

• The DVLA stipulates that once your classic car has been modified it must then pass an annual MOT. This therefore applies to an electric conversion so an MOT will be required - at least there’s no worries about emissions testing!!

Will the driver dials and controls change?

• We re-animate existing dials leaving the cockpit looking original.

• We add a simple and robust 4 button keypad for the new EV vehicle controls.

• The only other noticeable change will be the lack of a clutch pedal, gearstick

What will happen to my combustion engine related parts?

• These parts belong to you!

• Once removed you have some options - keep them/sell them yourself (or have the engine made into a coffee table!) or we sort them out for you.

Will my classics car have regenerative braking (regen)?

• Yes! 

• While a useful form of extending your range and improving efficiency, regen also takes a lot of the load off the brakes of the car. This means the brakes usually do not require modifying even though the car may weigh a bit more and have more power.

• The power and feel of this regen can be tuned to customer preference.

Where can I charge and how much will it cost me?

• Your classic electric car can be charged at home or can utilise the growing network of public chargers.

• Average domestic electricity rate is about 25p per kWh.

• Fully charging a 40kWh electric car will cost about £10.00 and on average will give you up to 100 miles of range.

• Public charger pricing varies but will still be far cheaper than filling a tank of petrol or diesel.

• Any home electricity generation such as solar or wind power will reduce these costs even further.

How long will charging take me?

• As a standard our cars will be fitted with 6.6kw charging. This will give full charge to a 40kWh car in approximately 6 hours.

• Charging on a standard 13 amp 3 pin plug will also come as standard. This will give you 3kw of charging power giving a full charge in approximately 13 hours.

• Fast charge capabilities can also be added allowing charging times of as little as 30 minutes at certain public charging stations.

What type of charging plug will be fitted to my conversion?

• Clean Classics conversions are fitted with a Type 2 charge plug