There’s something about U.K. auto assembly plants and restomods lately. There’s a real nostalgia binge going on, with Nissan’s commemorative “Newbird” conversion, and now the Mini plant in the ...

Owners of the original Issigonis-designed Mini can now have their cars converted to run on electricity under a new program called Mini Recharged, which is being handled at the Mini factory in Oxford, ...

British firm Swindon Powertrain has developed an electric conversion kit for the classic Mini. Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric ...

Mini is launching an EV conversion program for classic cars. The Mini Recharged program will convert classic Minis to electric drive, with all changes reversible to protect the originality of donor ...

Back in 2018 — a time that feels like both yesterday and an eternity ago — Mini stole the headlines at the New York Auto Show with the Mini Electric, a one-off EV conversion of a classic Mini. From ...

Converting classic cars to electric propulsion is an increasingly more popular business as many people are looking to future-proof their vintage cars by replacing their internal combustion engines ...

Classic Mini owners can now order a factory electric conversion for their diminutive gas-powered hatchbacks through the Mini Recharged program announced today. As if the old Minis weren't cool enough ...

EV conversion specialist Electrogenic developed a drop-in kit for the classic Mini models, offering a 60-hp motor and a 20-kWh battery. The kit, designed to fit into the engine bay and be installed by ...

Electric cars – converted or born like one – need to be affordable. That’s a must to increase their adoption. When Swindon Powertrain said it would sell an electric classic Mini for £79,000 under the ...

Victor Frankenstein used electricity to give life back to a dead man. In fact, he joined multiple corpse parts to achieve that. We are not sure Frankenstein made that on a budget – Mary Shelley did ...

Startup London Electric Cars is making use of old Nissan Leaf powertrains to give a new lease of life to a British icon, offering to bring classic Minis into our upcoming all-electric transport future ...

The electrification of classic cars is always kind of a sticky subject. On the one hand, there is something to be said for originality and preserving the driving experience that the factory intended.