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Ford Performance is offering the “Eluminator Mac E Electric Motor” as an electric crate engine, along with the dozens of combustion crate engines available.

M-9000-MACHE_V1

The Eluminator, which carries a price of $3,900, is from the 2021 Mustang Mach-E GT. Specs include:

  • Peak power: 210 kW (281 hp)
  • Peak torque: 430 N·m (317 lb/ft)
  • Max speed: 13,800rpm
  • Gear ratio: 9.05:1
  • Weight: 93kg / 205 lbs

The unit includes HV motor to traction inverter harness; LV harness/connector; and vent tube assembly. It does not include the traction inverter; control system; or battery.

Comments

electric-car-insider.com

This is great news. Could boost the movement to electrify classics.

I have a friend who restores Studebakers who is very excited about his next build being electric.

Bob Niland

The linked page points out:
Does NOT include:
Traction inverter
Control system
Battery

Those aren't trivial items, nor the are the questions of regenerative coasting/braking, instrumentation, charging port, dealing with a totally freaked-out ICE ICU. It will be interesting to see how buyers implement these not-exactly-drop-ins.

Lad

Upgrading the powerline in a classic chassis to electric is great for those who like the classics but don't like the current obsolete ICE.
I'm all for it.

sd

GM was supposed to come out with a package that used Bolt components but I have not see anything recently. They had a rebuilt original Blazer with an electric drivetrain at SEMA last year.

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