Ford | An electric 1978 F-100 pickup truck on display at SEMA

The SEMA Show is the most important meeting of the year for major automotive suppliers. Sign of an increasingly tangible electric transition, the 2021 edition of the event, held last week in Las Vegas, made traditional large-displacement cars coexist with electric motors. The example of Ford is also quite striking.

Charles René
Press

To promote its Eluminator e-crate electric motor designed for multiple uses in modern and older vehicles, the automaker prepared an old 1978 F-100 pickup truck with two electric motors, one on each axle.

It thus receives a significantly higher power injection than that of its original V8 which could produce barely 169 hp in its largest form (6.6 L) with 480 hp and 634 lb-ft of torque. . A mechanical combination that embellishes the GT Performance version of the Mustang Mach-E.

The version of this engine on sale last week is pushing 281 hp and 317 lb-ft to convince classic car enthusiasts to make the transition to electric. It is on sale in the United States for the sum of US $ 3,900. That said, this does not include the battery and other components that allow it to function.

Admittedly expensive, the idea is undoubtedly original and very interesting and could gain in popularity if other actors devote themselves to it.