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Lingenfelter Reveals Fully Electric Chevy El Camino

American horsepower gurus Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is introducing its new all-electric Chevy El Camino restomod at the 2021 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.

Back in November of 2020, General Motors selected Lingenfelter as the first aftermarket company in developing the Certified Installer Program for the GM eCrate Electric Connect and Cruise system. This particular third-generation Chevy El Camino was converted to all-electric power over the summer, and has since accumulated hundreds of test miles to validate the electric motor swap concept.

“This OEM and aftermarket collaboration opens exciting new opportunities for the aftermarket performance community and will draw a new demographic of enthusiasts,” said the COO/VP of Operations at Lingenfelter, Mark Rapson. “The project not only validated the concept but demonstrated the excitement EV performance offers. The performance and fun factor of driving the car has impressed everyone who has had the opportunity behind the wheel.”

Unfortunately, specs on this concept were not provided. However, the Electric Connect and Cruise package revealed last year included all the components needed for a full all-electric powertrain conversion, including a 60-kWh lithium-ion battery, an electric motor capable of producing 200 horsepower, a DC-to-AC power inverter, a DC-to-DC power converter, controllers, wiring harnesses, and a water pump.

Back in 2019, General Motors unveiled the all-electric E-10 Concept, a Chevy C10 pickup outfitted with a 450-horsepower all-electric powertrain and framed as a preview of the GM eCrate powertrain. Looking forward, the new GM Concept Electric Connect and Cruise eCrate Package program is expected to launch sometime in the first half of the 2022 calendar year.

Now, however, the Lingenfelter Chevy El Camino EV conversion is on display in the EV Performance area of the 2021 PRI Show, which is taking place at the Indiana Convention Center. Check out photos of the electrified Chevy straight from the show floor right here:

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. The answer to the question no one is asking…

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  2. …How much?…I suppose if you ask you can’t afford it…..but then again 10 dollar$ a gallon gas in the future may force the issue. i can see then big sign at the gas station a man carrying a woman on his shoulder…with a sign saying “Don’t sell the old lady…buy your gas here”

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    1. 10$/gallon on a grip powered by gas turbines would mean a jump to 50 cents a kwhr. Meaning we wouldn’t be in stagflation, but hyperinflation. Cost of gas wouldn’t be our biggest concern.

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  3. I wish these companies would not ruin these classics with these Vitamix motors.

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    1. Paul:

      HAHAHA!

      I happen to have an old VITAMIX and hope that any of these conversions are quieter than that!

      At least the BOLT 200 HP powertrain installed in this particular conversion will be quiet… The BEST thing about it is the BEEFY double reduction gearing right at the motor that is effectively silent – even at 84 mph. Much much more reliable than the undersized tesla drives.

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  4. Reminds me of a line from American Graffiti when Toad was driving the ’58 Impala and another kid saw him behind the wheel and said: “What a waste of machinery”.

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  5. Leaving the 4L60E is pretty cringe.

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