When any car manufacturer rummages through it's
past and present parts bins to work on a new creation, the results are almost
always awesome. Some of the combinations we have seen lately have been some of
the most inventive ever, and when it's our beloved Chevy brand, we know the
outcome will be amazing. The E-10 is an electric hot rod featured in Autoblog
this past week, derived from a 1962 C-10 pickup.
The beginning frame is a bit like a modern-day Silverado 1500, where Chevy's concept-building team began by
replacing the gas-powered drivetrain with parts from the Bolt. While full
technical details have been kept amply secret, the spec sheet has on the list a
double stack of electric crate motors that derive power from two 60-kilowatt
battery packs. The power flows to the rear wheels via a 4-speed automatic
transmission and the swap to electric bumps the C-10's output to 450
horsepower. The 0 to 60 mph drive time is right around 5 seconds, and the
quarter-mile time resides in the high 13-second range. All of us here at O'Rielly Chevy of Tucson
are not quite sure what the actual driving range is after a charge for this
model, but the Bolt now is up to around 259 miles.
There is one characteristic of this creation that
we simply couldn't love more: since noise is such a big part of the hot-rodding
experience, the E-10 comes with a sound simulator on board. Included presets
are an LS7 Z28 with track tuning, an all-around generic V8, or what Chevy now
dubs as “futuristic” sound. But if need be, it can actually do burnouts in
complete silence, which some still understandably see as sacreligious. This
E-10 concept builds on the excitement and momentum that was seen by last year's
eCOPO, pushing the envelope of the “crate” electric propulsion system further.
Just a few years ago, there were no solid examples
of how hot rodders will still get to participate in their favorite pastime
during the oncoming electric era. We love the pictures of this creation, which looks amazing in orange.
The SEMA event was from October 30 – Nov 2 this year in sunny Las
Vegas, and there were plenty of other awesome things for viewers to feast their
eyes on such as the “Green Hornet” Mustang and 1958 Plymouth Fury “Christine”
tribute. We will keep you posted here on the blog as the world of
electrification begins its unified journey with Chevy models, and how the
landscape of cars is changing for the future!
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