Vancouver Living – September-October 2019

62 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019

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JAGUAR E-TYPE ZERO

It's true, Jaguar is electrifying one of the world's most iconic cars.

Considered by some to be the most beautiful automobile of all time,

the E-Type Zero is a fully factory-restored and converted original E-type

with a zero emission powertrain. Available in 2020, the price tag will be

somewhere in the range of $500,000. This is one classic Jaguar that

won't spend half the year in the shop. The only maintenance you'll have to

worry about is topping up the window-washer fluid.

ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE E

The British automaker's track tests rate the Rapide E top speed at 249

km/hr. The electrifying take-off is capable of gluing your wingman's

noggin to the headrest with a zero to 100 kmph in less than four

seconds. The electric motors produce over 600 emission-free hp and

700 ft-lb of torque.

PORSCHE CAYMAN

Porsche has said the 911 will be the very last of its models to go

electric, so we eagerly look to the 718 Boxster and Cayman. The German

automaker is busy producing prototypes in Stuttgart, and my vote is for

the gloriously under-appreciated Cayman. At press time, an all-electric

production Cayman is only rumoured. The mid-engine lends itself well to

a conversion to electric, but it could be 2022 or longer before we see an

electric Cayman. Porsche's first fully-electric car, the Taycan sedan coupe,

arrives in 2020 to challenge Tesla's Model S, proving Porsche has an

aggressive electrification program in place, with more to come.

FISKAR EMOTION

Car designer Henrik Fiskar would really like to sell you an Emotion, but

you may have to wait for this one. The team at Fiskar is working on

developing solid-state batteries that could be a tech game-changer and

lead to the possibility of an ultrafast five-minute charge. Estimated range

could be an impressive 640 km. Like the Fiskar Karma, the Emotion has

a muscular, low, beamy body design. Four gull-wing doors open to reveal

a luxurious four-seat cabin. Fiskar reportedly drives his Emotion – a

beautiful prototype – around LA doing 0-100 kmph in three seconds.

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