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    ELECTRIC ENFIELD

    Apr 03, 2019 5 minutes
    WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY: Peter Henshaw

    If you watched the Royal Wedding (stay with me on this) you can’t have failed to notice that the happy couple drove away in an E-type Jag... which was electric. Built by Jaguar itself, this was one of a growing number of classic cars being converted to battery power. At first sight, it sounds like sacrilege, but the offer of smooth, quiet running, easy driving and even easier maintenance seems to be leading more classic car owners to go the electric route – Range Rovers, Fiat 500s and VW campers have all been done. However, no one (as far as we know) had tried to electrify a classic bike – until now.

    Fred Spaven probably isn’t your typical classic bike owner, being under 30, very keen on energy efficiency and concerned about climate change.

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