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If you think the electrification wave is limited to mainstream automakers, wait until lawmakers run out of new internal combustion engines to tax. We’re not saying gasoline-burning classic cars will be banished, but there’s no guarantee they won’t gradually become tougher and tougher to own and operate. Converting a classic car to battery electric power is already a thing, whether inspired by prescience or mechanical frustration. Want to breathe modern life into your baby? Here’s a selection of some of the big-gest names in the EV conversion biz.

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