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Morgan is going to start producing the electric version of its popular 3 Wheeler, the EV3, in the third quarter of 2018 at their factory in Worcestershire, UK. Mixing retro looks with modern technologies, the upcoming Morgan EV3 will ditch the 80hp V-twin engine of the normal 3 Wheeler for the sake of a 56hp electric motor and a 21kWh battery pack. The driving range is expected to be 120 miles on a full charge, Autocar reports. First seen at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Morgan EV3 will tip the scales at less than 500kg (1,102lbs), despite the heavy electric powertrain and battery pack. This makes the EV3 even lighter than the petrol-powered 3 Wheeler, with Morgan using carbon composite body panels for the first time. The small electric British three-wheeled sports car will offer a 0-62mph in less than 9 seconds and a top speed of over 90mph. These figures may sound underwhelming but judging by the very positive response to the similarly potent 3 Wheeler, Morgan’s first prod...

You’ll be hard pressed to find a more self-contradictory car in the market than  Mogran’s new EV3  that will be revealed in pre-production trim at the  Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday . While from the outside, the three-wheeler looks like it belongs to the first half of the 20th century, with Morgan itself stating that it draws inspiration from “1930’s aero-engine race cars, classic motorcycles and 1950’s fantasy automatons”, it’s anything but that under the skin.  The EV3 is not only the first Morgan vehicle to utilize composite carbon panels in its body construction, including the bonnet, tonneau cover and side pods, with the rest of the car made from aluminum panels, helping keep the weight under 500kg (1,102 lbs), it’s also the firm’s first ever zero-emissions electric car.  Enclosed within the tubular space frame chassis are a 20KWh Lithium Battery that offers a driving range of 150 miles (241 km/h) and a liquid cooled 46kW electric  motor driving the ...