The Plymouth, which is nicknamed Electrolite, is powered by the guts ripped from a Tesla Model S. The sedan’s rear-drive unit and subframe were yanked to act as the heart of the restomod, and a 100kWh Tesla battery pack was purchased from a Tesla parts supplier to power the large electric motor.
Range
It also gets a pretty decent range for a resto modded classic. When not run down the track like a maniac, the 100kWh pack and rear drive unit provide an alleged 250 miles of real-world driving range.
Weight
From the factory, the Satellite weighed around 3,400 pounds. In its new battery-powered configuration, the car clocked in at a whopping 4,358. That might seem like a lot, but keep in mind that it’s still 600 pounds lighter than a stock Tesla Model S. We often think of old muscle cars as being boat anchors, but new cars (especially electric ones) are very heavy.
Suspension
Even the suspension on the car is tweaked to modernize the platform. In the rear of the Plymouth sits an exotic-like pushrod suspension, which was actually done out of necessity rather than as a performance modification. According to Erickson, the Telsa Model S subframe that was used to mount the rear-drive unit left no room for springs under the car, so he used cardboard and screwdrivers to template out what a pushrod suspension setup might look like and then turned it into a reality.
Tesla Swapped 1972 Plymouth Satellite Build
| Drivetrain Specs |
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| Motor: |
| Tesla Large Drive Unit |
| Battery: |
| Tesla 100kWh Pack Custom Enclosure |
| Electronics: |
| Holley Smart Wire |
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