This reimagined take on the original DMC-12 will be a concept car, which is a polite way of saying “vaporware.” There’s no indication that the current DeLorean company has the money or manufacturing capacity to start churning out electric versions of John Z. DeLorean’s classic coupes.
The company scored a win last year when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the green light to low-volume production of vintage replica cars, meaning there’s a better chance we get brand new replica DMC-12s before the electrified DeLorean hits the road. That said, the DeLorean Motor Company does appear to be willing to milk this sucker for everything it’s worth. Not only is the company planning on parking its no-doubt bomb-looking EV on the lawn at Pebble Beach, but it is also planning three days of “activations and events” to generate hype leading up to the reveal. The official reveal will take place August 18th.
Not only that but the DeLorean company is headed by Joost de Vries, a former executive of Karma, the Chinese-owned automaker, which has produced gas-powered and hybrid vehicles based on IP bought from the bankrupt Fisker Automotive. What happens when you combine the parent company of Audi and Lamborghini, which is working on its own lineup of EVs based on the flexible MEB architecture, with a company that owns the branding rights to an iconic vehicle? We may just need to speed up to 88mph so we can peak into the future and find out.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
Hopefully the other 3/4 looks as good as this!
Oh . This one angle of this (Hopefully not Concept) Car looks kinda 🔥🥵
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I only knew them, they sound similar in a name:
Can it also travel to the future?
Back to the future 4 will have an electric DeLorean?
They should do joint venture project with Mullen Automotive DragonFly
MKBHD So....I should give them all my money and pre-order?
andy.
JakeBaldino
It it's powered by Cocaine?
I expect a Mr. Fusion strapped to the back of it.