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This new UK startup is building classic-style cars with a modern EV twist


When U.K. custom electric car creator RBW showed off its Roadster and GT models at Monterey Car Week this year, the vehicles stunned a lot of attendees,

It’s an idea that’s possible because the push to go electric has driven down the cost of batteries, motors, and other components, Meson Captial president (and RBW chairman) Ryan Morris told TechCrunch. Building a classic-style car from the ground up theoretically means an owner won’t have to worry so much about maintenance — which in turn expands the market of potential buyers. “We learned an awful lot of how we could do a small project to OEM standards, so that it was acceptable to go on the road, but with lower budgets and less time,” Heslington told TechCrunch in an interview.

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