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This all-electric Land Rover Defender 110 comes from the team at ECD Automotive Design and is of course, as always, a handmade unique piece. The Defender 110 with all-electric powertrain is welcome to officially call itself a Electric mod designate, because the combustion engine under the hood is history. The ECD Automotive Design team are the leading specialists in the restoration of Land Rover vehicles. While ECD always stuffs a powerful V8 combustion engine into the Defender, this example has been a fully-fledged electric vehicle since the conversion. And one with an electric drive from Tesla Motors. Specifically, one was installed 450 hp electric motor in combination with one 100-kilowatt-hour battery pack. This takes about 4 seconds to country road speed and a maximum of 200 miles (approx. 322 km) should be possible with a full charge.
"Project Ghost" Defender
The one-of-a-kind was commissioned by a client in Los Angeles, California and is described as "perfect for dominating the urban jungle." As far as we know, there was a specially adapted one in the cabin Seat console for the driver's seat (smaller and deeper, for the new owner), with which the seat can be lowered and pushed further back. You can also see noble black Corbeau Trailcat sports seats with red accents and the dashboard is also covered with leather. The dashboard and center console were changed and completed with electrical ECD displays and as an option there was next to a black Momo Prototipo-Sport steering wheel plus classy billet metal knobs and switches.
But it goes on. Also installed is an Alpine Halo touchscreen infotainment with Bluetooth connectivity, Apple CarPlay, Sirius XM and JL Audio speakers and a JBL Active subwoofer are responsible for the acoustics. Amenities such as multiple USB ports, Wi-Fi or a Backup camera are of course also in Restomod present.
there is also a lot to see outside
Built under the sheet metal, after the complete restoration, the ECD team the in-house Airride air suspension, there was a high-performance brake system from Alcon and reinforced axles. The vehicle, by the way, as Project Ghost is also painted matt in the elegant Quantum Gray and combined with black accents on the outside. For example, black is radiator grill, Roll cage with roof rack that Wheel arch or the aprons in front and behind.
The 16-inch rims from Wolf Steel, which are fitted with BF Goodrich All Terrain tires, have also been painted black. The converted Defender 110 seats up to seven people, with two in the front, three in the middle and two on the forward-facing child seats in the rear. If we get more information about the changes, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed about this if you simply use our Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
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ECD Automotive Design "Project Ghost" Defender 110 with Tesla Power!
Photo credit: ECD Automotive Design
