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> unless you have a classic car that you really want to make electric just for fun

You'll have to do the conversion if you want to keep driving the car as cities and eventually whole countries ban ICE vehicles. Aston Martin has an EV conversion program for that reason:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PREftlfZuXA

https://media.astonmartin.com/aston-martin-works-create-firs...

It'd be best to leave it for as long as possible in order to get the best batteries available at the time. A EV conversion with a solid-state battery pack might offer some practical range.



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