- UK-founded electric sports car manufacturer, Sebring Works, produces a range of retro-inspired EVs, based upon popular sports car shapes from the 1950s and 60s.
- With the development of its Sebring Performance Platform, already used in the film production industry and within another low volume niche automotive brand, Sebring Works offers their proven EV platform to other low-volume vehicle manufacturers.
- We spoke to Sebring Works to find out more about how their Performance Platform could allow low-volume OEMs to go fully-electric with ease, as the market for bespoke EVs continues to grow.
How can Sebring Works’ Performance Platform help low-volume car manufacturers?
British-founded Sebring Works already offers three of its own hand-built, classic-inspired electric cars on the Sebring Performance Platform, and exists in an ever-growing list of homegrown, small-volume British EV manufacturers. The Electric Sebring Performance Platform can be configured for other low-volume car manufacturers to benefit from – battery, drivetrain, control modules, and suspension included. Think of it as an EV skateboard, able to support an endless possibility of restomod bodies to sit on top.
When it comes to motor and battery configurations, there’s a fair amount of flexibility that Sebring Works will offer its customers. Power can come from either a single or all-wheel-drive, dual-motor configuration, allowing for power outputs ranging from around 134 horsepower up to a more electric sports car-rivalling 400-plus horsepower. The standard configuration in single-motor configuration is rear-wheel-driven as standard, though the platform also allows for a front-wheel-driven EV to be produced. Performance and handling can be configured to suit the car model and specific requirements.
Battery capacity can also be customised depending on requirements, with capacity starting at 50kWh (guaranteeing over 240 miles). The platform also supports rapid charging speeds of up to 100kW, allowing a full charge to take place in under an hour on a suitable public charge point.
With Sebring Works already carrying out the required research, development, and durability of the platform, along with much of the required homologation to make a vehicle based on the platform road legal, this new offering has the potential to dramatically lower the barriers to entry for small-volume manufacturers. We’ll be watching Sebring Works closely.
Gary White, CEO of Sebring Works, added:
“Following our work in the film and production industry and a specialist automotive brand, we’re pleased to offer our Sebring Performance Platform to other low volume vehicle manufacturers and fast track their specialist electric vehicles to market.”
