An Oxfordshire company that restores classic cars and fits them with electric powertrains while keeping their original look.
Everrati restores classic cars and fits them with electric powertrains. Its work includes the Porsche 911 (993 and 964), the Mercedes-Benz W113 SL Pagoda, the classic Mini, the Land Rover Series IIA and an electric Superformance GT40. Each car gets a new powertrain and interior to the owner's specification, while the original structure is kept to preserve its value. Its website says it does not manufacture vehicles and is not linked to the original car makers.
The founder is Justin Lunny, a former fintech entrepreneur who said there were so few options that he decided to build a brand. The company's stated goal is to keep classic cars driveable as emissions rules tighten, so they can be "used and enjoyed in a low carbon world". Lunny describes the idea as a "handsome part of auto history with a new green heart", and says reusing a car is more sustainable than building a new one.
Everrati's headquarters is at Heyford Park, Upper Heyford, in Oxfordshire. It sits on a former military base in what the company calls Britain's motorsport valley. A 2021 report said the team numbered 12 with experience from McLaren, Lotus and Jaguar, and a later report said about 20 staff and a second site in California. The company's own timeline says it began in 2019 as Ionic Cars, rebranded as Everrati in 2021, set up a Technical Centre of Excellence with a test track, and now has production and sales facilities in the UK and the USA, with deliveries to customers in the US and Europe. It also offers a service called Powered by Everrati, which provides electric powertrain solutions to other businesses.
The work is craft-based. Each conversion includes a full restoration to as-new condition, and the engineers adapt the controls so the gearstick and fuel gauge make sense in an electric car. Its management page names Justin Lunny as founder and chief executive, Rhodri Darch as managing director and Tony Fong as head of engineering, with Dr Andy Palmer and David Warren as board advisors. Fong described adding modern safety items such as hazard lights where the original car did not have them. These details come from press reports and the company's own posts.
Roles in a company like this include electrical and mechanical engineers, vehicle technicians, trim and paint specialists, designers, project managers and customer-facing staff. The pages we read did not give a current headcount or a culture statement, so look at the people the company names in its news to learn more.
Website: everrati.com
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