I drove an electric DeLorean – and it's the icon the Tesla Cybertruck wishes it was

It looks like a DeLorean. It smells like a DeLorean. Heck, it even creaks and rattles like a DeLorean.

But the stainless steel Hollywood icon sat before me hits different, because this is the first to sport Electrogenic’s 'plug and play' EV kit that electrifies the car that the Tesla Cybertruck so badly wishes it was. But before I get into what it’s like to waft around in Doc Brown’s infamous time machine, it’s probably worth digging into Electrogenic and the work they do transforming classic cars from temperamental garage queens into useable electric daily drives. Founded around six years ago in Oxford, England, the engineering company began manufacturing electric powertrains for private clients, but soon started getting requests from the general public to electrify their beloved but irritatingly unreliable classic vehicles.

"During the pandemic, we had a lot of interest from Land Rover Defender owners wanting a simple and affordable way to electrify their vehicles," says CEO Steve Drummond. "Word got out there and we’ve since been creating kits for everything, from classic Minis and Jaguar E-Types, to more modern Porsche 911s," he adds. Essentially, you can go to Electrogenic with any classic car and it will find a way to transplant its combustion engine with a future-proof electric powertrain.

But unlike open heart surgery, Electrogenic doesn’t cut, drill or modify the original chassis in anyway. In fact, should owners want to keep their combustion engine and e.