{"id":140873,"date":"2019-11-05T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T14:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=140873"},"modified":"2019-11-05T09:30:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T14:30:42","slug":"chevys-e-10-sema-electric-hot-rod-concept-looks-forward-into-the-past","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/reviews\/chevys-e-10-sema-electric-hot-rod-concept-looks-forward-into-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevy\u2019s E-10 SEMA Electric Hot Rod Concept Looks Forward into the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chevrolet\u2019s E-10 Concept hints at what the bowtie brand might be working up for the future of performance in an electrified world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chevrolet is looking into its past and coming up with a hint of what could be the future of hot-rodding with the all-electric E-10 Concept truck.<\/p>\n

The battery-powered hot rod makes its debut at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas today, an event that normally carries a heavy whiff of high-octane gasoline. While there are plenty of classic performance cars and concepts on display at Sin City\u2019s convention center, the E-10 takes a very different approach to muscling up \u2013 and suggests that even if the automotive world does go electric, performance cars aren\u2019t going to vanish.<\/p>\n

Chevy isn\u2019t the only automaker talking battery power at SEMA, however. Several other automakers are also plugging in this year, with rumors suggesting Ford may have something in the works, as well.<\/p>\n

(Nissan hits SEMA running with four specialized entries.)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Chevrolet E-10 Concept started out as a classic, 1962 C-10 pickup. But the truck\u2019s original gasoline drivetrain has been replaced by not one, but two, electric powertrains borrowed from the Chevy Bolt EV, something the automaker is dubbing a double-stack eCrate motor. The system punches power to a conventional SuperMatic 4L75-E automatic transmission which, in turn, drives the E-10\u2019s rear axle.<\/p>\n

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The E-10 stuffs about 60 kWh worth of lithium-ion batteries under its rear tonneau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Chevrolet E-10 electrified Connect & Cruise concept system reimagines the performance crate engine for hot rodders,\u201d explains Jim Campbell, the bowtie brand\u2019s vice president of Performance and Motorsports. \u201cAs General Motors continues to work toward our vision of a zero-emissions world, concepts such as this help us get there, while still supporting the enthusiasts who love to drive vintage vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

All told, the lithium-ion batteries under the truck bed\u2019s tonneau cover supplies about 60 kilowatt-hours of usable energy. In the production Chevy Bolt that\u2019s enough to go about 250 miles per charge. But range isn\u2019t what Chevy is going for with the E-10 project vehicle.<\/p>\n

The eCrate motor pack develops \u201can estimated 450 horsepower to the rear wheels,\u201d according to Chevy, and that should launch the truck, despite the added battery mass, from 0 to 60 in a reasonable 5 seconds. More impressively, Chevrolet estimates it can shoot through the traps after a quarter-mile run \u201cin the high 13-second range.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chevy is dropping hints a version of the e-Crate motor could be offered in its performance catalog in the not-too-distant future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe designed this system to deliver both power and range, said Russ O\u2019Blenes, the director of Performance Variants, for the Parts & Motorsports unit at Chevy.<\/p>\n

For now, General Motors\u2019 mainstream brand is referring to the eCrate package, like the E-10 itself, as a concept. But with a growing number of performance fans, including those into drag racing, looking at what electric drive can deliver, there\u2019s a clear sense GM is giving the project serious consideration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exciting part is that we\u2019re just getting started,\u201d said O\u2019Blenes. \u201cJust as we have done over the years with our performance crate engines, we will continue to refine and improve electric propulsion Connect & Cruise concept systems. Our goal is to provide greater power with greater range, suiting the different needs and priorities of all types of enthusiasts. In this case, we will use higher current and voltage-capable inverters, batteries and related components rather than carburetors and cylinder heads.\u201d<\/p>\n

One downside of electric propulsion \u2013 for motorsports fans, anyway, is that the technology operates all but silently. Chevy addressed that with the E-10. The project truck has three speakers and a digital audio head that can \u201csimulate an induction sound in the front and two banks of a V8 engine.\u201d Of course, it could just as well make any sound it wants. A Brabham-tuned Smart EV concept of a few years back could emulate both a Mercedes-AMG race car as well as the sound of the flying car from the animated sci-fi series, the Jetsons.<\/p>\n

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The E-10 Concept, and other production battery-cars to come, borrow heavily from the Chevrolet Bolt EV.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Infiniti outlines its all-electric future. <\/strong><\/em><\/span> Click Here to see what’s coming.)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Beyond the electric drive system, Chevy has made only modest tweaks to the classic \u201962 C-10. These include an illuminated Bowtie emblem in the grille, the automaker notes, along with LED headlamps and taillamps, \u201cand a lowered stance accented with 20 x 9-inch front and 22 x 10-inch rear wheels.\u201d<\/p>\n

The instrument panel gets new digital displays for the electric propulsion system; while the rest of the cabin has largely been restored to its original appearance, but for the leather-trimmed seats.<\/p>\n

While a production version of the E-10 itself doesn\u2019t appear to be in the works, GM has confirmed plans to develop an all-electric, full-size pickup widely expected to reach market within the next two to three years.<\/p>\n

(Hyundai’s Velociraptor concept wrestles attention at SEMA.)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chevrolet is looking into its past and coming up with a hint of what could be the future of hot-rodding with the all-electric E-10 Concept truck. And it’s hinting the pickup’s e-Crate driveline just might have a future in its performance catalog, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140874,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"category_reviews":[23,15,20,29],"make":[45,56,58],"post-state":[],"category_old":[118,145,149,150,151,123,195,135,160,319,155,156,248,152,243,159,124,161,139,266,291,278],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reviews\/140873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reviews"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reviews"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140873"},{"taxonomy":"category_reviews","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_reviews?post=140873"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=140873"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=140873"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=140873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}