SEMA 2019 - Chevrolet E-10 Concept

Chevrolet Performance has long been the purveyor of crate motors for almost all your project car needs. Now they would like to expand into the world of hot-rod EV powertrains. Color us intrigued! We have long wanted to have a beautiful vintage car capable of silently liquifying a set of rear tires and emitting no exhaust fumes. The Chevrolet E-10 Concept seems to fit that bill. The drivetrain consists of two Chevrolet Performance concept electric crate motors (eCrate), two 400-volt batteries and a conventional SuperMatic™ 4L75-E automatic transmission. Under the tonneau cover are two Chevrolet Bolt battery packs each rated at 60 kWhs, giving the E-10 Concept a usable 120 kWhs total. No range estimate is given, but a 0-60 mph time of about 5 seconds is quoted. Given the number of off-the shelf Bolt EV components involved, I wonder if the truck is capable of rapid-charging via a CCS charging station? The engineers at Chevrolet Performance were able to take this truck from concept on paper to running vehicle in just 18 weeks. I firmly believe that hot rods like this are the future, and can’t wait to have one of my very own some day!

“Chevrolet’s E-10 Concept imagines the future of hot rodding at the SEMA Show, with a 1962 C-10 pickup truck powered by an electric Connect & Cruise concept crate propulsion package offering approximately 450 horsepower, using proven components from the Chevrolet Bolt EV.”

“To fit in with other hot rods on the road, the E-10 has a sound emulator complete with three speakers to simulate an induction sound in the front and two banks of a V8 engine in the back of the vehicle. The driver can select one of five modes on the emulator, including: LS7 Z28 track tuning, LS7 Z28 touring turning, a V8 engine, a futuristic sound or silent – and the sounds will automatically adjust to the changing of the gears, truly mimicking an internal combustion engine.”