How England’s Most Old-School Car Brand Is Embracing Electrification

You could argue that a car like this Morgan having bi-directional charging makes infinitely more sense than an everyday run around because generally Morgan owners only use these cars maybe 1-2 times a week. Therefore it probably sits idle more than any other type of car.

This is wonderful, Morgan is a tiny company that can't afford to make concept after concept, This approach, to patiently build a car, perfect it and release a genuinely great car is great to see. I also love that there was no special lighting or effects, just a painted green floor and fluorescent lights, real enthusiasts stuff.

I Have a Morgan 3 wheeler from 34 I converted it to electric ten years ago runs perfectly. Way better than the petrol it were before now it is actually a useful motor car for the first time in it's life.

That's one of the nicest prototypes I've ever seen.

It funny a few months ago lobbyists were saying the UK need to delay or cancel the ban on fossil fuel cars to save these companies and yet many of them are embracing electrification and preparing their brands for the transition/

Bidirectional charging sounds like an odd priority for such a car... but at 2nd thought makes sense: Such a car will be parked in a garage so much time, at best be used on weekends for fun... so it can serve as battery for the home most of the time - nice!

I really wish I could afford a Morgan....what an amazingly fun vehicle, got to drive one at a track day many many years ago and it was the most fun I had in a vehicle

Awesome to see a small company making the effort to change 👍

I Absolutely Love it! Nice to see real prototypes that will translate into a real car! Much better than unrealistic concept cars that will never see production.

morgan have always made nice stuff. if anyone can do this kind of car justice as an ev. its going to be morgan.

Well done, Morgan. Looking forward to seeing the finished product

This feels like a LOT more than Morgan showing off a prototype. They're preparing their staff (and company) for a just transition to electric. They could have stayed doing what they're doing and stood up a in decade and said - "what about us?" - instead they're taking control of that. Great to see and nice to see that Chris from Zero EV/Fellten is involved also.

I notice Chris from Zero EV/Fellten working in the workshop ... an excellent connection for an EV development expert IMHO! (well done for changing the previously awful title to this video)

0:04 Love the submarine prototype. Oh, it's a fan.

Thanks for covering this Jack and Fully Charged - between Morgan and Caterham I'm encouraged by our small car makers. I'm going to be good and not say any more about the first EV from the folks in Norfolk :) (To be fair at least their SUV is for sale). The transition to electric is a big challenge for traditional car makers, all the best to the smallest and I wish them every success and survival. Tuning the sound from the drive train is fascinating - embracing the NVH! Only feeling slightly guilty for enjoying electric driving round corners :)

In the 70s I remember seeing Peter Morgan out and about testing new cars around Malvern on a regular basis. He would always give a friendly wave. Nice chap.

Well that was a trip down memory lane for me, the company I served my apprenticeship at was Chance Brothers in Oldbury/Smethwick they had a small division in Malvern right next door to the Morgan factory. On one of the small annealing ovens had a Thermocouple that could only be accessed from a hole in the wall in the Morgan factory. On our quarterly trips to the plant for service work we wonder in to replace the T/C and have a chat with the fellows working on the wood for the cars. I see it still runs at the same frantic pace of the old days. Thanks for the time travel.

👍👍Hi. Brilliant engineering thanks! Why did Ev manufacturers incorporate the battery as part of the build? If they had used a slot-in extra batteries as-needed system the base cost of a electric car would have been much more appealing... DYT?

'It's the natural sound of electricity flowing through the inverter' - My old Leaf sounds fantastic pushing hard from 20mph to 60mph, the whine of the inverter sounds like a (quiet) jet engine spooling up, which makes sense given some bits are spinning at 10k+ RPM. It tickles the noise-loving bit of my brain and I totally agree natural sounds like that should be played up for a Morgan or any EV focused on the driving experience.

As a long-time petrol head, I've begun to embrace electrification more and more. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy my vintage machines, but electricity adds another dimension to the driving experience. The XP-1 looks like a fantastic way to expand this excitement. And as an aside, I like the "XP-1" designation. I had the good fortunate of riding in the McLaren F1 XP-4 some years ago, so the designation made me smile. These prototypes can lead to very good things. 🙂