Dubai: Now, turn your classic car into electric vehicle for as little as Dh40,000

Dubai: Now, turn your classic car into electric vehicle for as little as Dh40,000

Converting vintage cars help owners save on expensive maintenance costs

Published: Wed 18 Jan 2023, 6:17 PM Last updated: Wed 18 Jan 2023, 6:44 PM

If you imagine new, modern and swanky cars when you think of electric vehicles, then it's time to think again. Now, a Dubai-based garage, Fuse EV, converts classic cars into electric vehicles (EV).

The brainchild of Dubai entrepreneur Salman Hussain and Mihai Stumbea, Fuse was founded in late 2022.

“It has been an interesting first few months,” said Salman.

“While we were sure we could find some customers, we weren’t anticipating the interest to be so high. We have already completed several projects and are working to expand our offerings.”

One of the first cars the company worked on was the Peel P50, a three-wheeled micro-car that was listed in the 2010 Guinness World Records as the smallest production car ever made.

Mihai tests the working of the car in the duo’s garage in Al Quoz

“We totally revamped the car,” said Mihai.

“We changed the interior and fabric cloth; we did an exterior paint job and then also did some mechanical and electrical work to convert it into an EV.”

The car, in its brand-new spanking form, was put on display at the Abu