First electric Ferrari leaves behind original gas version

The car is 10 seconds faster than the original version

The milestone of accomplishing the unthinkable electric 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS — and, as it turns out, fastest — was made possible by the Californian based company Electric GT, according to the news reported by CNN.

The Electric Ferrari created by Eric Hutchison is 10 seconds faster than the original gas version.

"I really was dying to know how this 308 compared to a stock 308," says conversion specialist Hutchison of Electric GT.



"We had a professional driver drive both cars in a timed environment on the same track -- about a mile and a half -- and the professional driver did that lap in 1:26 with a gas Ferrari."

"The electric car absolutely decimated the gas car," he said.

"Watching the professional driver off the line, the electric car left like a 25-foot burn out as he was just gripping for traction."
The electric Ferrari is 10 seconds faster than the original gas version
It cost him $10,000 to buy from a junkyard after being destroyed in an engine fire.



According to Hutchison the opportunity for speed was what made the car a perfect vehicle to transform.

"The Ferrari makes a great candidate for conversion because when you're converting the car to electric you're adding power, you're doubling the power, you're doubling the torque," he said.

"This car was meant for speed. It might not have been engineered for this much speed, but it handles it really well. This car actually goes so much better and it feels natural with this amount of power in it."