All-electric Twisted NAS-E Defender breaks cover for US market

all-electric NAS-E Defender

Electric conversions are all the rage at the moment with Twisted releasing details on its all-electric NAS-E Defender for the US market.

If youโ€™re not familiar with Twisted, itโ€™s whole game is taking old Defenders and turning them up to 11. Now itโ€™s gone a step further announcing its NAS-E Defender which is an electric conversion of the North American-spec soft-top Land Rover Defender 90.

all-electric NAS-E Defender

Only 30 of the things will be built in NAS-E or NAS-E Plus (more power) variants. All of the mechanical bits have been removed with a Remy Borg-Warner motor making 160kW and 380Nm of torque in NAS-E spec or 230kW and 460Nm in NAS-E Plus spec. It is mated to a direct-drive four-wheel drive setup to retain the Defenderโ€™s ability to go anywhere. Range is around 320km (with a 22kW-hour charging system and the option of fast-charging).

And, because itโ€™s a Twisted Defender it gets the works, like custom valved dampers, six-piston calipers, harder brake pads, ABS, traction control and a step-down transfer case for high and low-range driving.

The NAS-E is available in a range of colours, including yellow, blue and green. The leather interior is cream, thereโ€™s a touch screen infotainment system and even proper air-conditioning. You also get a roll cage, and Raptored spray down flooring.

The Twisted NAS-E is only available in the US at the moment with prices starting from USD$185,000 and from USD$210,000 for the NAS-E Plus. However, Twisted is able to convert any of its models to electric drive in either the UK or US with the conversion process taking around two weeks. Locally, weโ€™re following the conversion of a Range Rover Classic to all-electric drive EVolution, follow the journey HERE.

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