Morgan Plus E Electric Concept with Manual Gearbox

I saw this and liked what I saw. The Morgan Motor Company [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Motor_Company"]Morgan Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] have always produced limited edition, old fashioned British sports cars to the enthusiasts market.

They are popular with Hammond off Top Gear too as I believe he owns one. Well, enough of my waffle; it appears that they have produced a concept vehicle powered by batteries but with a manual gearbox (as requirement for the enthusiast).

The Morgan Motor Company (link to see the car)

It's only a concept at the moment and I'm normally not keen on concepts as half the time they're so fanciful as to never make it to the showrooms. This Plus E however, could be a whole load of fun for the traditional 'petrol head' conneisseur. They'll put it into production IF there's sufficient interest - and with Morgan that means about a dozen sales

Link for Press Release will further details; http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/mmc/downloads/pressreleases/plusegenevapressrelease.pdf