Chevrolet's eCrate, an Electric Motor You Can Retrofit to Your Existing Vehicle

Tesla competitor. Chevrolet has long sold "crate engines"--the engines they make, shipped in a crate--to consumers restoring or upgrading their rides. Buyers are typically wrench-savvy DIY'ers or performance shops, and the engines have all been internal combustion. But now they're preparing to launch an exciting electric variant: The Electric Connect and Cruise package, a/k/a the eCrate, which consists of an electric motor, battery system and transmission that can be dropped into any...