Ford on Thursday introduced an electrical crate motor designed to make EV conversions simple. Dubbed Eluminator, it will likely be unveiled on the annual SEMA present in Las Vegas this fall.

The automaker did not present a lot element, solely exhibiting renderings of the motor. The identify is a play on the Aluminator identify Ford has used for sure V-8 crate engines through the years.

Ford has been keen to indicate the efficiency potential of electrical automobiles, constructing a 1,400-hp Mustang Mach-E and an electrical Mustang drag automobile that logged an 8.27-second quarter-mile run final fall.

A Ford electrical crate motor may even give builders an alternative choice for EV conversions of traditional automobiles, which have gotten widespread. Simply because the Blue Oval’s present crate engines let builders maintain their classic Mustang or Deuce Coupe initiatives all-Ford, the Eluminator will cater to EV builders with a way of brand name loyalty.

A minimum of one aftermarket firm has proven off an electrical crate motor. California-based Electrical GT unveiled one in 2019, formed like a V-8 gasoline engine, and put in in a classic Toyota Land Cruiser.

Chevrolet has been experimenting with electrical crate motors since 2018’s eCOPO Camaro, a drag racer outfitted with an 800-volt charging system that ran a 9-second quarter mile. Chevy adopted that up with electrical C-10 pickup truck and K5 Blazer builds for SEMA. The Blazer featured a bolt-in electric-powertrain conversion, largely utilizing components from the Bolt EV. When the Blazer construct was unveiled (just about) on the 2020 SEMA present, Chevy stated it deliberate to start promoting the conversion package to clients in 2021.