More options than ever for future-proofed Land Rovers as Everrati widens line-up to include resto-modded electric Defender and Range Rover Classic

Everrati is already known for the super-premium electrified classic Land Rovers it builds. The company specialises in ‘the redefining and future-proofing of automotive icons through the integration of state-of-theart electric vehicle powertrains,’ which has already seen ‘multiple’ examples of the leaf-sprung classic shorn of their petrol and diesel engines for the benefit of rich clients around the world. And now it’s starting on the Defender and Range Rover too.

‘Both vehicles remained at the apex of desirability throughout their production run,’ says Everrati, and at least in

Britain it’s hard to argue with that. Now the company wants to keep it that way by removing the Rover V8s, Tdis and Td5s without which they would surely have been more desirable still and replacing them with a ‘proven, state-ofthe-art OEM-grade electric powertrain.’

Like the Range Rover and Defender themselves, this was developed and created in England. Also like the Range Rover and Defender, it’s intended to be a success story for British exporting.

Everrati describes itself as a car custodian, promising to ‘stay true to the timeless quality of the vehicle’ while bringing it into the modern world with an electric powertrain whose performance exceeds that of the original. This way, it says, the Land Rovers will continue to provide ‘unparalleled enjoyment and fun’ for generations to come – the inference being that while its builds are expensive, they’re an investment. Rather than trying to be a jack of all restoration trades, the company does the electric bit and engages ‘best-in-class marque-specialist build partners’ to do the restoration to what it describes as OEM standards. Each vehicle it produces is built to order, ‘retaining (its) original character and DNA

– both dynamically and aesthetically’ while being bespoke to its customer’s own specification.

‘Perfectly at home in London, Cornwall, Monterey or The Hamptons, these vehicles are right in the current zeitgeist,’ says Everrati boss Justin Lunny. ‘Rolling pieces of art that will give their owners, who are mavens of sustainability and responsibility, a clean, distinctive and luxurious way of travelling.

‘At the same time,’ he continues, ‘these progressive machines will have a legacy, being preserved for generations who will be able to continue to use and enjoy them guilt-free, with zero

A PAIR OF UNSURFACED ROADS in Carmarthenshire have been saved from permanent closure thanks to the work of the Green Lane Association and the Trail Riders Fellowship. The lanes, one north of St Clears and the other east of Llandeilo, were due to be placed under TROs in October last year – but thanks to the eagle-eyed attention of GLASS member Dave Gravelle, the two organisations were alerted to their impending fate just in time to intervene.

‘This was the first time that myself or any other local GLASS members had been made aware of these TROs,’ explains Carmarthenshire rep Andrew Hadley. ‘It turns out they were advertised in the Carmarthen Journal back in July 2022 but unfortunately we had missed it. It’s certainly something I will be checking every week from now on as it could have saved a lot of effort if we had picked it up at the time of the applications.’

At this point in time, the TRO applications were due to come into force within a matter of days. Thus the teams from GLASS and the TRF only had until the start of November to challenge them and save the lanes from being lost forever.

‘Thanks to a number of contacts including Sean Brown, Kelvin Varney and my brother Mark Hadley (Chairman of the Local Access Forum for Carmarthenshire), we were able to check out the lanes in question and could see no reason for a TRO on them due to condition or safety,’ continues Andrew. ‘Due to the short timescale, and the fact I was actually away on holiday at the beginning of October, Pete Jones and Chris Mitchell took the lead and I would like to thank them for all their hard work dealing with this.’

Further investigation showed the reason why GLASS had been unaware of the TRO-making process until the eleventh hour. ’The council had only consulted with certain users and not with all users that could be affected by these closures,’ says Andrew. ‘They were fully aware that the Local Access Forum were interested in all TRO applications within the county but had not consulted with them on these applications. They had also failed to provide a statement of reasons for the need for a motor vehicle restriction, and there was no evidence of a road safety issue on these routes.’

GLASS and the TRF both sent pre-action letters to Carmarthenshire County Council, stating that they were willing to challenge these TROs and would take it to court if need be. ‘Fortunately,’ says Andrew, ‘they have seen sense on this occasion and are currently in the process of overturning both TROs.’

Andrew describes the organisations’ joint effort as ‘a great example of everyone working together to get the outcome we need.’ However absurd it seems that the situation existed in the first place, another lesson learned about the way in which a right of way can be closed by a process that’s wrong at every turn – and further evidence, as if it were needed, that green lane users might remain vigilant at all times for back-door assaults on our rights of way emissions, as the automotive landscape changes around them.’

Talking of changes to the automotive landscape, Everrati’s Defenders and Range Rovers are priced at £185,000 and £230,000 respectively. In each case, that’s before VAT and doesn’t include the price of the donor vehicle, so realistically you’re looking at a quarter of a million for a 90 or 110 and fifty grand more for a Rangey.

If your reaction is ‘how much diesel could you buy for that,’ you’re not thinking along the right lines. If your reaction is ‘how many Land Rovers could I buy for that,’ on the other hand…