… you will soon be able to buy a look-alike EV version, which will be manufactured in Virginia.
That being said, it’s not cheap, it’s not fast, and its range is… limited.
And, then there is the question of whether they will go the way of Fisker and other EV startups that have gone belly-up.
Since they are a “boutique” manufacturer, I think they can make it. They’ve been doing this in the UK, so why not here? The MG-B is so popular in British culture that you can buy a complete MG-B body stamped from the original dies welded together. Whatever technical base they are using for the electric powertrain might be an issue but they are building cars.
Companies like Revology successfully make reproduction first gen Mustangs from mild to wild in the US from reproduction bodies and parts. I am pretty sure you could build an entire 65 Mustang without a single original Ford part.
Amazingly enough, there are steel repro bodies built for a number of popular older cars… '67 to '69 Camaros, '55 to '57 Chevys, '70 Chevelle, 1932 Fords, and the classic Mark 1 Mini.
And at least for a while, not sure if still doing it or not, GM performance parts was selling complete EV swap kits for popular GM classic hot rods, it was a complete driveline kit, so you could have a 100% brand new EV 67 Camaro or whatever… Pretty cool concept…
I guess the long range version of the MG pulled a trailer with another battery??? 
Gasoline generator!
But then wouldn’t that make it kinda a PHEV??
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“can go from 0-60 mph in eight seconds”
How does an electric take that long? I get the electronically limited top speed of 90 (though wouldn’t want that). I’m guessing the accel is also electronically limited to extend overall range?
Puny electric motors. Add the ridiculously short range of 150 miles, and it’s garbage IMO. Hey, I drive an EV and I’m not swayed by the idea of a MG with a BEV power plant. IMO no one should buy this insignificant puddle of……mud. Send RBW back across the pond with their tails between their legs. Right next to their heads. 
Glorified golf carts?
I agree with you, on all points.
I’m thinking that because the car is so small, they can’t fit a decent-size battery pack in the chassis, hence the compromised acceleration in order to extend its very poor range.
7 Cell Battery option for 200mi Range, instead off six. Pricey but similar to other restomod MGB
The brand new EV classic MGB ‘Restomod’ // The Late Brake Show
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The discussion after this comment made me laugh! In 1965, an MG-B took… 12.6 seconds to reach 60 mph and you all are thinking 8 seconds is SLOW? 
Maybe this manufacturer thought a 4 second 0 to 60 was not keeping in the character of the original car? Or maybe it is to extend range. Or maybe the 60 year old design can’t handle the torque required for a 0-60 less than 8 seconds. Take your pick!
As for the range… a buyer of an EV MG-B from the 60’s will likely be just fine with 130 mile range. It doesn’t need to be a long range touring machine. Unless you were a masochist, it wasn’t a long range machine back in the 60s either… harsh, loud, unreliable and leaks like a sieve in a rainstorm!
In the '60s, that was acceptable acceleration. By modern standards, I don’t consider it to be acceptable.
But, then again, I wouldn’t be in the market for something that small. The driver of a lifted truck wouldn’t even be able to see one directly in front of his vehicle, which could lead to situations that are… not good.
2025 Honda Civic 2.0 L engine; 0 to 60 time is 9.7 seconds, is this unacceptable?
To me, yes.
You might disagree.
My current vehicle can do it in less than 6 seconds.
For an electric, yes!! I wouldn’t compare it to the original ICE. It’s not the same car. Just pretending to look like it.
Not all EVs are quick.
Chevy Bolt 0-60 is 7.2 seconds
A Nissan Leaf is 7.4 seconds
A Fiat 500e is 8.5 seconds
Seems right in line with the MG.
But they don’t cost at least $139,000. At that price, I expect more than mediocrity.
Exactly!
The “premium” version of the Nissan Leaf lists for $44,330, and it can do a 0-60 run in 7 seconds. The Fiat 500E lists at less than $35k (if you can actually find a Fiat dealership at this point…), and is only .1 seconds behind the “e-MG” in a 0-60 run. And, both of those lower-priced vehicles also have a longer battery range than the “e-MG”.
But, at the end of the day, this is really an apples-to-oranges comparison because the Bolt has been discontinued, and all of these small EVs are designed for a different market position than the “e-MG”.
