{"id":1799,"date":"2021-11-06T17:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2021-11-06T17:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T09:38:05","slug":"james-marsdens-battery-powered-buick-electra-electrifies-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1799","title":{"rendered":"James Marsden&#8217;s battery-powered Buick Electra electrifies Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/931\/524\/electra-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Test drive: 2021 Buick Envision\" data-v-13907676> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-13907676>Test drive: 2021 Buick Envision<\/h4>\n<p data-v-13907676>The 2021 Buick Envision is the second-generation of the China-made compact utility vehicle and Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu says it is very much a Buick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Electra has finally gone electric. Sort of.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/electra-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A rusted out, classic Buick Electra actor James Marsden had converted to run on plug-in hybrid power has made its public debut at the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/electra-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>The 1963 sedan was built by Ant Anstead for the Discovery+ show Celebrity IOU: Joyride, which sees stars gifting friends dream cars.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/revero.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>Instead of electrifying the Electra&#8217;s ancient underpinnings, Anstead installed its body onto the chassis of a modern Karma Revero, which has a long hood that gives it similar dimensions to the Buick, and added a carbon fiber hood and trunk to help reduce weight and add to the custom look.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/electra-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>The Revero is an updated version of the Fisker Karma that can cover 61 miles on battery power, &nbsp;but also has a turbocharged three-cylinder BMW engine that works as a generator for longer trips.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/electra-rear.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;X-Men&#8221; star Marsden commissioned the car for his ex-brother-in-law, who had a fondness for the model.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/electra-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>As for why Buick hasn&#8217;t jumped on the electric bandwagon by bringing back the Electra, it actually has.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/9f73f590-electra-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>Last year, the brand unveiled an electric Electra SUV concept in China, but hasn&#8217;t yet confirmed it will put it into production, let alone sell it in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Test drive: 2021 Buick Envision The 2021 Buick Envision is the second-generation of the China-made compact utility vehicle and Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu says it is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}