Electric MOKE achieves Type Approval

Iconic British automotive manufacturer, MOKE International, has announced that the Electric MOKE is the first electric vehicle to achieve the M1 Small Series Type Approval, enabling the sale of the model in the European Union, up to 1,500 units.

The first heritage automotive manufacturer to go fully electric in 2022, its Electric MOKE is a no-emissions recreation of the iconic Mini MOKE – beloved by the likes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Brigitte Bardot. It is also the only vehicle with no roof and no doors to have achieved European certification as a road-legal car.

European Type Approval is regarded as the most stringent automotive certification process in the world. The M1 Small Series variant involves over 100 individual tests to ensure a vehicle model meets rigorous standards for safety, emissions, environmental performance and production requirements before being placed on the EU market.

Isobel Dando, Chief Executive Officer of MOKE International said: “It has been a joy to bring such a beloved British brand into the modern day by going electric last year, and we are thrilled to be the first electric vehicle to achieve this certification.”

Unlike imitations, MOKE International owns the original trademark and its Electric MOKE is a fully certified, street-legal vehicle. Encapsulating modern innovation within its celebrated body shape, the Electric MOKE is crafted using a majority of European parts. The entirely electric car has a top speed of 80 km/h miles per hour, charges to 80 per cent in just two hours, and is capable of reaching distances of up to 80 kms on a single charge.

Originally designed as a parachute droppable vehicle for the British army in 1959, the commercialised Mini MOKE became a glamour accessory by 1964, a favourite of the likes of The Beatles. Almost 60 years on, the Electric MOKE is a contemporary, emissions-free reimagination of the iconic Mini MOKE – a chance for new generations to experience the joy driving a MOKE brings.

The Electric MOKE starts shipping to France this month.