An electric TVR? British brand could return with an EV

Troubled British sports car maker TVR could be about to make a comeback with a new line-up including an all-electric model.

The brand famous for its old-school V8s and disregard for modern safety systems has had a tough time of it in recent years but now might be about to stage a Lazarus-like revival.

And its future could embrace electric power alongside rumbling ICE motors after it was taken over by Charge Holdings.

Charge Holdings is the parent company of Charge Cars, which itself went belly up in 2024 before being resurrected. Charge Cars is the company behind the ‘67 – a Ford-sanctioned all-electric, carbon-bodied recreation of the 1960s Mustang.

Announcing its acquisition of TVR Automotive, Charge Holdings said it was on a mission to unite “iconic performance brands and world-class manufacturing expertise under a singular vision of redefining modern motoring luxury”.

It is planning a “multi-phased restructuring of TVR” that will create a “multi-brand, low-volume integrated automotive group”.

The first step on that multi-phased return is a focus on combustion models, starting with putting the V8-powered Griffith – first previewed in 2017 – into production.

After that, however, Charge Holdings claims that TVR will expand into electrified platforms “in future”.

Does that mean we could see a TVR based on the ‘67’s platform? Here’s hoping – 536bhp, 1,121lb ft of torque and 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds from a quad-motor setup sounds distinctly TVR-like.

Paul Abercrombie, CEO of Charge Holdings, stated: “Charge Holdings’ mission is to bring together iconic performance brands and world-class manufacturing expertise. This strategic merger with TVR is set to unite heritage with innovation, creating a new leader in the low-volume luxury automotive sector.”

More details will, apparently, follow next year.

The Charge Holdings announcement is the latest move in a tangled recent history for TVR.

After the original Blackpool-based business went belly up in 2006, the name changed hands multiple times, with various attempts to get it up and running again. Grand plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in Wales fell apart and the company lost access to the Gordon Murray-designed iStream platform which was initially meant to underpin the new Griffiths.

Quite how Charge Holdings will overcome these obstacles remains to be seen, but here’s hoping something good comes out of it.