New electric American supercar with classic style aims for a quicker charge

The lawns of Pebble Beach fill with classic cars every August, and many automakers use the gathering of thousands of wealthy enthusiasts to pitch their newest models. Today, a San Francisco electric-vehicle start up unveiled its first car here — and while the shape will be familiar to any Shelby fan, the power system is billed as thoroughly modern.

Renovo Motors, a startup founded by two Silicon Valley veterans four years ago, says it plans to start building copies of this Coupe early next year. Based on the modern recreation of the Shelby Cobra Daytona chassis built by the late Carroll Shelby's shop, the exterior was refined by original designer Peter Brock. It retains all of the original Shelby cues, with the only hint of the different power source coming from the side exhaust pipes that have no opening.