Electric Ford Bronco from Zero Labs gets 600 horsepower and a new platform

The Ford Bronco is on everybody’s mind right now. With two (!) leaks yesterday and another the week previous, the internet is abuzz with Bronco activity. However, there’s even more Bronco news out there this week, and it’s not coming from Ford. Instead, this news bulletin is coming to us from Zero Labs in Southern California.

Just under a year ago, Zero Labs introduced its electric Ford Bronco restomod. We were impressed by the specs, layout and design of the remade classic then, but the startup has even more to add now: a new platform. The change is rather drastic, too. A Zero Labs Ford Bronco on the original launch platform used solid axles front and rear, offered two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, shifted via a five-speed manual transmission and had 330 horsepower. As an aside, the photos at the top of this post are of the original, meaning it’s still on the old platform. We’ll update with new photos when Zero Labs provides them. The details are out, though.

This new truck has a fully independent suspension in front and rear, an automatic transmission, new all-wheel-drive system and up to 600 horsepower in dual-motor form. But wait, there’s more. Zero Labs has also introduced an air suspension that allows for height adjustments to be made. It’s capable of “Level 3 fast charging,” as opposed to Level 2-only from before. The launch truck was only available as a hard top, but this new truck can be had as a soft top or roof delete. In a move to reduce costs (hopefully) you can also get one with a steel body, instead of the carbon fiber-only body offered previously.

There are still some questions we have about the new platform, though. Zero Labs said the first version of the truck had a 190-mile range and 70 kWh battery pack. The exploded chassis view on the company’s website shows a very different looking floor structure, so we’re not totally sure if it’s the same battery or not. Its increased charge speed already indicates that Zero Labs has done some tinkering around. We’ve asked Zero Labs for an explanation and will update upon hearing back. The Bronco’s price is also in question, as the launch edition (with the carbon fiber body) started at about $185,000. It’s unclear how much more expensive it will be with the 600 horsepower dual-motor setup, or how much cheaper it’ll be with the steel-bodied single-motor (300 horsepower) setup.

Regardless, Zero Labs won’t be producing many of them. Think less than 100 in a year. That said, we wouldn’t mind taking one for a spin.

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