The RBW MG Roadster was conceived and developed by Peter Swain, who has brought together his knowledge of previous electrical and electronic businesses and married them to his passion for classic sports cars. The new company of RBW Electric Classic Cars is family-owned and the name RBW was created from the initials of his children.

As the MD of restoration company RBW Classic & Sports Cars, Peter could see that these vehicles faced an uncertain future in the modern world. He saw the potential for an electric car that had all the benefits of a modern vehicle but with the aesthetic appeal of a beautiful classic car. And so RBW Electric Classic Cars evolved. 

Not one for doing things by half measure, Peter pulled together the industry experts and the biggest names in the automotive world to make his vision become a reality. Working closely with Continental and its subsidiary Continental Engineering Services (CES), RBW has designed a classic sports car of the future. 

As a motoring enthusiast, Peter has an affection for British sports cars having owned many MGs, Triumphs and Jaguars himself over the years. So, when looking at designs for the first RBW car, it was natural that the British sports car came to mind. Taking inspiration from the traditional roadster, the RBW recreation has improved the classic accents and added some subtle highlights to create a stunning exterior for this modern electric car.

Recently Ian Mills has joined the company as Managing Director, with Peter Swain now CEO.

Currently RBW offer EV versions of the MGB roadster and GT, and a reversible EV conversion for the Jaguar E-Type. RBW is based in Shenstone near Lichfield, Staffordshire.

Revelation Motorsport was founded by racing driver Tim Harmer and the company is based in West Yorkshire. Tim, who has multiple championships under his belt, is an ARDS race instructor and caters for all driving abilities and circuits. They currently manufacture three models of the Revelation single seater race car, all eligible for several race series, with ambitious plans to add to the range in the near future.

A new British company, called Revolution Racecars and based in Peterborough, has launched a radical new LMP style racer, designed for competition and serious track day use.

The Revolution is the brainchild of Phil Abbott, one of the co-founders of highly respected Radical Sportscars also based in Peterborough, and well known for their own international race series. Not long after he took up racing, Phil realised no-one made the kind of car he wanted to race. As a talented fabricator he had the expertise to do something about it and so Radical was born.

After leaving Radical in 2016 and following a stint at racing car manufacturer Ligier, Abbottt has created another two-seater track car, with the emphasis of providing customers with a high tech, well-made and reliable car but for a reasonable budget of less than £100K. Simon Cox, formerly head of design at Infiniti and GM and also with experience at Ligier, has been in charge of styling the Revolution A-One. Also in this experienced team is Pete Watts, former head of composites at BAR F1, Bentley Le Mans and a design engineer on the Bugatti Veyron.

Customer deliveries have begun and the first of their own race series is already planned for 2019.

Riversimple is a start-up company based in Llandrindod Wells, Powys and has dedicated the last few years to developing a small, lightweight, hydrogen powered electric car. They use hydrogen, not batteries and emit nothing but water and are able to refill in three minutes.

This highly innovative car is called Rasa, which comes from the Latin Tabula Rasa meaning 'Clean Slate'. The latest pre-production version is known as the Rasa Beta.

The team behind the Rasa, led by Guy Battle, Hugo Spowers, Fiona Clancy and Estelle Clark, come from all sorts of background including motor racing, yatch design, engineering and automotive design.

Once the car is in series production, customer 'ownership' will be a very different proposal from the norm. New customers will receive a car – their car – and all the maintenance, insurance and fuel to run it.  One payment to cover everything – at the equivalent monthly cost of running a normal, average car.

The new prototype car is the forerunner to a 12 month Beta test of 20 cars starting in late 2018. They plan to move into a production phase rapidly after the trial.

RML Group grew out of the motor racing endeavours of the Mallock family, starting in 1936 when Major Arthure Mallock fielded his first Austin 7-based special. His great impact on the sport came in 1958 when he introduced the legendary U2 series of club racers. They launched the careers of dozens of successful drivers and engineers.

Brothers Richard and Ray Mallock followed in their father’s footsteps in the 1970s, both winning championships driving cars bearing the Mallock name. Ray Mallock built a successful career behind the wheel, climbing the single-seater ladder on his way to becoming a professional driver with the Aston Martin Group C Sportscar Programme. He later led Ecurie Ecosse’s successful assault on the World Sportscar Championship’s C2 division.

Along the way, Ray set up his own motorsport business to take advantage of his combined engineering and driving skills. Initially, the venture supported the Aston Martin effort before evolving into RML.

Now, they are a world-leading high performance automotive engineering company working for global brands seeking first-class product and services solutions, usually against short deadlines. They operate in four main sectors: Automotive, Motorsport, Defence and New Energy.

They are led by Michael Mallock, Ray’s son, who took over as CEO in 2016 after joining the firm as an apprentice and working in all its areas. Following a break as a successful full-time racing driver, he returned as business development manager in 2010 then became CEO when Ray retired.

The company is in the process of building the first examples of their exciting, handbuilt RML Short Wheelbase heritage GT car, inspired by the legendary Ferrari 250 SWB. There is a planned limited production run of just 30 examples.