This $200k Tesla hearse will carry your dead body without killing the environment

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The funeral business is rooted in tradition, so any changes to how things are done are generally a slow process. Perhaps this Tesla Model S hearse will speed things up a bit, with the merging of a stylish hearse and an all-electric vehicle.

Built by a Norwegian specialist, it’s everything you’d expect from a svelte Tesla S being turned into a coffin-carrier.

This modified Tesla S hearse will set you back $200K

Image: Jan Erik Naley

Built by Norwegian hearse specialist, Jan Erik Naley, the Tesla S has some pretty extensive bodywork done. The wheelbase was increased by 80 cm, before the roof was raised to fit a station wagon-style rear door. The inside is wood panels and padding, a respectable almost-final resting place for the occupants.

• If you’re a Finnish funeral director wanting to go green, the modified Tesla S will set you back SEK 1,999,000, which is the equivalent of $207,500 USD
• You’ll save tonnes on gas costs, plus there’s the added bonus of silent idling and no fumes
• With most hearse journeys being short, that’s well-suited to electric vehicles
• The Tesla S frame works pretty well as a station wagon style, with multiple other companies making conversion kit prototypes

Nobody likes to think about their eventual demise, but at least you could ride off in style, right?

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Joe Rice-Jones

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