The highways of Italy will soon provide the runway for a new model of an old classic. The model strutting her stuff will be an all-electric DeLorean DMC-12, developed by the combination of Wired Italy and eCars Now! Italy.

Timed for the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future’s original European release, the car will travel from Milano to Rome while charging the car when the crew stops for lunch along the way.

The car won’t be taking the main highways, but will cruise the countryside, showing the car in as many places as possible. Universal Pictures is sponsoring Back to the Future marathons in coordination with the arrival of this electric vehicle at its various stops.

In building the car you might expect the biggest problem to be the electrification process, but finding parts for this rare car, which was sold primarily in North America, is the real challenge.

The car hasn’t been built yet, but parts of a DeLorean have arrived from Dallas. A turnkey electric car conversion kit and the required batteries, calculated to fit the vehicle perfectly, are ready for installation when the car itself is complete. The custom batteries were built in South Korea and a Germany company is molding them to fit the car.

Many things needed to be considered in designing the batteries themselves and their placement, including the balance and performance of the car, and the number of batteries required for the engine.

If all goes well, this “Back to the Future” car will soon be humming down the 435 mile, three day journey to Rome.