70% of Defenders are still on the road, the other 30% made it back home 😁👍🏻 Does the raised floor in this one mean an even bigger battery pack in the rear? The colour of this one wasn't my cup of tea, a nice silver or grey one would be more pleasing.

I would prefer a hybrid of the two. Yours but with a roof, some creature comforts and road oriented tyres.

Nice Defenders seen the green one in person, i really enjoyed the chat i had with one of you guys at The British Motor Show two week ago... Nice cars there and nice guys too..have great weekend

Things I love about this as a city car: chunky tyre wall, great for curbs, speed bumps and potholes. And you can park cheek by jowl and not worry one iota about someone bumping your front or rear bumpers. I will say though I don't think they're as practical as you're making out. Ingress and egress is tricky, especially if you're elderly or have mobility issues but find 'normal' cars fine to use.

Nice to see one of your kits come back to you for a visit

the only problem with having such good brakes is the people behind won't be able to stop as fast😆

Love the work that has gone into it. The interior is next level but the exterior design looks like a childs toy.

the pallet wood is a little incongruous

I saw this defender in Brown Thomas inside the shop, extremely well finished close up 👌

I would only change the grill, as for your question… I’m urban!! It sure feels comfortable if rain comes!

I’m not sure I would choose that exact colour (Maybe a BRG derivative) but I’m a ‘city boy’ and I need my enclosed cabin so I would want the Urban version.

The problem with you guys is you keep making things I now want. And I WANT. I want both!

I'd love the urban one in a light pink colour with diamonte trim accents.

Another great show Richard! Still driving my 03 Disco 2A TD5. You've got 5 years to make a kit for these please sir! I drive modern 4wd's at work , but none of them have the feel of my Disco! You are getting very good as a presenter as well mate.......I see a new career down the line..LOL Cheers Gregg.

Nobody like the colour (neither do I), but I'd love to have either! 👏👏👏

I'm digging the blue land Rover. Only thing I would change is the white flares and rims, rather have black flares and rims like a Richard's defender

Personally I really like the style of hard top, yes I may go with a different colour but its so well finished I wouldn't be unhappy with it.

For a city car - Let’s go. But the country version for me please ❤

The light color is going to show every speck of mud or dirt, but the finish and looks are otherwise impeccable. High end city cruising for sure, I suppose it won't be taken off-road very often anyway. Still great for icy / snowy streets in winter, and can for sure get overland fine if you give it a bath after. Personally I like the more spartan, functional look, but hey, to each their own. I'd take this in black or dark green. In any case, seems top notch work and exactly to the customer's wishes. Very impressive.

Not being a hard off road guy, I really like the blue one. The only thing I would change is wider tires. They look too skinny for my taste.

blue with black trims and wheels , would have been my preference

I like the look, reminds me of a 70's bronco

Hello Richard. Lovely video and driving show. For your last question; I would answer "country" for (also) city use. Thank you for sharing new products from the competition XD XD. I guess we all should be electric and friendly, like you are, and stop ranting about other competitors.

I am torn, I honestly like both variants. However, living in a pioneering state in the U.S., I would probably choose the off road rugged Defender.

I'm cheeky, I'd love a Landy but in Fergie TE 20 grey XD

Coun-ban. But make it a 110 single cab pickup with two sets of wheels and a rear anti roll bar with some sort of quick release.

Love your work 👍

Oh my god I want one not that god awfully colour combination though but love it. But have a Ford focus and wish could have that Tesla'd love what you do guys one day I will order that electric Defender some day!

Another fun one Richard, well done ;-) Keep them coming!

Definitely prefer yours. It's a no like - E for me. A color change would to wonders.

Great to see a conversation done using your kit by another company.

An old rusty defender cost already a fortune. But I def would one of these. Dont need to go fast I need something that lasts and cheap to keep going.

Urban Defender is like off-road Fiesta/Micra ;) Coud be cool (and this one sure is). Not sure if should.

I'd make the wheel arches black instead of white. I'd definitely want LED lights all around and as much carbon fiber body panels as I can get. A light land rover EV sounds like a lot of fun

This looks fantastic. Amazingly polished . I love it.

Particularly interested in this defender episode ❤️

I'd love to see one of these conversions done on a Discovery of any era, or on a modern Range Rover. I'm a country bumpkin but I still want to sit in a bit of comfort in my work horse! Basically what I'm saying is please make me a British Rivian mate 😂

Take the wood and leather out, painted interior with Alcantara, outside, black or dark colour, tinted windows, roof glass delete, and low profile tires

What do I think of the blue one? YUK!

(Not a Defender person) the blue one is pretty cool but on balance I prefer the low-key look of your one

Interesting comment about the all-round view being good for city journeys, the wife took over a flower business in '87, inheriting an early Nissan Prairie. She was initially concerned about the 'looking out visibility' for parking and heavy traffic times, but, like you said about the Landy, she could see all corners, so it was never a problem. We lived in Potters Bar and drove into New Covent Garden, Vauxhall, down the Edgware Road, and when she needed a bigger vehicle she looked at the Defender 110 - she wanted the ability to be able to tell Mr Murphy in his scruffy green builders vans, that used to cut everybody up, to take it out of her bumper!! In the end she didn't get one as the seat cushions, or padded garden chair cushions, really, killed her already problematic back!! I don't think that blue 90 would cut it as a 'Chelsea Tractor', although it would be perfect for the job if it had seats for a couple more kids in the back, but it wouldn't pass the 'show-off' test needed to qualify. Having spent a long time working in and around Kensington, those big limo Mercs and Range Rovers were a joy to behold as the school run mums tried to park them in a parking bay!! Much hilarity!! The wife told more than one who reversed into the Prairie " Just because you can afford it, doesn't mean you can drive it safely"!! Happy days.

british racing green with black alloys... gotta have seats in the back though..

Hey, Moggy I think that you have surprised me. I quite like it. Another great job.

I love them both! They are really nice! But I miss the white striping on the "fuel cap" on the city Defender. ;-)

Definitely country! Color is a very much personal taste but I am sure most country lovers won’t prefer that color. Luxury interior in a country car feel’s just some overkill. Thanks for just another nice video 👍

Wish your kits were available in USA near NJ. :) Love to get my wifes mini cooper done.

I like them both - horses for courses. But aside from having the urban version in a quieter colour I'd also go for 3 seats across the front and 2 in the back

The AVA Discovery is very cool! I'm a fan of the luxurious interior, but I'd chose different colours, and have carpet in the back instead of wood.

I would love to have that car. The only thing i would change is the colour of it. I would like it black. And yes the fun thing is getting away from the lights, outrunning the loud well let's say, Golf GTI's ;-)

Awesome finish on it but not sure about the blue and white colour on a land rover

Mate yours is so much more fun as not many would consider what it can do. I think the blue one would look so much better without those awful white wheel arches. Black or at least body colour. Lottery for me and I'd be calling you ASAP 😀

If Barbie and Ken had a city farm …. That’s the Land Rover they’d choose 😂

Not a big fan of the colour or some of the spec, but I love the idea of an electrified Defender. Your mate could roll by in a Lamborghini but you’d still be in a cooler car.

I've always love the Landrovers going back to the safari shows of the '70s. After watching this episode I hopped on some military surplus sites, just curious as to how much going a stripped out conversion would cost. There I came across a Ferret, ever think about converting one of those for fun? Would be a hoot.

looks beautiful

Electric~ Thank you!you shraed great picture! see you on my side, 📽

I love it 😍! Thinking of converting a ‘72 Chevelle someday…. Not sure though 🤔

I'm *suburban*-style, born and bred. Not sure what the UK equivalent would be. It means I drive in many traffic jams, but still find free parking at most of my destinations.

Again though the important piece of information is the cost to convert to a BEV.

Great video Rick. I have a classic 1956 Ford Prefect Deluxe (the deluxe means it has a heater...lol). I inherited it from my father in law and he was the second owner. I wondered if you had converted one to electric yet. It has a 3 speed gearbox and reverse. Keep up the videos ☺

I am sold on 100% electric mobility since I've owed a 2021 Tesla Model 3 Performance. I can not go back to IC engine nor hybrids. My Tesla is the bees knees! However, I'll go for a Land Rover Defender like the one Rich is explaining because it's Tesla powered and one can sit higher. Maybe Tesla will come out with this! Who knows?

Well. Now I know exactly what I want to buy!

Florida man votes country ,ava is very nice & fast ...

That blue and white one is hurting my eyes! I like the idea of the conversion, but it would have to be in a standard landy colour if it were mine.......

I love it, looks futuristic

Don’t like the colour, would be nice in gun metal grey and black trim, also forget the wood in the back, other than that I liked it a lot

Amazing, we have a local offroader(Suzuki Gypsy) with somewhat similar credentials, I think we should consider converting all of them to electric. While this is a great project and awesome execution, 150K is a bit too much for our country(India), but you guys have inspired all of us, keep up the good work. Future is not all that bad for those wanting to give second life to their ICE cars. How about converting Jimny the same way and pursue Suzuki to just sell the bare bones body to a company who will retrofit electric drivetrain? :-D Thats one idea I think we offroad /utility vehicle enthisiasts would be eager to know with our eyes wide open. Thank you again for the awesome episode.

like it but the green one more like it!

Great quality finish. But I am not fan of the color. Maybe in a different color combination like yours.

I'm afraid that the stopping power comes (to a large extend) down to those tyres you don't like. So swap some tyres and check first before your order the expensive stuff.

I appreciate the build quality of the "tarmac" Defender, but it's Richard's Defender all the way for me.

I'd take your country model, convert all the lights to LED, convert as many panels to carbon fiber as possible, and probably leave everything else as is

I've got a couple of defenders because I like the way they look so not a fan of the grill /lights etc and the colour makes me think icecream van for some reason . Now the green one ..... Dreams !

Yup in terms of colour

AVA body color seems to be based on the "Smurfs" theme.

Excellent video!!

Ok, it's a city vehicle with city styling. Lowered springs, anti-roll bars, road tyres & a paint scheme that will scream if you park too close to a hedge. So why on earth has it got serious off-road Terrafirma bead-locker wheels? Do they plan on dropping the tyres down to 5psi to rock-crawl up a particularly tricky kerb? There's no shortage of urban style alloy & steel wheels available for defenders, but these ones just don't suit the rest of the build.

Like the white roof, white Safari roof would have been better

I would prefer a colour that is from the original pallet, and a basic interior with the sound proofing added. But I do like a hard top. I would rather the jump seats were still installed.

"its different" the wood floor for me does not match the interior styling of the AVA. Maybe a modern tray would have been a better match.

It's very noice! I'd go with a country version of the closed roof 90. Maybe with an in between interior. spec. Actually can I just have both. I might need to get onto Jaunt here in Australia.

It would be cool if you could get your hands on a kernazeg electric motor. They are so small and powerful

How much is one of them from them. Thanks for answering the price, like them both. There are many 4X4 running around over here in the city and out.

Be honest something in-between the 2 something that can be comfortable in the city for every day use but also on the weekends can go out find a off road track and get muddy aswell.

Only TWO minor changes … I would make for this … I change the seat belt to something else … And… The steering wheel would be better, I think, if it where wood style … that would definitely class things up a bit 💪 Greetings from Germany everybody 👋 … PS. as far as the back seats are concerned… sure would be nice to have some but, the battery pack is so high …

A place for both.

Those seatbelts are very Thunderbirds. When they handed it over, were there strings attached? I’ll see myself out.

It’s a top shelf conversion. But totally urban. I didn’t know you could sound proof an older car. Personally I like country style for the older 4x4s. I ask this to anyone I meet with a 4x4 in urban setting. How often do you use 4x4 mode? And then for most. Why do you have a 4x4 if you don’t ever use the 4x4? Sigh.

Great episode

Lovely car, horrible colour (outside) and what's with the compromised rear? Is that the same for all Defenders with this kit installed? Can't some modules fit under the floor? Not that I can say much as my Freelander will be compromised a bit too as I have to put batteries in the rear but not as much as this.

What a racket inside.

Likee: Electric conversion. Easy availability of the conversion kit. Performance. Excellent brakes. No body roll. First rate craftsmanship. Running boards. Superb finish. Cab luxury. 2 seats (Many people don't need four.). 100 kilowatt hour battery. Compact size for what it is. No likee: Bodywork colour. White wheel hubs. White wheel arches. Seatbelt colour. No CCS = slow recharging. No cargo restraint in back. That really annoying motor whine. Nowhere to store recharging cable properly. Unsure: Is that planking covering a cargo space? If so, then I really like the idea of the extra covered storage. If it simply covers the battery, it's a really nice touch, but the centre of mass might be higher than it could be, as a result of that battery being mounted so high. In an urban car, road clearance is not so important as with a true off-roader, so the batteries might be fitted lower down.. On balance, and if done in dark green, then I'd be really pleased if someone gave me the car as a gift. I don't really have the funds for buying one, or paying for the conversion. The owner must love it! Thanks Richard. And at ~8:50 - Hello, Tim!

Country or County was always a choice.

Please open an agency in France ! 😃

yep……I could get used to it. Still would take yours.

At first look I didn’t like this vehicle, but as the video progressed my opinions softened. For me BRG or metallic grey would be the colour, with less lairy wheels. As a final choice I prefer the Moggy Rover 😂👍

Nice, the blue belts match the paint color! The instrument panel does not really fit with top notch upholstery. No hooks and nets in the boot, it looks not very practical. Is this car a POC?

Country!!

I’m taking the country.

Richard, any details of cost or the kit? (is it coming down?) and likely labour costs for fitting? .... and is/will the M3 motor reduce costs? Really interested but cost has been prohibitive so far.