Chevrolet's e-motor kit to convert gas cars to EVs is EPIC

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Chevrolet's e-motor kit to convert gas cars to EVs is EPIC
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@kennethrea79 Жыл бұрын

Love the idea of conversation kits. They do need to make them affordable.

@kendellmoore8367 Жыл бұрын

They are affordable. You're building a car. Your comment alone tells me you've never completed a build before. When you're finished it's going to be around the same price of a new car if not more. The quality and the sense of accomplishment you get because you did it yourself is what compels people to build a vehicle not the affordability...

@looper964 Жыл бұрын

The Ford kit is comparable to swapping engines

@stevereisman6872 Жыл бұрын

@@kendellmoore8367 Well yeah, but here's the thing: you're dealing with very high voltage and if you do something wrong, you can die! And while I'm sure there are plenty of MIT engineers and other quasi-geniuses out there, the typical person or even gear head can NOT simply do their own EV. These companies will sell you plenty of components but good luck getting everything programmed and working!!!!!! It's FAR FAR FAR from plug & play! So no, I've not completed a build and even though I can build a house and design some electrical circuits, I'm not capable or comfortable trying to do this on my own.

@erisgh0sted961 9 ай бұрын

We need better storage than lithium or kobalt, and better energy production than fossil fuels or coal.

@MR-backup 7 ай бұрын

@@erisgh0sted961 not gonna happen.

@grahamkennedy7221 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with your outlook on humankind. It's shocking to me that many can't seem to understand this concept. Rather than appreciating the positive changes, people tend to focus on a handful of unfortunate events and use that as a justification to paint the world in a dismal hue.

@jimbojones9665 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I want to do to my Winnebago. It's got a ton of room for a huge lithium pack, and plenty of room up top for solar.

@specialopsdave Жыл бұрын

Remember that the room taken up by batteries is going to take some if not most storage space, RVs are typically pretty good about minimizing wasted space as they are. Also keep in mind that the uphill range loss is even worse in heavy vehicles. Not impossible, but something to keep in mind. Alternatively, this would make for possibly the best BLM roamer. Park in BLM land, charge over the course of 2 weeks, then go 20 miles over to your next spot

@summerland6397 Жыл бұрын

I think it would be a great conversion because a motorhome weighs half what a commercial bus does. Most people do not drive more than 300 miles in a day. Spend 2-3 days in an area recharging with your solar on the roof. Especially with todays gas prices.

@jimbojones9665 Жыл бұрын

@@specialopsdave I thought I'd put the batteries underneath, between the frame rails. Maybe give the whole rig a two inch lift to help keep clearances. I'm confident it can be done!

@specialopsdave Жыл бұрын

@@jimbojones9665 Interesting. Just be careful to remember that the frame flexes, so make sure the battery mounting hardware can flex too. Also consider undercarriage protection, so you can roam dirt roads out in BLM without worry; BLM lands are where I feel that setup would work best

@NevagamewithSound Жыл бұрын

AtlisMotorVehicle has a platform just for this very purpose.

@Tron-Jockey Жыл бұрын

I'm planning to use the battery pack and electric motor drive unit from a wrecked 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus model in my old 2000 Frontier pickup. The Leaf drive unit has 250 ft. lbs of torque and 215 Hp which is better than the V6 it's replacing. The entire battery pack should fit and sit nicely in the bed. These old Frontier pickups are built so well it makes the perfect donor vehicle for an around town beater especially one that never needs gasoline or oil.

@kwalelalipimile9245 Жыл бұрын

Please document as much of it and share if you can, might inspire more! I for one would be very interested as hopefully a little later on I may try the same in my 71 ford Falcon Ute or Y60 Nissan Patrol Ute all the way here in Southern Africa, Zambia.

@Tron-Jockey Жыл бұрын

@@kwalelalipimile9245 - Nice idea. Keep in mind that the 62kWh battery packs weigh over 900 lbs. Make sure the UTE can carry that. Might need to beef up the suspension a bit.

@kwalelalipimile9245 Жыл бұрын

@@Tron-Jockey td42 weighs about 1000 lbs but yeah seeing as most will likely be in the back, a beefed up suspension is key. Fortunately already being attended to as I want to be using it for weekend excursions in the mean time, running 33”s on some upgraded leaf springs

@robbailey6476 Жыл бұрын

Would LOVE to see that process

@tomparks3913 Жыл бұрын

What about all the lubricating parts that need fossil oil to continue to work? Or all the other components that need fossil oil to make? And than the cost to retrofit the components without warranty. You are California Dreaming.

@daveriley6310 Жыл бұрын

I have an MG Midget that was converted to EV some years ago. It has eleven 12 v batteries wired in series and an electric motor from a forklift. It needs to be changed over to Li Ion for better range.

@ecurb10 Жыл бұрын

Cool! I've often thought a Mazda MX5 would also be a sweet little EV.

@billsgym5579 Жыл бұрын

Have you checked BatteryHookUp? I purchased cells from them and they were inexpensive and decent quality, they have Ev modules also.

@jimlambrick4642 Жыл бұрын

This is going to be a big deal in a few years. Once all the components are readily available as off the shelf and competitive, small enterprises will spring up that specialize in particular vehicles. Compact pickups... no longer available from manufacturers, plus conventional pickups should be obvious candidates. The real Ford Ranger... not the newer fakes... were once sold as fully electric back in the 90's as 'compliance' cars, mostly in California. Would love to see that come back big time. Way back when... like 1960... you could get engine repair packages for Volkswagens from Sears. Hopefully soon Amazon will be on this. Can't wait.

@kennedy6971 Жыл бұрын

The components are readily available. It's determining where and how to install enough batteries to have a 100 mile range.. re-engineering the entire chassis to have room for batteries is not something your avg guy is set up to do. Anyone can pull out a engine and swap it to electric...but without batteries u have a electric paper weight.

@williammeek4078 Жыл бұрын

@@kennedy6971 these systems are compact. The motor, controller, and some of the battery would fit in the engine compartment. After that, it is balancing the car by splitting the battery between the engine compartment, and where that gas tank used to be.

@jimlambrick4642 Жыл бұрын

That is why older pickups are so much easier to deal with. Room between the frame rails or just make a new custom truck bed/box which is also the battery box. The stock ones are crap anyway. I used to make custom heavy duty truck beds and Rv puller decks.

@mikeselectricstuff Жыл бұрын

Much harder in practice than it sounds - the devil is in the details. Brake servos that need manifold vacuum, aircon, heating, safe battery enclosures, interfacing with existing vehicle controls & instrumentation etc. etc....

@dfiglide Жыл бұрын

It will also high light all of the shortcomings of the old technology.

@grandwizard9088 Жыл бұрын

@Dfin glide Like what, reliability???? I’ll keep my 20 year old truck that I can fix over a POS Tesla that if the touchscreen stops working, the whole car is garbage and you gotta drop thousands🤔🤔🤔

@simon6071 Ай бұрын

@@grandwizard9088 I agree with what you say. E-motor kit to convert gas cars to EVs is EPIC STUPIDITY.

@thetruthserum2816 Жыл бұрын

It needs to be a "complete kit" with selectable components (just like you customize PC's), motor, controller, battery, controls, key protection, crash sensing disable, possible cooling, etc...

@MR-backup 7 ай бұрын

$$$

@markroadking 7 ай бұрын

EV West has some cool stuff

@davidstuart4915 2 ай бұрын

indeed, drop in kits with motor and all auxillaries, eg elec vac pump, elec a/c compressor etc already hooked up with receiver for remote sensors such as throttle, brake, gyro etc . Plus battery pack in modular configurable set up to allow different installations / weight distributions Then the whole lot mass produced to get price down to sub $25k :)

@mglmouser Жыл бұрын

GM had promised the Bolt EV powertrain as a crate engine for conversion projects and we never saw the light of this.

@TruthPoliceLegend Жыл бұрын

thank God

@willxin4517 Жыл бұрын

A company is converting Fiat 500s for about €6,000 in one day, and the French government is including such conversions in their €5,000 grants program. They specialize on a few smaller city cars, but they have the process down pat.

@basedcase 3 ай бұрын

Name of the company?

@SlotHits777 Жыл бұрын

A rock solid conversion ICE to EV is a massive untapped market that would save the landfill scape yards from getting overwhelmed with ICE cars as EV ramp up to scale

@kennedy6971 Жыл бұрын

Yamaha makes a great ev conversion motor package.. fyi

@adoreslaurel Жыл бұрын

Might not be landfill fodder, hopefully crush them and melt them down if practical.

@theairstig9164 Жыл бұрын

Crate motors are for models of significance like a 1966 mustang or a pre unleaded petrol Holden. That would be prior to 1980. The manufacturers DO NOT want people to put EV motors in to anything less than ten years old. Preferably less than 25 years old. This is a marketing burp

@adoreslaurel Жыл бұрын

@@SunriseLAW Sounds good.

@SlotHits777 Жыл бұрын

@@SunriseLAW if you love your ICE car, but live in a post ICE era, you’ll need conversion to keep that car you love/classic able to drive it.

@bryanschuler9097 Ай бұрын

I have great confidence in the ability of GM to take this concept and f*** it beyond any possibility of human recognition. Consider the EV-1. etc.

@trenier23 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad that I bought my Chevy Bolt EUV before all this subscription nonsense got into GM. I do love the idea of "crate propulsion" to the EV market. The kit needs to be complete, that's important.

@pauljs75 Жыл бұрын

If you have the money to spend, I suppose a crate EV package might be a thing to do with a lot of smaller model cars that tend to get overlooked. Might have the footprint of an inline-4 rather than a V-8. The more challenging part would be fitting the supporting components.

@BC-yw2tw Жыл бұрын

May be easy to replace motor but fitting a battery pack and weight problems. I don’t see it happening other than one offs and a small market.

@Mrbfgray Жыл бұрын

Small market to be sure but maybe not trivial. A lot of gear heads spend 10's of thousands customizing or hotroding old cars. Had neighbor with his "Sunday driver" with $50k engine.

@Tron-Jockey Жыл бұрын

Thats why old pickups are the perfect donors for conversion. The battery packs are flat and will fit nicely in the bed.

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

I would only consider this for a light car where limited range is acceptable.

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

@@Tron-Jockey As the driveshaft is removed, the batteries can fit under the bed. I've got a Dodge Rampage front wheel drive trucklet that could be adapted that way.

@nicafyl2 Жыл бұрын

Been there, done that. I converted a VW Rabbit to electric. The result was a perfectly usable car. With today's battery tech, it could be so much better. But, that said, you lose so much. EVs are designed for the torque curve of an electric motor (i.e., no transmission), has accessories (e.g., vacuum pump, A/C) that don't require the motor to be spinning, ... Sure, you can convert a classic car to electric but if you want something to drive every day, shop for something new.

@gacattack1234 Жыл бұрын

There are all manner of electric driven accessories that can be installed. Ultimately though if the car is old there will be a lot of work and cost to add in everything you might need.

@Joe44944 Жыл бұрын

I'd get a cheap new electric car instead of looking to convert an old vehicle to electric b/c that'd still be plenty of other components to repair down the road on an old car thus making a lot more sense in my mind to only convert nice classic cars.

@citris1 Жыл бұрын

It is not just dropping a electric motor under the hood. It is going to take major modifications for the battery, wiring, controls, and gauges. Will this include regenerative braking? Another major project.

@aftonline Жыл бұрын

Transition One in France is doing this for the bottom end of the market - you can convert a basic car to an EV for about 5000 euros.

@macheneclothing Жыл бұрын

E crate is good idea. More brands need to get into this.

@hoeffler1 Жыл бұрын

I have a 65 corvette that was handed down from my grandfather to my dad and now to me. It needs completely restored from the ground up and I would love putting in a EV motor in it.

@MyUniversalUniversity Жыл бұрын

I would not Buy anything from that disingenuous, lying, going bankrupt company.

@MyUniversalUniversity Жыл бұрын

@@taniabanes4707 then don’t. Just my opinion!!

@JakobFischer60 Жыл бұрын

We have it in Germany, also a lot for small trucks, but the prices are so high that it makes no sense to convert.

@reyes09071962 Ай бұрын

I recall how GM was in absolute panic mode when the Honda Accord first came out. The best they could do in response was the Citation (X-body). Anyone remember that? Or how about when diesel was the rage and GM’s response was to put new heads, fuel pump, and two batteries on an Impala. 4:08

@artkirt9555 Жыл бұрын

I have had a Chevy Bolty since 2020, and I'm forced the have OnStar, MyChevrolet and a Mobile Internet subcription ($59.90/month) just so I can contact and maintain my car-- all this is free on my Tesla.

@b4804514 Жыл бұрын

This is pie in the sky.... the weight of the batteries will overwhelm any suspension if put in the trunk. Only a truck can handle the weight and not make handling a mess.

@jimanderson4444 Жыл бұрын

Yes Logan,, care taken where/ how much weight is placed . If range is kept to city commute, can be done.

@robbailey6476 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this idea. The easier it can be made to convert old cars to electric, the better for all of us.

@grandwizard9088 Жыл бұрын

All this electrification is pointless unless we build nuclear power plants..........

@robbailey6476 Жыл бұрын

@@grandwizard9088 Cheaper, easier, and shorter runway to deploy solar and wind. Solar is now the cheapest source of energy in human history.

@grandwizard9088 Жыл бұрын

@Rob Bailey If your actually interested in “Sustainability” and “Clean energy” 1 nuclear station can power 10 million homes and last 100 yrs.......... Or 1 solar panel can supply 100watts of power and 1 wind turbine can supply 1000 homes and solar and wind last on average 25yrs then they are buried in landfills........ which one do you need more of to achieve MAX energy output?????

@robbailey6476 Жыл бұрын

@@grandwizard9088 I'm all for nuclear power. It's a great addition to the energy mix, the problem is the upfront cost and the timeline. It's in the neighborhood of $5 billion and 10 years. So we need major public investment and we need to start yesterday. As for solar panels, the silicon and metals are close to 100% recyclable. As the industry ramps up, there's going to be incentives to avoid throwing them in landfills. Still, landfills aren't the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions. We need to shift the world economies off of petroleum.

@linusa2996 Жыл бұрын

@@grandwizard9088 so what are you going to do with the nuclear waste that each plant generates and you'll need to store for a couple of thousand years long after the plant that generated that waste is gone?

@joseantoniocastrellonjr2568 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the guy who, including the purchase price of the chassis, did it for about $1200? Used electric motor from a forklift, used batteries, used controller.

@mtjm Жыл бұрын

Extracting every mile possible from an existing ice powertrain is the greenest thing to do.

@donelmore2540 Жыл бұрын

I’m having a beautiful ‘64 Beetle converted to electric drive right NOW!

@lj516 Жыл бұрын

Ford's "crate motor" being sold without an inverter or software is like selling an ICE crate engine without the pistons and valves. It's also the exact same motor in the mach-e.

@ev-swap Жыл бұрын

Yes! The other critical components like batteries, a battery management system and some main computer to tie it all together is also missing. It's vaporware

@johnj2496 Жыл бұрын

We as us citizens should get gov subsidiaries to do this like gm did

@johannbrauer9285 Жыл бұрын

Where do the batteries go and what are the options? Maybe this is the worst-case scenario, but I have had four Jeep GCs (5.9, 4.7, 5.7 HEMI, 5.7 HEMI). The complex All-wheel drive system sent them to the junkyard between 165k mi and 200k mi. The engines never failed. I don't know who these kits are for but putting even a $55k electric drivetrain in a $10k car doesn't sound feasible. There is a Chinese company that builds retro American cars on a BYD skateboard for less cost. I would go with one of those.

@summerland6397 Жыл бұрын

You need to do more research about conversions. There are companies in America that have been doing ICE to Electric conversions for the last 25 years or more. They also sell kits for the mechanically inclined.

@r.a.monigold9789 Жыл бұрын

EV conversions to classic cars is very popular in the Seattle / Portland area. Parts can be a problem though, but Fantastic idea GM - BTW make them in AMERICA, please.

@LawrenceRhodes Жыл бұрын

My first EV was a 1956 VW bug with a Curtis controller and a bespoke DC motor. I replaced the batteries and sold it for a profit. With the proper batteries conversions are a good idea. However DC fast charging is a must. The only disadvantage of conversions. OEMs have that down. That said conversions are best with vehicles OEMs are reluctant to develop.

@steveclunn8165 Жыл бұрын

Hello Lawrence I remember u from the evdl form many years ago. How does it feel being an old time EV driver with the new EV driver crowd that seems to think they're the first ones to come up with this. It's funny how fast the pioneers from the past r forgotten . that seems to be life we move on things get better and those that had just crawl and inch their way up the ladder are completely forgotten.

@LawrenceRhodes Жыл бұрын

@@steveclunn8165 You were a little better at converting vehicles than me. Since having a Leaf of one sort or another for almost a decade for what I paid ($28k for a Used 2013 and a new 2016 Leaf) I couldn't make two better functioning EVs than what I could purchase. I only converted because at the time there was no better option...however with all the new hardware out there....maybe...A van would be nice.

@steveclunn8165 Жыл бұрын

@@LawrenceRhodes looking back it seems like things have developed quickly but while we were living at that time waiting for better batteries better motor controllers Etc things seem to be moving quite slow. I kind of feel like the best times to be in electric cars as a hobby was the past and the best time to just buy one as you would a normal car is right now.

@LawrenceRhodes Жыл бұрын

@@steveclunn8165 Yep.

@tomtompkins6779 29 күн бұрын

Take a look at Edison motors. They're out of Canada. Couple of youngsters are building e-axles that will trade out for the original axles on off-road lumber trucks. They're huge. They're also able to trade out axles on business trucks, e450 size to wheel or four-wheel drive and set it up with or without a diesel generator backup. Surprising what a couple of people highly motivated can put together when the big automakers in the United States are sitting on their hands

@blckwaterpark 10 ай бұрын

Never paying for any car services.. unless a cell/Internet or something.

@basedcase 3 ай бұрын

I like Edison motors idea of having a small cat generator that charges the batteries with e-axels

@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the news! Can't believe Ford had an electric crate motor for sale and this is the first time I'm hearing about it. They should pay you to advertise these things.

@gonzostwin1 Жыл бұрын

My dad has a 81 Pontiac Trans Am,, the EV would breathe new life to it for sure

@TheViking34482 Жыл бұрын

I converted my 1997 s-10 15 years ago and it lasted 13,000 miles before the 24 6 volt lead acid batteries was toast and my 2013 volt lasted 24,000 miles before it had 2 weak cells, but I got GM to give me one section of battery, but the dealership charge me 2,000 for the harness.

@davidkreimer2970 5 ай бұрын

A while back, I saw a video of a shop in France that did exactly the same thing. The same model of a run out ICE car you purchased for cheap, went into his shop in the morning and came out in the afternoon as a finished battery car, for cheap. Different shops could specialize in a particular model for significant savings to customers. There is, IMHO, no cheaper way to go to a batterycar, in this particular planet. Good for lions, tin or straw men, and Earthlings

@chrisfox9263 Жыл бұрын

The crate motor is new. BUT converting ICE to EV has been around for 10+ years. Meanwhile my converted trikes (cost $2,000 including lead acid batteries) in the Philippines are not allowed to be registered. So therefore we can't drive them. Hopefully this problem is limited to countries infamous for their corruption.

@2dogsf-ing Жыл бұрын

It wont cost me that much. Im blessed to know how to work on anything that is motorized. An the skill to figure it out if I've never worked on a vehicle before.

@MLFranklin Жыл бұрын

Check out the French EV retrofit company, Transition One. They have a business model to electrify old small diesel cars. They promise to convert the car in about 4 hours for about $8k. Range is only 50 miles, but that's fine for a city car. They promise this for a handful of very popular cars.

@INTHEWILDERNESS-00 8 ай бұрын

I need a 300hp 250-300mile range kit for a 1973 240z that does not weigh more than the original motor/tranny/gas tank setup and is less than $40K and bolts right in. If they can do that then I will admit that they are some badass engineers. Either we figure this out, or all classic cars become new metal ingots or museum pieces by 2030.

@ZoomZoomMX3 4 ай бұрын

I want a vehicle that is basic without any extras except AC and power windows and a great stereo system

@Michael-yi4mc 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Fred Flintstone.

@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын

Ford did this a year ago too. But they soon realized that they needed to cancel the program because they could not supply all the batteries. GM will cancel this program in short order you can bet on it.

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

This is being done for publicity. Tesla probably can't reach this target market. Many of the enthusiast publications and web sites will cover this . Many of the project cars in the magazines are one-off vehicles anyway. GM has dealers and motorhead fans in small cities all over the U.S.

@williamdecamp7343 Жыл бұрын

Where’s the laughing emoji when you need one. What a load of BS!

@JohnnytheBikeGuySLC Жыл бұрын

I do quite a lot of ebike conversions, granted there is much less involved but the premise and utility of conversions is absolute Gold! Huge future market where I predict EV conversion shops in every town and city.

@sevencostanza3931 Жыл бұрын

I sure HOPE SO !!!! I want to keep all my older cars as long as I can.

@frankcoffey Жыл бұрын

Hey, image is GM dealers started offering the entire conversion in the service bay! This could be a huge money maker. They could make more off this and selling a new car.

@user-fb7qu8lu7s Ай бұрын

Bollocks.

@P.Galore 7 ай бұрын

I drive collectable cars that are between 25 annd 45 years old. I would LOVE to convert ALL of them. Just waiting for the installed price to get down to $7500.

@ernestlane Жыл бұрын

Great idea that is economically responsible for the good of the world.

@baldybald100 5 ай бұрын

I love my regular cab 04 Silverado and if I could have an affordable way to convert it to EV, I would do it in a HEARTBEAT!!! :)

@DonziGT230 Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine is putting a Tesla motor in his Porsche Cayman. He was going to go with the Ford motor, but the Tesla was cheaper and had many upsides.

@drhirise1 Жыл бұрын

I had this idea years ago... Along with millions of other people, I'm sure. This would also employ all the mechanics that would be out of work when EVs take over, and save the energy required to produce all the cars on the road all over again.

@tomglenn485 Жыл бұрын

Jack Rickard put a bit effor toward it... Jack sadly passed 2020.... EVmotorVerks.... Jack had an interesting life story, could see things a long way out. He started a magazine in the early 80's called Broardwatch, he had a feeling that ; 'this internet coulkd be a thing'

@vermontjeff2535 Жыл бұрын

It’s awesome, but we are mostly not there yet .

@jerrylawson9003 5 ай бұрын

They converted a cement truck to BEV In Australia. ZERO IMISIONS Whooo!..err WHOOPS.

@rodgemic 10 ай бұрын

I'm hoping the solid-state battery I've been hearing about from I think Toyota can actually hit Market by 2028.

@dbc105 Жыл бұрын

Yea, not many people are paying $40k for EV parts. Only the rich.

@tomardans4258 7 ай бұрын

I’ve thought for a while someone should sell wheels with integral motors to retrofit to ice cars. Remove the old drivetrain, and put in batteries (custom battery holder using previous engine space).

@jefferywages4083 Жыл бұрын

I just saw where a battery company came up with a battery system that charges in 10 minutes runs 400 miles in their car fantastic now are they need is charging stations throughout the whole United States of America

@softwaresignals Жыл бұрын

People have been buying 5-year-old Nissan Leafs ($10,000), taking the battery & powertrain out, and putting them in frame-based pickup trucks of all kinds, Miata or other sports cars, etc. For more money, you could just buy a used Chevy Bolt, take the battery & powertrain out, and put them in mini-vans, sports cars, frame-based pickup trucks, SUVS.... etc.

@jerrylawson9003 5 ай бұрын

Now that I have seen it done on the ford I am all for it.

@annoelzinga791 Жыл бұрын

Keep on going and growing Viking. Doing great 👍🏻

@ilyashick3178 Жыл бұрын

Dealerships in SWF are doing everything for pricing no allow to buy cars for just above MSRP. GM and Ford should only preorder for customers as Volkswagon for ID 4.

@davidmerrell1163 Жыл бұрын

I'm into it, just been looking for the right motor. There isn't many great cost effective options for trucks.

@kenjohnson6101 Жыл бұрын

The French company Transition One offers an EV conversion kit for about 7000-8000 euros (not counting subsidies). The battery (which replaces the gas tank) only has a 60 mile range, but another French company, EP Tender, is developing a portable trailer-tow battery that EV drivers can rent for occasional long trips. Seem like the best of both worlds: Low EV cost, low battery weight, and extended battery range if and when you need it.

@MitzvosGolem1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea! And actually greener to reuse old vehicles.

@sevencostanza3931 Жыл бұрын

Yes...there is a lot of pollution generated when fabbing a brnd new car...no matter if it is ICE, EV or FCEV.

@deandean7472 Жыл бұрын

The only way I could become interested in any electric vehicle is if it was powered by a cold fusion reactor. They are possible. The only reason we can't have them is because you can't put a meter on it. Just think the same power source you use for your car could power your house.

@markmeachen6927 Жыл бұрын

I want an electrified land yacht! A boat tail Riv? A Lincoln Conti, circa 1964? An Imperial? A clamback gm wagon!

@lesliecarter4295 Жыл бұрын

All these old vehicles will run on modern E-fuels. Availability /cost is an issue but a lot cheaper than battery conversion.

@ColinWatters 5 ай бұрын

Their web site still says available mid 2023 and then only to authorised installers. So its going to be too expensive for most people looking to convert a car. The system voltage is 400V which I think might be too high for many DIY conversions because it means using their battery or a whole EV pack. I think most conversions use a lower voltage for space reasons.

@franciscoburgos787 Жыл бұрын

We have to get away from oil. Granted not everyone wants to, but even those folks should be happy to hear there’s more gas for them.

@copperdolphin5291 Жыл бұрын

thanks for doing what you do for us.... I learn a lot from you!!

@JRBunch Жыл бұрын

Great channel and you do a great job of covering everything EV. Can I suggest improving your studio presence with green screen or maybe your working on studio now. I think your channel has much to offer as we progress down the road of electrification. Keep up the good work Mr. Viking. 😉

@billrobinson3508 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to convert either my 56 Chevy car or 57 Chevy 1/2 ton to electric. Yes, exciting times to be alive! Exciting indeed!! Bill Regina, Saskatchewan Canada

@daxtonbrown Жыл бұрын

I'm finishing my 67 Camaro rebuild. Engine $5,500, Transmission, $1500. Will have 400 horsepower. I can buy an awful lot of gas for the spare $50k it would take to go EV.

@cyizarwanda5488 Жыл бұрын

Happiness is relative! I was born in Africa among mud huts and I was happy growing up! Much of my stress anxiety found me after moving into cities and having money and buying cars. I am practically unhappy. Some times I take time off from city life and go to the countryside to reconnect to self. I personally dont find any benefits to modern technologies!

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to convert a Geo Metro to electric. A 1990 to 1994 Metro weighs 100 pounds less than a 1968 VW beetle. There are kits to convert the VW bug to electric.

@G11713 3 ай бұрын

replace the transmission with an electric motor and replace the engine and accessories with LFP batteries, controller, and accessories. use the muffler and transmission inset and gas tank inset for batteries. use the gear shift to enable the parking brake, forward and reverse. neutral is still useful as well.

@danbelainsky1650 Жыл бұрын

YES ... the future look great for Bev's ... my 914's waiting for a transplant!

@larryhogan3-16 Жыл бұрын

The car manufacturers should develop a direct bolt in electric motor. Bolt it directly to the existing drive train in any automobile. Batteries and wiring harness with a variable speed throttle trigger.

@goatlady7761 Жыл бұрын

A great way to stick it to the Victorian government they won't even know your car is electric.

@okieiam7236 Жыл бұрын

This is a Very limited market at $120k. There are numerous new EVs much less than $100k. New warranty, safety features, tech, entertainment etc.

@revgadget 8 ай бұрын

This is Gadget from the documentary revenge of the electric car. I have been doing conversions for about two decades now. If Ford and GM want to make motors available for conversions of old cars, they’ll need to make something that works with an old car. What I’ve been doing so far is either swapping in a whole Tesla drive and suspension into an old car or making an modification to a Tesla drive so that I can connect it to an existing driveshaft. So far what I’ve seen with the Eluminator from Ford is that they are mounting the unit into a Tesla suspension and then spending an additional $20,000 on an inverter. The big car companies are really going to have to step up since you can purchase a slightly used Tesla drivetrain with suspension for less than $6000. Or the drive unit with inverter for around 3500.

@Glathgrundel 6 ай бұрын

I’ve never heard of this before … that’s the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. I have wondered for years why they aren’t available for a realistic price.

@petercoverdale5003 Жыл бұрын

As you recently broke my Rivian loving heart I may now forgive you. This may bridge the gap until I can get a 4wd that can perform in outback Australia.

@StacyB-vk4wl 7 ай бұрын

Replacing a 911 engine with an electric motor is sacrilege. But there are some cars where the engine was garbage to begin with. DeLorean comes to mind. But, just a reminder, the CO2 that will go into making the motor, mining the copper and lithium transporting them to the factory and then on to you will be a wash compared to keeping an old motor built 30+ years ago running. But if you prefer electric and think its slick... more power to ya! Choice makes life great!!

@josephstreet8399 Жыл бұрын

It’s in my best interest as a former Mechanic and am electrician now to have electrical car. However I know better. It’s a pipe dream with today’s battery’s storage. Ppl don’t look at the full picture. There’s more damage done to the environment with an electric car then gas. All you need to do is look at the birth to death of a car. It’s a tragedy the we’re being misled by our govt and so to speak science individuals. Non of these ppl ever get their hands dirty but we’re supposed to believe their looking out for us.

@albertbradfield1945 Жыл бұрын

I would convert if I could afford to, I own a cascada.

@mcgavin098 Жыл бұрын

Gee, I wonder if that'll void my warranty? 😂

@basspig Жыл бұрын

Now if only the cost of electricity would come down and if they could keep the electricity on all the time.

@earllsimmins9373 Жыл бұрын

If I had the money I would go broke. The first thing I would do would be to make a Corvair-e

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

GM should do a retro Corvair EV.

@kevinmcdonald6446 Жыл бұрын

Hub caps on that Ford look like 60's GMC/Chevy.

@junkvista61 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of reuse the old/dead gas cars for electric conversion. I wonder if any company pack everything ready to run in to trailer, like camper trailer, so people just hook it to the back of their cars and the "Etrailer" push/pull the cars . Or simpler is just motors in the hubs, like ebike converter kit, and battery in the where gas engine and gas tank were. I converted my regular bicycle into ebike just like that. Gee! I just Google "ev with hub motor" it shows a bunch of hub motors and someone with their projects. Cool

@charlesphillips5723 Жыл бұрын

Why in the world would I want to do that? I don't drink the foolaid. Like buying a gold plated Timex

@jeffbangkok Жыл бұрын

5 AM I'm looking out at my 2002 CRV and 2012 Mazda BT 50 that look like new. I'm guessing the Chinese are already thinking conversion packages that will cost half of that. The Honda dealer wants to replace the steering due to some leaks. With this news that conversions are on the way I can see still maintaining what I've got.

@joeabad5908 Жыл бұрын

This is what will take off in Asia. I for one ordered an EV converaion kit for my mini pick up to EV.. So excited to received the kit in 2 months.

@joeabad5908 Жыл бұрын

Watching the whole video shows GM is not that committed to transition to EV.. Selling the crate motor without its associated components is making things difficult.

@kuladeeluxe 9 ай бұрын

That would be like me getting an electric retrofit kit for my 1979 Yamaha RD 400f ...the last 2 stroke air cooled street bike. They'd need a gun and police outside my house to get me to do that. Seems to me , crash test performance will be changed drastically with the addition of that much battery weight. I do salute those that are Hot Rodders and building the car of their dreams ...gas or electric.