A citroen 2CV electric will be hilarious, The first original one has only 8 horsepower.. so with this motor a big improvement 🙂

You’re so spot on about the simplicity, that’s exactly what we need more of.

I just completed a 6,000 mile US road trip in my 2021 Model 3 SR+ Over 13 days of driving (July 10 through July 31, 2022, with time in Kentucky) from Sacramento CA to Louisville KY and back (with numerous side trips), I drove nearly half what I drive in a year. The final analysis: Wow. This is definitely a road warrior vehicle, despite so-called “conventional wisdom.” I am still plugging in metrics and numbers, but I estimate about 60 charging stops. In all those stops, I only had ONE 5 minute wait, at Glenwood Springs, CO. One. 5 minutes. I’ve waited longer in a grocery store line. I drove through and charged in major cities (LA, Amarillo, OK City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City) and countless small towns and wide spots in the road. Typically, I was either the only one there or one of two Teslas. My typical stop was 20-25 minutes. Enough time to have a short walk about, use the bathroom, grab a bottle of water, and then get back on the road (the breaks, and auto pilot, assured I’d be rested and relaxed after hours of travel). Weekdays, weekends, rush hour, nighttime, huge supercharger (50+) or small (4), interstate or blue highway… I drove and charged through them all. No cherry picking. ~60 superchargers. 6,000 miles. 13 days of driving. In July 2022. One wait. 5 minutes. I can’t speak for others. But a complete success in my book.

Converting a Japanese kei truck would be a fantastic conversion. They are so practical and well suited for many applications, and perfect for many companies in any type of service Industry.iam a fan from USA, I wish we had more people like you here, Ed W.

Please do a Fiat 850 coupe conversion, you guys are too good!

Every kit you guys do, do great honor to the term "bolt-on"!! 💙 Also 7:30 75V "can still give you a fair old whack"! 😄

This is excellent work, the moment a bolt on system is available for a classic mini, I’m buying it immediately. But it won’t be perfect unless it has pointy chrome mirrors!

Been toying with the idea of a EV Datsun 510!

Ha, I have a 2017 Fiat 500e. It only gets about 100 mile range as well, but that's working for me even in Houston! Also, totally unintentional on your part, but showing that interior was a massive help to me. I thought the plastic on my instrument guage cover was discoloring. Apparently it's just a slightly different color, as on the original!

I am hoping that EV conversions become more affordable in the near future. I would love to convert one of my cars from Diesel to full EV but the costs at the moment are way out of my price range.

very clean setup. Would love to see some driving footage while discussing the specs. Cars like this are common in Europe but for us North Americans these are a novelty so love seeing them in action.

Fiat 500, VW Beetle, Smart Fortwo are probably the best options for EV conversion's in my books because they're all still pretty common and yet classic in design... I know I'd personally love to convert my Smartie from diesel to EV...

I am a drag racer. I would love to have a conversion running a transmission and drive shaft or prop shaft to rear Axle. It would have all of the attributes that combustion engines have to be forced to do. 100% torque at the hit will be brutal. I do say WILL be. I wish I could do my 55 Chevy.

That would work well for the little Renault 5 as well, with a high power version in the Renault 5 turbo body shell.

Morris Minor Traveller, that would bring back memories of being ferried around by my grandparents 40 years ago!

Modern EV's have far too many expensive bells and whistles. What many people want is the simplicity that the FIAT offers. For most of the time, even a heater is superfluous. Thanks Richard.

Fantastic! I love EVs. I love ICEs. Those 500s are perfect city cars. I'd like to see a Japanese mini truck or van conversion... that would be a great city utility vehicle! A big dream of mine is a useful range EV Morgan +4. Tooling through a leaf strewn autumn color tour in a silent roadster - that just fits the scene beautifully!

These kits are intriguing, but unfortunately way too expensive for a realistic conversion en mass of mass-market cars. Would like to see an inexpensive kit for a 10 year old Passat, Golf, Corolla and other very common cars where the value of the car has dropped below 5k while it's still a structurally sound choice with modern safety features.

Best city e-car conversion: Mini Cooper etc. with that rubber suspension it’s the best choice. Of course the classic one 😏

Lovely little car. I'd like to see an EV conversion on an Austin/Morris 1100 or 1300. They were small - not that much larger than a Mini - so would make practical city car, but with more room than the 500 or Mini. The Wolesley or Riley versions, with the wood, leather, etc, would be nicer, although they are very rare these days. I suppose the only problem would be finding a decent one of any of the 1100/1300 models to convert. The sub frame mounts used to rot, which led to most of them (including the ones I and 2 friends owned - one was a Riley, too) being scrapped as repair was uneconomic. Really nice little cars when they were sound.

I am in the Philippines and there are millions of Multi-cab trucks and vans and there motors are about 30 to 35 HP. A lot of wind for windmills and lots of space for solar panels. An afordable conversion would be welcome here .......... People are buying new golf carts just to have electric.........

Can't wait for the Ford Sierra conversion kit.

my favourite: Allegro Estate, such a great looking car, hey?

Waiting for a VW camper version of this! I know you did a video recently on a T2, but I'd love to see an indepth camper conversion from you guys, especially since there's usually at least one sitting in the back if every vid you guys do, like the green splitty sitting casually in this one 😀

Hats off!!! Fiat/Seat Panda 4x4 would be my choice. The funny thing is that the Panda originally had an electric version, the Elettra (no 4x4 though)

Great conversion, so neat and tidy. My vote would be for a mk1 Ford Ka. 50-75 mile range would be fine and with 70bhp+ it would be great fun!

Love these classic 500 conversions! It would be my dream to own one here in the states! As far as future conversions, I think an electric Suzuki Cappuccino could be pretty fun!

Uau! What a fit! And you still have the sets in the back?! Great job! Other city wonder? The Honda 600!!!

I would have to agree that this would have to be one of the best cars for electric conversion. I personally would love to convert an Austin A30 or A35 even though it is not as suitable, I just like the look of them so much more and they might have a bit more of an upright seating position which would be better for getting in and out of. In my case it would be used as a second car for short trips to save wear and tear on my diesel work truck. I was thinking for my use it might be possible to remove the gearbox and have a smaller motor than normally expected where the gearbow was and have a fixed gear ratio that is low enough so that top speed is only a touch above 80km/h which is one our speed limits here in Australia and even a range of 30km would be fine for me also which means it could easily charged every night from a standard 10 amp outlet. Of course it would not be allowed on motorways but it may be allowed to be registered to be used on minor roads. I think you can get a lot more bang for your buck with a short range EV.

I'm probably way off track, but I'd favour swapping the battery locations for better weight distribution. Let's face it the original didn't have much in the way of storage capacity, yet it was a sales success.

Excellent. I like that shell up on top shelf behind you

would love to see a Japanese Kei car with an electric conversion (honda beat, suzuki cappucino or autozam az-1)

Oh Boy! I would *LOVE* this upgrade kit for my Renault Twizy !!

Love what ya do. Wish you were in the USA!

Great episode! As far as city cars are concerned, I would imagine an early bmw mini One (quite cheap now) with a similar power unit would be a great car to have just for purely city use…

I would love to see a video of Moggy in a converted Fiat 500 zipping through city streets getting mad at the traffic :D

Hillman Imp stiletto. Riely Elf/Mini Moke. Fiat Panda or the original Renault 5 or Twingo. Another neat conversion and doubling the power helps with steep hills through tiny village streets.. where even a Suzuki Jimini struggles to pass.

Amazing how you managed to package this conversion. Love the dash, simple is beautiful, why are mainstream EV cars loaded with junk you don’t need. What about converting a Honda S600, very light car, but they are pretty rare. Would be a real little pocket rocket as an EV😎

Nicely done guys, superb quality as always. I'm with Grant, I feel a 600hp 2CV coming on... 🙂

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 OMG I love it!!!!!! The Fiat 500 has always been a favourite in this family as my mum drove one for about 3 years when we 3 were all very young. And although I don’t actually remember it myself any 500 was always pointed out and loved over the years!

Very impressed with the engineering. I used to work on these cars in the 60’s. Going up hills were a problem, any slope above knee level was a mountain.

What a great little package. I do think when you see some of these two ton plus electric SUV’s they are a bit of a contradiction, this on the other hand small and efficient and a good way to get about town. Great job Richard, loving your channel. 👏👍😀

My wife and adult kids want me to convert this for them. Now I have to source 3 old fiat 500s in Brisbane Australia and start a conversion company to get it done 😅

Great fitment on that kit, Moggie 👍 I know I've said it before, but a Moke with your Tesla motor Mini kit would be absolutely awesome.

I love that. I have a old MG Midget that would be fun to convert.

I recon a Toyota 74 Celica to convert. That would be awesome. I had one with a twin carb, twin cam. Nice a poor man’s sports car. Love the shows keep up the good work.

I'd love to see a Fiat X1/9 conversion. I loved driving that thing.

Bolt in kit! Absolutely fantastic.

Moving away from your original question, what about a Rover P6? Originally designed for a gas turbine, so an EV conversion sounds spot on. Masses of space under the bonnet and well able to deal with big power and torque as Rover fitted the 3500 V8 in there. A powerful, smooth and comfortable cruiser.

In Australia you'd need 90 miles or 150 km range for daily commutes because places are not so compact here. Cruising speed would need to be up to 65 mph or 110 km/h. Air conditioning for our torrid summers would be a must have.

Would love to convert my 82’ VW air cooled transporter. The original engine is still running strong but the constant oil leaks and NOISE plus 19MPG on expensive E5 petrol, makes me constantly think about how much better an EV conversion would be!

Great job, very clean and perfect, as always. thanks for sharing. As a mechanic it would be great to be able to do these conversions in Spain, really a shame not being able to do it. Regards!

Suzuki Jimmy

I would love to see a smart Roadster talking about small car 😉

Watching your conversions really makes me wish I still had my 83 Nissan Sentra Hatchback. I bought it new and drove it till my daughter got a job and needed a car. I gave it to her in 2007, I think, and she had it for about 4 years before trading in for a new car and a husband. It did all that on original engine. I had to change the carburetor and ended up getting a Webber because they couldn't find an original anywhere. Actually ran better. Only real problem I ever had with that car was it went through CV joints like a child through candy. I think I replaced the front axles about 5 times during it's life. Now if it is converted to electric... Hmmm... Maybe no more CV joint problems? I think the car would be a great small car conversion. Might be a bit bigger than a VW Beetle, but not by much. Tell me what you think. 🤔

lookin' at you standing in that car, with all those parts sprinkled around the car, i'm thinkin' "daaaaaaaaaaaang, how sweet that thing be with a ZF 8-speed and a Torsen to the back wheels!".

I love this, the fiat 500 is the perfect small car, making it electric is really cool

Love it this is what should be more known about to people, instead of buying 40/50 grand cars that they can't afford, save the beautiful classic cars

As an American living in GM country I’ve always dreamed of an electric Corvair convertible for summer cruising.

I’d love to see a Suzuki Mighty Boy.

I would love an electrified Allegro estate, but 4wd with big nobbly tyres, external roll cage and the full bush bashing package! Imagine that!

Agreed. It is the perfect EV platform.

Cool.. For me, would love a T1, and a nice little fiat 500 for the misses!

Agreed it's a great little car for electric. We all want to know the cost of course.

Please note that what we now consider a "city car", at the time of its launch was just an "economy car" for those who couldn't afford a bigger one. Anyway, another car that could be quite suitable for this conversion is the original Fiat 600, the car which actually put Italy on wheels. Still an RWD but with a tiny 633cc (later 767cc) 4cyl. watercooled engine, it's not as fashionable as the 500, maybe because the 600 actually was the only car for most families, while the 500 - being so small - quickly became the 2nd car or the car for young drivers. For this reason, 600's usually were driven to the ground and today they are much rarer than the 500. Another small car suitable for conversion could the NSU Prinz L and obviously the more spacious but still light French cars like Renault 4L, Citroen 2CV and Dyane.

I can think of the Honda N360, but also the Citroën 2CV and Diane and even the Renault 4. Loads of battery space there and a bigger supply of donor cars.

And yes, a 2CV would be fantastic for a short range electric car.

Talking of Fiats, an electric X1/9 would be cool.

Kit required for Morris Minor please .... brilliant work

My ‘if I won the lottery car’ would be a Citroen DS EV, I feel if EV technology was available at the time it would have been made this way..

I'm glad I found your channel - great video.

Brilliant. I've got a '51 500C Topolino. Beautiful car but a bit scary to drive in Sydney traffic, an particularly on hills. Fab to be doing these conversions and get these classics back on the road. Nice work.

Id love to get my Austin Metro converted one day, especially as I work at the world's first electric forecourt, makes sense!

Thanks for explaining that London is a city

An Austin Nash Metropolitan would make an interesting conversion.

I like this conversion. There has been no butchery done to the car so it could easily be converted back to original specification if all removed parts are kept safe. This is an important consideration if the car is ever to be auctioned in the future - they are valuable and I suspect the EV stuff, nice as it is, would reduce the value of this collectors car.

I'd love to see a classic Citroen DS being converted

I daily drive a Mk2 Golf Country.... and I would love a kit for that!

My mate had one of them when I was a kid we went around his dads farm😀

What an adorable car, made all the better by now being a clean, zero-emissions EV. Brilliant work, Richard 😎

Great video mate

In NZ the 500s were called Bambinas (little girls) - in Australia apparently they were called Bambinos (little boys)!

have a Caddy Life 2008 that I love! I'm a Windsurfer, so I bring all the equipment with me easily. but expensive to run with 1.4 L petrol. so the engine has to fight well. Electricity in it would have been sooooo good!

would love to see a conversion kit for the BMW Z3 with a Tesla motor. I used to have one of those and it was great fun as an ice vehicle, would be awesome as an ev

My favourite..😘 Fiat 500 conversion.

I would suggest the Volvo Amazon series. They look great, they handle and have great brakes. They have great parts supply and they are not too big, but big enough.

The 500L meant Lusso and had the additional chrome bars on the bumper and was a later version. That is the 500F or 500D.

Not quite an old classic but the Toyota IQ was the perfect modern city car, ahead of its time on launch. The plans have been leased to a Chinese company to produce an electric version for the Chinese Market, though Toyota did produce a limited run of electric versions. Again, ahead of the game. I bought my IQ new in 2009 and have done 96,000 miles with zero mechanical faults. I'd love to make it electric.

There are a lot of great possibilities for conversion. I would love to have a Tesla powered Avanti!

Would have liked to see it drive.

I would like the Škoda 1000MB converted to electric. It could fit two of the bigger modules we saw in this video. One up front where the gas tank was (direct above the axle) and one in the rear. The motor controller would fit under the back seats, together with the charger. Ideally 11kW 3-phase charger.

My 1948 Ford Anglia would really benefit from this!

thank you

With the AC-20 you don’t need a clutch and flywheel, you will get more power and range by removing those heavy things. I used an AC-35 in my VW bug at 120V, just configure neutral-breaking to NONE or zero in order to shift gears easily. You will have regen at the breaking pedal only using another throttle to break with the motor at your own will, not by releasing the acceleratio pedal. This is by far the best optimization you can do with the HPEVS and the Curtis AC controller. Regards from Mexico! (Converting the same little Fiat car soon using DC Series D&D at 96V, 19KWH pack) I’ll let you know the results. What are yours? Range and speed of course.

How about the old rear engine Skoda 105, 120, 135 Rapid? I used to run two, with a third engine that was rebuilt every month and swapped in while my then wife did nearly 50k miles PA in them, thrashed in rotation. Even then, in the early 90s, I was thinking it would be a neat electric conversion given they handled better with some (lead acid battery) weight in the front.

Great job, Richard. Thank you for sharing this excellent project.

will have to get hold on my mother in laws 500 in Rome....was also thinking recently about volvo estates and old saabs as good options for ev conversion - get rid of the old diesels...

would love to see a similar kit for the smart car or even the modern fiat 500 and BMW mini as they're cheap to buy nowadays as high mileage examples

love to see a vw golf/rabbit cabriolet conversion!

Such a great car to convert. Fantastic video as always chaps!