Me too. I only owned 6 though. But 2 were ragtops.

Yes it is...says the brake salesperson!

The old Beatles didn't come with seat belts, I installed an aftermarket lap belt in mine. I'm assuming there are lap belts

I would like to no wat would happen if it starts to rain and it caught in a flash flood how would that react to such situations.i love the smell of gasoline

The downside? ... it's a Nissan Leaf... lol

He clearly has the new lunar panels. Lol

Wake Up America they never stop

Electric motors are very different from combustion engines in that concern. You just don't need to adapt the gear ratio to the driving speed and motor rpm. There is electric motors that can go from 0 to top speed. You don't need a clutch because the electric motors can pull the car from a standstill. The efficiency curve on an electric motor is pretty boring and for that reason there is not really a need for gears. Combustion engines on the other hand normally only have a relatively small part of their rpm range where they are most efficient and at any other rpm they are significantly less effective. This is why you need gears and a clutch or gears and a torque converter or a CVT to use a combustion engine in a car while you don't need them with electric motors. Electric motors don't use that much more energy when accelerating faster because it is insignificant at which rpm they are running. There is a small difference but it's not like with an ICE where you'd have to shift down to accelerate quickly which of course uses more fuel because the engine runs at a higher rpm. When you are at a lower gear with an electric motor it would have to run faster to reach the same target speed as it would in a higher gear. So there is less load on the electric motor but it has to run faster -> Energy consumption is very similar. Electric motors for cars or bigger are required by law to run at 90+% efficiency ALL the time/at every load. Combustion engines get a max 45% efficiency at one point in the rpm range There is only an advantage if you need really high performance and the electric motor would otherwise not be powerful enough. (Acceleration at max power is quicker with a lower gear while top speed is limited of course compared to the higher gear) The regenerative braking is a good point because that is actually very dependant on the motors rpm. Coincidentally I drive a hybrid car so I know that "problem" that there is less electric braking at low speeds. But for driving that is not a problem, you just step on the gas and it pulls away pretty quick, electrically with a fixed gear ratio that covers speeds from 0 - 170 km/h (Or no gears at all, I have never looked into the motor unit actually) Finally: No, it would not (significantly) use less amps to pull away at a given acceleration in a lower gear. No, range can not be (significantly) increased with a less powerful electric motor (would be almost the same) and also it could not achieve the same performance as a more powerful motor. Yes, regenerative braking works better at an higher rpm. A CVT has a big advantage with a combustion engine but a very small one with an electric motor. So I think it would just be one more part that could break and also limits the torque because from what I've heard CVTs are prone to be not strong enough - I have never actually driven one EDIT: Efficiency curve for an electric motor: www.waterworld.com/content/dam/etc/medialib/new-lib/waterworld/print-articles/volume-27/issue-11/37677.res/_jcr_content/renditions/pennwell.web.450.300.gif Efficiency curve for some combustion engine: i.stack.imgur.com/Rl5zP.gif

He said he can change gears, usually he uses 2nd gear but in the highway he uses 3rd.

Wondering about all this stuff myself.

@@timmytubede Interesting information. Thanks for that!!

NO ONE SAID THEY WERE. IT'S A PROJECT FOR THE GUY.

same here, I bought 2014 Leaf 3 years ago for 11K, with 10K Miles......now it has 47K with no performance loss.

A Leaf or a Model 3 are generic and seen all over the place. A classic VW converted to EV tends to universally draw positive attention and nods of approval. That's basically the entire cost difference. Most people are too pragmatic to go the exotic route.

John Sherman theoretically he can feed his solar energy into the grid and sell it at day prices and then at night, he can charge his car on the cheaper night rate - magic!

I would guess the better torque and better regenerative braking which are the biggest advantages of A/C motors.

They have twice the power of a conventional Beetle

bobcooli 17. EASY! Put your VW aircooled motor in the Nissan Leaf, and put the Nissan Leaf Motor in your Beetle. Do this overnight, so she won't notice.

I have the same feeling..😃

I'm guessing, but he might just be matching the motor/gearbox rotation perfectly on the shift. There's no reason you can't do this in the motor controller with a couple of rotation sensors and a gear shift sensor. Overall, it would be substantially less complex than a clutch and pressure plate, and it should also be a lot more reliable. Most of the work would be in the controller firmware. You might need a lock system to prevent shifting into, say, first at 90+, but then again, you might not - it depends on the design limits of the motor.

Thinking about it, you'd probably need to add a lock to the shift to accommodate the match delay caused by the rotational inertia of the motor, but that *should* be the most complex part of the system.

i mean cost to make that vehicle....$18 is too much....add a little more and you can buy the cheapest brand new prius. or if you really want a pure electric a used nissan leaf is $10-20k..and that is a way better engineered car.

Yeah, but a Leaf will never be as classy as a Beetle.

Hydrogen cars run on water you can use filtered sewer water.

@@lordtigranes9877 No they don't.

When we run out of gas, we will eat the people who drive electric cars. They are cleaner 😀

@@lordtigranes9877 you need to go back to kindergarten and start all over. But this time try to learn SOMETHING. !!!

They call them Hydrogen cars because they run on water huh? WOW, you are not the sharpest tool in the shed.

NetGain HyPer9, made in Italy. I would buy it from EV West or Canadian EV.

man i am looking for that too if you have something please tell me greetings

Can you please help me with your email address?

@@mosesadoyo9544 byronclapton@hotmail.com if you are going to create a group or a crew thanks greetings

@@bayroncastillo7653 thanks. I will get in touch with you soon.

Sorry, i wanted the email address of the guy who converted this beetle into electric. I'm interested in this project.

fortune mmameshi The technology is way different when you're talking about an old Volkswagen Beetle and a Tesla Model Whatever. You really should take things into consideration like aerodynamics, quality of the components, and the components used (all around, for example this Beetle is using a gear box, Tesla doesn't use any).

+DutchBoy 2015 Je bent helemaal off topic buddy.

+fortune mmameshi Are you that stupid? Like the only thins that effects it is the amount of batteries....

A tesla can store 85 kw in it's battery pack, this car can only do 29 so theres your range difference.

+fortune mmameshi The number of battery cells is irrelevant IF the specs per battery is different. They said this car has 29 kWh total storage, Tesla Model S starts at 70 kWh for the cheapest version and goes all the way up to 90 kWh for the current top of the line version. That's anywhere between 2.4 to 3.1 more energy compared to this car which makes the range difference easier to understand.

This was 8 years ago. So many used EV cars on the road that getting these parts second hand can be a lot cheaper.

This is better accomplished with recuperation by using the main motor when braking. Just having dynamos like you suggest would sap more energy than it would produce.

Dude, no need to shout...........

Wouldn’t a lot of that weight be offset by the removal of the engine, and oil weight and all the things an ev doesn’t require?

@@henrykeith9542 Highly doubt it. VW bug engines were tiny.

a full fuel tank is something like 160-170lbs; the motor is another 100 or so. So yeah all said and done an EV converted classic VW will be about 2-300lbs heavier, the equivalent of driving with a large-ish passenger. Considering that the conversion typically triples the motor power, and that the weight distribution tends to become more even and stable (no gas sloshing around in that tank), it's a pretty attractive deal.

I caught that too. I think he meant to say he has solar on the house and the batteries he charges during the day charges the car at night.

Obviously.

He means, in conjunction with the grid !!! During day you sell electricity to grid, at nigbt you buy from grid.

@@tisiluca The problem with that formula is you are selling the electricity for .03 /Kilowatt and buying it back at .16 /Kilowatt

@@samkhalil3784 So ??? What do you expect?? You are a wholesaler to the power company. Did you install the power wires on your street ??? The power company is in business to make$$$$ Do you work for free ??? Why do you expect the power company to ??

That's a huge power loss in the design or system efficiency I am certain that this problem has (by now) been addressed. Love the Beetle, love the work and thought which has gone into this.

There are some weirdos who drive like that; I suppose it theoretically saves the time to switch the right foot btw the pedals in case of some sudden road situation? I have tried and it's absolutely a nightmare, but I've run into one person who drives like that.

40 miles? What Leaf are you looking at? Even an older Leaf with a worn-out battery will do 60-70 miles easily.

EDUCATE YOURSELF DUDE. DAM YOUR LIVING UP TO THE "SURFER DUDE" STEREOTYPE.

Does that car look like its being pushed my a 1.3hp motor?

Well, 1hp is 750 Watts. At 2:19 he says 1000 Watts which would be 1.3hp.

MarkBits He must have misspoke. The performance of that car looks closer to 100 kw.

He actually meant to say 1000 Amps. And 1000A x 130 volts = 130kW. Possibly as much as 100 Watts at the rear wheels. 130HP. A Beetle is usually about 45HP - so three times the power of the original ICE. That will be a nice surprise to see at Traffic Lights.