The goal was to turn a dead classic wagon into a running EV for less than $6,000, using Nissan Leaf parts. And it worked.
Classic car EV conversions blend performance, preservation, and modern tech as builders electrify vintage vehicles.
Standing in the pickup zone at the Austin airport, I felt the immense humidity of that part of Texas. As a man of the High Plains, much further north on the map, I felt the powerful heat that holds ...
This video shows a VW Beetle being converted to electric power in a single day using a fast-install conversion system. Viewers will see how the motor, battery, and control systems are fitted with ...
U.K.-based Bedeo is launching a Land Rover Defender EV conversion based around in-wheel motors from Bedeo-owned Protean Electric. The Defender is the first in a series of "Reborn Electric: Icons" ...
Stellantis has introduced the facelifted version of the Opel Combo 4×4, created in collaboration with French company Dangel, which specializes on AWD conversions. The interesting bit is that the ...
Zelectric has been converting VW Beetles and Porsche 911s and 912s for 13 years in sunny San Diego. I got to drive their Irish Green 1968 912 for a bit and loved it. Prices start at $78,000 for a ...
For a first try at an electric vehicle conversion we’re guessing that most would pick a small city car as a base vehicle, or perhaps a Kei van. Not [LiamTronix], who instead chose to do it with an old ...
Electric conversions for existing sports car platforms have received a mixed reception from the enthusiast world. Vintage Porsche 911s and Jaguar E-Types without their gas-drinking hearts straight-up ...
The first mass-market electric cars were funny-looking things, amorphous blobs only visually charming if you had an odd affinity for computational fluid dynamics. Their aerodynamic shapes delivered ...
Electric performance cars have gone from science project to status symbol so quickly that the classic-car world is still ...