I don't have a NYT subscription but I gather it's about conversions of existing dinosaur juice vehicles. I would love to do this. I'm thinking either a Mini (a proper Mini, not the BMW version)...
I don't have a NYT subscription but I gather it's about conversions of existing dinosaur juice vehicles. I would love to do this. I'm thinking either a Mini (a proper Mini, not the BMW version) or, should money be no object, an E-type. Perhaps another classic roadster if butchering a Jag is a bit too much - an Alpha Spider, a Triumph TR5 or something. Obviously you'd mostly just be keeping a chassis and bodyshell at that point, but having owned a number of classic sports cars over the years, that's fine. The stock running gear is nothing to write home about by modern standards and far better to get rid of it and start again. Anyway, would be a hell of a fun project.
Slightly OT but I just bought an electric car and I never want to drive an ICE again. Dear lord the torque. THE TORQUE. All of the torque, all of the time and it's almost totally silent as well. Glorious. Even the moderately sensible Nissan I have is one of the most fun things I've ever driven (it's not Mini Cooper good but it's not that far off)
After getting used to the acceleration and torque of an electric car, along with one pedal driving, having to drive an ICE feels archaic. I am actually happy when I am the first stopped at a red...
After getting used to the acceleration and torque of an electric car, along with one pedal driving, having to drive an ICE feels archaic.
I am actually happy when I am the first stopped at a red light, since I get to floor it. 2+ years later and still is a blast.
I have a Chevy Volt that's a plug-in hybrid (about 50-60 miles electric range). I rarely drive it enough in one day to switch over to the gas engine but on the rare occasion I do switch over, I...
I have a Chevy Volt that's a plug-in hybrid (about 50-60 miles electric range). I rarely drive it enough in one day to switch over to the gas engine but on the rare occasion I do switch over, I can instantly feel the difference. The whole driving experience is totally different, especially the acceleration. Electric cars are just so much more responsive, smooth and peppy.
Yes, it's about electric conversions of older cars with mentions of several newly completed models by the big car makers and the electric crate motors they're providing to make the swaps easier...
Yes, it's about electric conversions of older cars with mentions of several newly completed models by the big car makers and the electric crate motors they're providing to make the swaps easier (Ford has a relatively cheap electric crate motor but you have to get your own ancillaries, GM is coming out with a complete package that includes everything). As for the Mini, this company was mentioned as having done an electric Mini conversion recently.
Electric cars are fun because of the immediate slow speed torque, but I miss the noise of an ICE and the completely analog experience of my older cars. If I was buying a brand new car in the next 5 years that'll be a commuter, it'd be an electric. My ICE cars are passion projects (ignoring the Honda Accord I run errands in).
Zach from the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel has been converting a 1995 military Humvee into an electric car on his channel over the past year. It's been fascinating to watch.
Zach from the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel has been converting a 1995 military Humvee into an electric car on his channel over the past year.
I don't have a NYT subscription but I gather it's about conversions of existing dinosaur juice vehicles. I would love to do this. I'm thinking either a Mini (a proper Mini, not the BMW version) or, should money be no object, an E-type. Perhaps another classic roadster if butchering a Jag is a bit too much - an Alpha Spider, a Triumph TR5 or something. Obviously you'd mostly just be keeping a chassis and bodyshell at that point, but having owned a number of classic sports cars over the years, that's fine. The stock running gear is nothing to write home about by modern standards and far better to get rid of it and start again. Anyway, would be a hell of a fun project.
Slightly OT but I just bought an electric car and I never want to drive an ICE again. Dear lord the torque. THE TORQUE. All of the torque, all of the time and it's almost totally silent as well. Glorious. Even the moderately sensible Nissan I have is one of the most fun things I've ever driven (it's not Mini Cooper good but it's not that far off)
After getting used to the acceleration and torque of an electric car, along with one pedal driving, having to drive an ICE feels archaic.
I am actually happy when I am the first stopped at a red light, since I get to floor it. 2+ years later and still is a blast.
I have a Chevy Volt that's a plug-in hybrid (about 50-60 miles electric range). I rarely drive it enough in one day to switch over to the gas engine but on the rare occasion I do switch over, I can instantly feel the difference. The whole driving experience is totally different, especially the acceleration. Electric cars are just so much more responsive, smooth and peppy.
Yes, it's about electric conversions of older cars with mentions of several newly completed models by the big car makers and the electric crate motors they're providing to make the swaps easier (Ford has a relatively cheap electric crate motor but you have to get your own ancillaries, GM is coming out with a complete package that includes everything). As for the Mini, this company was mentioned as having done an electric Mini conversion recently.
Electric cars are fun because of the immediate slow speed torque, but I miss the noise of an ICE and the completely analog experience of my older cars. If I was buying a brand new car in the next 5 years that'll be a commuter, it'd be an electric. My ICE cars are passion projects (ignoring the Honda Accord I run errands in).
Zach from the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel has been converting a 1995 military Humvee into an electric car on his channel over the past year.
It's been fascinating to watch.