I found an ELECTRIC Chevy S10?! From 1987?!
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- Check this one out ! I’ve seen many conversions over the years but I have yet to see a first generation s10 done this way! Quite interesting to say the least , but what do we do with it ?
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keep em coming and hire a YT INTERN for the yard....................
Even if she goes to the scrap yard heaven at least see if you can get it to move under it’s own power I mean you have a large amount of batteries that probably just need a charge, fricking sweet find
Im tryna get a 100 lol
I built that about 18 years ago
Roger Mayhall did you seriously if so what ev donor did you use
Jay PLEASE definitely get this thing running and driving!! That would be so cool to see this thing move again!!
are those GUNSHOTS at end of vid????????
looks like a runaway safety switch to pull in case U get a RUNAWAY
I agree make a great yard truck .
Put a bunch of 72V batteries!! I'd love to have this truck
It would be real cool to see this car restored to an electric runner. Looking forward to the episodes.
Richard from rich rebuilds would like this very much.
I was going to tweet him the video link, but he only has an Instagram account.
That's the guy who fixes up the wrecked Teslas, no?
@@michigandon yes
@@michigandon yep that's him.
Please do
I know y’all are not going to believe this but I am the one that originally built the truck that you are viewing. I sold it over 10 years ago. So sad to see it in this condition. But the original red lead sled lives on!!!! Nice to see you old friend!!!!! ABK from Georgia
Whats the range it achieved
Save that bed for sure, a rust free example is as rare as an honest woman these days.
Jr ALEXANDER my 91 hardbody is Rudy free down here in San diego
Jr ALEXANDER That’s why you get AAA auto insurance they have their own dmv in the place for customers, 5 min wait max and you’re out, crime hasn’t been bad lately tbh
Me in Arizona: "what even is water?"
Hilarious, it must be said
Plenty of rust free s10s up here in western Canada.
You should definitely email general motors research and development team about this.
They may want to buy it back.
nah its old tech and they wouldnt want it back
Like the EV1.
Not even GM would have built such clusterfuck
@@DatBlueHusky Well, it's a huge liability. If someone were to buy it, drive it and get hurt, Chevy might be on the hook for not getting rid of it. Auto manufacturers are required by law to destroy this type of test vehicle. But that's only if GM was responsible for the project. But if some mad scientist made it in his garage, it's a different story.
I don't think this would be anything official, even for a prototype.. the batteries under the hood, I imagine in an accident that's just going to be a total fire hazard.
Where's the flux capacitor. Lol
I was wondering the same thing. lol
Although the Delorean isn’t electric, this is still a pretty cool truck lol
that is so funny how did you get to be so funny ? i wish i would have thought of saying that because its so funny .....i heard someone say this before ....its funny because its from that movie that no one knows about ...so fucking funny i cant get over how funny you are !!!!!!!!
We are going to need an update on this!
swap it into sis's JEEP
This truck belongs in a museum, dude. Seriously. This type of conversion is what marks humanity's advancement away from fossil fuels and onto newer technology.
Definitely get this thing rolling again, looks like a pretty decent conversion! I wanted to convert an MR2 but I started looking at the cost of motors and motor controllers alone and I immediately stopped thinking about doing it lol
This car is so damn rare and has such an interesting history behind it.
No joke
I am from the UK and I love watching these videos and this vehicle is a nice looking classic beast.
This is pure gold!
I'm in the UK and I think electric traction is definitely the future here, where a lot of driving is short urban trips, distances between cities are much smaller and much of the grid is powered by renewables (predominantly wind, but also some tidal and even solar PVs).
The main obstacle right now is the cost, as even with subsidies, a pure plug-in EV such as a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf is still about 50% more expensive to purchase than an equivalent supermini with a ICE.
In the US I'm not sure they'll ever be the answer outside of the main urban areas (I see quite a lot in Boston for instance, but I'm guessing they're pretty rare in more rural areas). Probably hydrogen fuel cells offer more potential in places where driving distances regularly exceed the 200mi or so range of current EVs.
I will say that I personally like electric cars - the smooth, quiet power delivery, and the knowledge that it's reducing our dependence on unstable Middle Eastern countries with poor human rights records are all positives.
However other than the prospect of self-driving cars, which would take the tedium out if highway mileage and allow use of that time for other things, I'd much rather have a good converted classic than one of these modern smartphones on wheels. Retro looks with modern underpinnings = the best of both worlds.
There's a video somewhere on YT of a guy in CA who converted a $100 1970s Volvo 242 with a blown motor to electric power - charges it with solar from his roof too, so this doesn't have to be expensive if you know what you're doing (and you do need to approach homebrew EVs with caution, as the voltages involved and fire risks can be quite scary).
If nothing else, the electric parts (motor, controller etc) in this might help someone else's project along!
without a doubt, best camper shell i've seen on a s10
are you serious
I had one just like it (but the paint matched) on a red 92 S10 with chrome bumpers in the 2000s. I got 300K miles out of that truck.
Yes they are the future. You can do engine only swaps where you can still retain a manual transmission.
Imagine gutting the old system and putting modern electric motors and chasis-mounted batteries, would be kinda cool
I am amazed at your find. Especially for the electric engine. I hope you kept that motor and housing. That SHOULD bolt up to many Chevy transmissions. Fix this beast!
Uncle Rich needs this. An S10 EV would look great with his Model A EV
Hell yes please do a another video of this i would definitely love to see more and maybe even see it move and things come on or light up . I love these s10s and everything about them I have a 85 s10 my self. More like a project but getting there did a 2.54cyl to a 2.8v6 engine swap. If u was closer than a hour away I would buy that air dam piece off of the front bumper cause mine is missing lol .
Most definitely wanna see more
My stepdad built that! He would take me to my friend’s house in this thing and I always prayed it’d make it up the hills. Go ABK!
Glad 2 hear its not going to be crushed...would be a good project just 4 fun
Definitely save it and make it work, it's unique and cool little truck
Super cool and would love to have a truck as rust free as that in PA
Electric cars in my opinion is not viable yet, especially if you live in an apartment where you generally don't have access to outside power. The concept is nice but I don't think the practicality is here yet. There is also not enough or any charging stations depending on where you live or go.
It's gonna take time. Once electric vehicles can go 4-500 hundred miles on a charge people will definitely start buying them.
@@Notoproject2025 maybe but as I said not everyone has the ability to charge an EV depending on where they live. I do agree with you though that if they can expand the range in which they can run then I can see them being useful. Again this is all in my opinion, everyone is going to have their own take on it.
Yeah, that's one of the problems affecting rollout here in the UK. We have lots of apartments too (both government and private housing) but also terrace houses (what you in the US call 'rowhouses') built in the C19th without driveways or (in most cases) anywhere to park off-street. There are public chargers, and those at destinations (coffee shops, workplaces, malls etc) but until people without a driveway or garage can charge at home, a huge proportion of the population will remain locked out of EV ownership. One option is to retrofit street lighting columns with chargers, but apparently the grid will need some major upgrades before that's a possibility. (So we should probably be getting on with it now!)
Once Tesla releases full autopilot I think it will cause the electric car scene to blow up
Centerline Wheels, I believe Jay-
This would interest maybe some EV car museum or something at best. Or maybe a PNW geriatric hippie on Vashon Island. Take the dash cover and, if you have a friend or relative good with stitching & embroldery, have them add on "Boog-a-lou" after the "Electric"
I like it trucks very nice Sir 1987 models wow I like it 👍
No way! Dude these are extremely rare. Restore it and you’ll have a valuable vehicle!
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@@countryjoe3551yes these are very rare now, of the 470ish made only about 30 exist
I've got a bit of a rarity, 1994 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Tahoe LT 4.3L Vortec CPI L35CII, 3.42 rear, high torque setup. I've got the original window tag, only 2 other owners, and it was bought as a custom order for the dealership in the town I grew up in. She's a little rough around the edges, but I'm trying to pool everything I can to get her paint and all take care off, and clean that massive engine she's got up. Needs a little bit of love. I absolutely love going side by side with the newer 5.0 Mustangs. She'll shut em down off the line. Only downside is that she's an amazing off the line horse. Not too good at top speed. Highest I've had her to was about 126, and she was shaking pretty good.
Very cool & rare I'm sure I hope someone does something with it! Thanks for the upload!
Very cool. A golf cart only bigger. Gotta get it moving again
A modern lithium setup on this truck would reduce the weight by a bunch.
Also a new ac motor and controller would give this thing a 200mile range with amazing torque
Someone put a lot of time and money into converting that little truck at one point
Keep it, run it and yes I can attest to the fact electric is in our future for keeps. I own an electric hybrid. Its a 14 Hyundai Sonata Blue Drive. On a good day it gets 40-66 MPG. Depending on the wind and how fast I drive it. The worst I have got for MPG is 27 going 85 MPH w/strong headwind. Great car. Unlike other hybrids it will run on gas before the battery if the battery is no good, thus not leaving you stranded being that the gas is precedent over electric-unlike the Toyota brand.
You can still drive the Toyota prius if the batteries die
I happen to own a 1998 GM Chevy S-10 EV. It is the little brother to the famous EV-1 that gm crushed. These are extremely rare as most suffered the same fate of the crusher. This is an amazing vehicle. GM made a huge mistake turning their backs on EVs
I have changed the batteries to lithium (2 Chevy Volts packs). reducing the weight by 1000 lbs. The batteries are between the frame rails underneath the box so the truck is very useable. Range is 100 miles @ 70MPH. It drives like a go-cart with the low centre of gravity. It has the creature comforts of air-con. and cruise control. I charge it with solar and never get tired of driving by the gas station.
Ah yes...the old sage "ran when parked"
That Ford inertia switch is really slick, in most 90s Ford trucks and suvs that switch acts as a fuel shut off when you get into an accident. Havin it in this application would probably automatically shut the power off in a accident. Super cool crossdressing Engineering!
Who remembers The ev1 ?
Yep. GM killed the project and destroyed all the vehicles.
The government/oil companies killed the project and destroyed the vehicles*
saw em at the NYC auto show in early 90's
Shhhhh, you're not supposed to remember it
@@Notoproject2025 All but 60
Back in the late 80s or early 90s, some of these were made all electric at the factory. They were all leased to some local government somewhere, I forgot where. At the end of the lease, almost all of them were returned to the factory and destroyed or put in their private collection. I think like 20 or so of them (don't quote me on the number) were sold at the end of their lease. These were the only ones left all electric and the only ones eventually available to the public. So finding one of these, if it is in fact all electric from the factory and not an aftermarket conversion, is extremely rare.
Man I've never heard of such a thing. That's crazy, yet seemingly so simple.
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Golf carts same dam thing but 1500 to 2000 less lbs.
There was 1 of these on ebay back in 2002 and sold for $1500. Was in better shape just needed new batteries. My understanding is gm produced a few of these not for retail sales. A true gem if still found today.
Might have been a college vehicle. When i did mechanics they had a older dodge truck that was electric.
Super rare. Not something everyone wants, but still a good find.
Rich rebuilds would love this.
Around 1995, Mother Earth Magazine published an electric vehicle conversion on a red S-10. The idea was to use electric fork lift parts. Not sure if this is the S-10 from the article or not. Aside from being red, I remember the truck in the article being a short bed as to make it lighter, manual steering/breaks/transmission and no AC so as to extend the vehicle range. Also, in the article there where no diamond plate boxes, no batteries under the hood and no camper shell. If you have or know someone with an old collection of Mother Earth magazines from the mid 1990’s it might be worth digging threw them.
Found the article I think. Its from 1997 Feb/March issue titled The Eternal Engine by Tom Moates. I am guessing that is a different S10 as it says, "none of the cargo space in the truck has been compromised." Considering other people in the comments section here mentioned S10s that had been converted, maybe they were a popular choice considering how prevalent they were.
Hey love the channel i got a 87 with a 350 I swapped 4x4 same color.
Great find, I have been looking for one to build but they are way too expensive. Would be perfect for short commutes. That setup it probably about a 20-30 mile range from what i have researched.
I think you should try to get it running and probably sell it, if not it's a good parts car or something tho
i wouldn't sell it... just cus it could bring in a lot more customer's to buy car part's & it would slowly build the name of their yard there up in time i would guess & say....... BUT ON THE OTHER HAND ....
THE ONLY WAY I'D SELL IT WOULD BE BACK TO G.M. DIRECTLY ESP., IF JAY COULD GET IT GOING & RUNNING AGAIN CAN U EMAGINE WHAT THEY WOULD BUY IT BACK FOR SINCE IT RAN ONCE HE GOT IT TO RUN I MEAN...........
@@jamieround2072 U sure they even would want to buy it tho?
I highly doubt GM made this conversion.
michigandon probably not but that belongs on a showroom floor somewhere, absolute worst case a dealer would probably pay good for it
This is not a factory set up. This was built by my uncle in Georgia. He is an industrial electrical engineer.
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And then you got this
Electric Chevy S10
This project would definitely bring people to your channel. I'd get it running as best you can as it was originally intended, road test it, maybe use it daily then you can always use it as a long range project by converting to a Tesla drive train and test all over again.
Maybe someone is already doing something like that.
I wish I had the finances to do such things! It would be sweet! Im still hoping to get it working, but havent had a minute to mess with it yet!
This was General Motors first attempt at the S-10 EV. and was marketed primarily to utility fleet customers. It has 114HP.
I thought that wasn't available until the late 90s, and this is from the late 80s, I think this is aftermarket, I don't think GM would sell something that has batteries taking up half the bed like that without at least making it look decent for GM standards.
No it isn't. Those trucks didn't come out until 1997.
That would have been a fast s10 the torque converter is in place and dude is right it's about an 86 or 87, At first glance you would think someone made it yet it has to be a factory electronic s10. It had to have been produced during the digital wave when vehicles had the digital gauges with leg display.
Try getting this thing to run. That would be so cool to see how it works
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The technology in this truck is pretty simple, just a big brushed DC motor coupled to the stock transmission with a motor controller to control the speed (kinda like a bigger version of a PWM controller). Other than that it’s just lots of batteries and a few other little tricks to make everything else work like normal. I’ve got an electric Kawasaki motorcycle I converted that’s got a similar setup (minus the transmission of course, just direct chain drive).
I’ve got one of the original (factory built) Ford Ranger EVs, which is much more functional and engineered than a basic conversion like this. I’m currently working on getting a new battery pack put the other for it. It’s got heat, AC, power steering, and a rear mounted transverse motor (no driveshaft or “transmission”), direct from the factory when it was new in 2000. Unfortunately most of the 1,800 built were crushed in 2003-2004, and only about 3-400 were saved.
It originally had about 70mi of range on lead acid batteries, (trucks equipped with NiMH battery packs could get up to ~90-100mi) with no compromises to cargo capacity since the whole battery pack fits between the frame rails under the bed and cab. I’ve got a video on my channel where I pull the pack out of my truck.
With enough newer lithium batteries stuck in there’s folks who have been able to get over 200mi of usable range.
EV Builds thanks for the info! That’s actually really cool. I own a regular gas Ranger (‘97 2.3) and I always found the EV Rangers built by ford so fascinating, as there’s still an ignition switch and even a column shifter! So neat to find someone who owns a EV ranger.
@@Jpk516 I used for have a 96' 4 banger as well! (Although mine was a re-badged Mazda B2300). I've got a couple videos on my channel of the Ranger EV, including a pretty detailed walk-around that shows all the unique features/quirks. I haven't uploaded anything in quite some time though, haha.
Very interesting. Someone invested a lot of time & effort into building this. I'm sure everyone is curious as if you tinker with it. Please do a follow up with it. Have a good day.
I heard of people doing this to some of their s10s but never seen one till your video. I know they did the later s10 as a electric but was a semi failure. Who wants a an electric truck.
DON'T scrap this truck. In the 90s there were rangers and ev1s that were factory electric cars. Probably a conversion from that idea. Very hard to find and the truck is in great shape. Someone would def want to save it. The batteries in the front power accessories and the ones in the back power the main motor.
Please make this thing run. You could sell it for big bucks if put into good condition!
My high school had a '91 s10 that had an electric conversion with a 4 speed and no clutch, now been built up into a 10 second drag truck with a gnarly 383 and th400
EEK!!! The battery box in the back fully charged would have over 120 volts DC output. be really careful around it if you decide to play with it!!! I suspect it is probably a variable frequency AC drive motor.
I’ve seen that truck before it was a high school project the shop teacher was a genius and was really board.
is that SUCKER ELECTRICAL ??????????????????????
*bored
1910 - Daddy Buy me a Baker Electric! 110 years old
That's a neat find especially what's under hood.
The inertia switch would be If it crashed it would shut the battery off
Please, please, please get this thing back on the road! I want to see it in operation! This must be the very first road legal electric truck available to consumers in history!! That or it’s a one off conversion. Seems like it was done by a professional shop though.
Who ever built it was ahead of there time. I would figure out how many volts it needs and just wire some 12 volts batteries together. I would guess 48 or 36 volts judging by the motor. You wont get the range but at least you could yard move it around. Possibly check the motor tag would have it.
Nah. These sloppy conversions were quite popular to do 10-15 years ago when manufacturers started to realize there was a growing demand for EVs.
48v wouldn’t be enough voltage to practically move it at any kind of speed. It would take an INSANE amount of amps.
More likely somewhere between 96-144v (very common for home brew electric conversions). I’ve got a factory built Ford Ranger EV that runs at about 320v.
You took the words out of my mouth with the Goldfish.
Lmao no that's not a factory or dealer conversion.
Yeah just a typical conversion, and not even very nicely done
Cant beleave anyone would think its Factory
@Casey Layton since you think you know what you're talkin about then you should know the S10 ev was first launched in 1997 the truck in this video is most likely a 1987 which was manufactured and sold 10 years before they come out with the EV so it's not Factory dumbass
@Casey Layton and by the way I have several pictures on my phone of a 62 C10 from a car show that has a electric conversion that was produced by GM but I guess the 62 come out Factory with electric motor also dumbass
Body seems to be in good shape. Doesnt have tons of rust like these usually do. Cool find whatever you end up doing with it
that could be a collaboration between Rich Rebuilds and Saabkyle04 IMO :)
Haven't read the comments but here's my take. Doesn't need a clutch because electric motors doesn't have to constantly rotate like they're gasoline counterparts. If you look up electric cars, bikes whatever it might be there usually is no gears at all. With this, if the hearing is right and the motor gets enough watts it will be able to operate constantly in 4th gear. But yes again you can use a clutch but there's absolutely no need and you can keep it in one gear no matter what.
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It would look nice next to the Typhoon.
He’s never wrote me back so far, doubt he would today lol
Jay Smart worth a shot still
Or jr go
Having done research and development in electric vehicles in the late 80s and 90s I can tell you exactly what this is. There were several companies in the early 90s that sold all the neccessary components to do an electric conversion along with tech assistance. There was a lot of money spent on this s10 from the pics. The drive motor which is most likely compound wound for regenerative braking was 2 to $3,000. I can't be sure because I couldn't see well. Or it could be a cm77 electric jet engine starter generator converted. The controller is most likely a curtiss speed controller, being the black box in grill. As well as many other components. From what I see it should run with a re power. People didn't want to or always have the money for new batteries which it will need especially at over $100 a piece. The emergency cut out breaker would have been over $400 alone. A company by the name of KnW electronics sold most of these components. A lot of time and money went into this. Probably over 5 k or more for just the conversion. Thanks for sharing.
If you part it out, there are guys who'd be interested in that dash on Facebook. Hardcore S10.
I bet all it needs is batteries. Not counting brakes and suspension. And batteries have come a long way since then. I bet you will save half the space too.
I wish someone else would have made this video.
I’m sure a TH-camr will want this this shit is to good
Drive it 88 miles per hour! Next Back to the Future in real life?
Jay , I'd love to see you get it moving under its own power ... would love to hear what it sounds like a quiet S10 haha .. thanks for the video as usual ..
I'd say with the level of work gone into this, it might have been a college that made it. Maybe do a bit of investigation work, as might be worth something to someone :)
It's going to be the future for the simple reason that people SEE exhaust coming from gasoline and diesel engines. They don't have to see how their electricity is made.
The range of the new Teslas is making the electric vehicle viable. If they come up with a way to make the overall experience what we're used to--drive 300 miles on a tank, stop to pee and refuel all in under ten minutes and get back on the road--then people will be open to the idea. Also, the sticker price and cost of ownership seems to be attractive.
It's an inevitability, and I am a lover of the internal combustion engine. I just think it's going to come down to marketing and practicality.
I’d love to drop an LS engine in it or put some Tesla electrical parts in it. Talk to Rich rebuilds.
There was a few of these home conversions discussed on the S-Series forums in the mid 2000's. I was pretty active in the community back then and they popped up from time to time.
My idea today would be to find a 4WD truck. Don't need the engine or trans. Bolt the motor right to the transfer case. Do a 2" body lift. Lift the bed to match and put a huge battery between the frame rails and bed. You could easily fit the controller and some extra batteries under the hood. But unlike this truck you would have a functional bed. You could do the same to a Blazer, Toyota 4Runner or Pickup, Ford Ranger or Bronco II.
Give your local interstate a shout they might have some blems for sale. Easily worth something to someone. Sell it.
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@@gertraba4484 Not enough amps on 110. takes hours to get enough charge to drive a few miles even on a modern electric.
Nice grill and rims , I drive an 1989 S- 15 GMC version of the S-10 truck . I drive an automatic V-6 ,4x4 daily 😀
Try to get it running
I wonder are the parts worth any money individually the motor the batteries are obviously recyclable a few dollars there interesting vehicle
Lol.looks like at one time someone had to much time on there hands.
In the late 90's (98 I think) Chevy built a handful of electric S-10s. They were all scrapped as they only got about 40-45 miles per charge.
The s 10 came with a inline 4 cylinder or a v6
That bumper sticker says it all
GM made electric S10 fleet vehicles before the EV1
This is prior to breakthrough of lithium battery technology.
Change to Lithium, save a huge amount of weight and space, and this thing will move good.
The clutch is likely necessary when changing gears, not when starting off.
I wouldn’t even know where to start on trying to get this running 😂 don’t even care or want to know how to
It's a bit over your head boomer
About to say take the truck but then I saw the dem sticker and was like NOPE NAA NOOOO WAY LEAVE THAT SON UVA BISCUIT THERE😂
So when the grid goes down so does mobility
Cool video, It would be nice to see that truck going again. I think the truck is great, and I would say electric "needs" to be the future so we can get away from fossil fuels and have better air quality, gas right now where I live in southern California is over $4 a gallon, crazy. Can't wait to see the next video, take care, hope everyone is doing well.
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Make it work
That looks so home made, I can't imagine gm or any dealer using diamond plate in any install, it's still cool though if only the batteries and the conversion didn't make the truck 90% useless. It also shows how far the tech has come with that rivian electric truck coming out soon and even with the batteries there's way more storage space and payload capacity than even a regular s10 or even most full size trucks. I think electric is the future for sure evs are going to become pretty common in the next 10-20 years
I sure hope electric isn’t the future 😬 I need to hear the engine purring. Plus you can’t do long trips with electric because of recharging. Not that practical here in MT, but there are a few people that have them