Save Bucks. Build Your Own EV Like He Did
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- In the late 1980s, I got a job to record electric vehicles and their owners of all kinds. This guy built his own EV and I thought the interview and what he had done, absolutely fantastic.
In the 1980s, the concept of electric vehicles (EVs) was much less mainstream than it is today, and the technology was relatively primitive compared to modern standards. Despite these challenges, there were indeed enthusiasts and innovators who attempted to build their own electric vehicles.
The technology available for electric vehicles in the 1980s was quite limited. Batteries were less efficient, offering lower energy density and shorter lifespans. This meant that DIY electric vehicles often had limited range and performance compared to traditional gasoline vehicles.
Many of the electric vehicles from this era were conversions of existing gasoline-powered cars. Enthusiasts would replace the internal combustion engine with an electric motor and batteries. This process required significant mechanical and electrical knowledge.
These early electric vehicle builders were often innovators and hobbyists. They experimented with various types of batteries, motors, and designs to improve performance and efficiency. Their work laid important groundwork for future developments in electric vehicle technology.
The success of these early electric vehicles varied greatly. Some were able to achieve reasonable performance and range, but many were limited in practicality. Issues such as long charging times, limited range, and lack of power were common.
Although these early DIY electric vehicles were not widely successful in a commercial sense, they played a crucial role in keeping the concept of electric mobility alive. They also provided valuable lessons and insights that would later be used in the development of more advanced electric vehicles.
Another challenge was the lack of regulatory support and market demand for electric vehicles at the time. The infrastructure for charging and maintaining EVs was almost non-existent, which made it difficult for these vehicles to gain widespread acceptance.
While the DIY electric vehicles of the 1980s were not particularly successful in terms of performance or widespread adoption, they were important in keeping the idea of electric transportation alive and contributed to the development of today's more advanced and practical electric vehicles.
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I'm not a big EV or Tesla fan but I love the idea of putting electric motors in old cars just for fun, 😎🖖
Why is there such a negative stigma around being an EV fan?
It sounds like you’re an EV fan and that someone is shaming you for it?
@@cybertrk I like gas and diesel motors, I don't think we should only choose one, we should have all of them,
@@cybertrkI think it's fine to have EVs as a novelty car and all the power to those that want to drive them but the idea they should completely replace gas powered vehicles is insane and not doable on many different levels
as long as they have a transmission :)
This was something that he thought on his own EV's i like to know what or if he doing today. He was ahead of his time. Thanks for sharing this, i remember seeing this before.
Funny thing is, EVs predate internal combustion engines. First EV was driven in 1832, first ICE was 1863... big oil has been holding back progress for a long time.
Thats that fabulous narrator who did a lot of true crime over-voicing. I’ve always loved his voice
That is my friend and colleague, Peter Thomas.
David Hoffman filmmaker
Yes, a great voice!
I like the idea behind electric vehicles, but tge problem is that they cram so many unneeded parts to modern EVs to drive up the price. What should be almost the simplest machine is made to be the most complex one so it could be sold for $40k a pop. As a result, ev sales are plummeting.
I like the idea of EV but there are so MANY problems.
First off is the amount of natural resources needed to even put an EV on the road. Before it's ever driven, the modern EV uses more resources than driving a regular car for years, not to mention most of the resources mining is done by children (it's bad. Look up the videos)
The 2nd HUGE problem is that our electric grid is already overburdened. We've seen that in the last several years in the summer and winter.
Imagine your grandmother losing her electricity in a snowstorm but can't leave to get shelter because she can't charge the car. A disaster that WILL happen over & over if we go all electric.
What about the poor people needing food? They don't have $300 to pay their electric bill but they do have enough gas in the car to get them to the food pantry so the kids don't go hungry.
The next biggest hurdle is that the cars catch on fire when certain parts get wet. It's reported some household insurance companies are already excluding fire if there's an EV in an attached garage.
Another big no is the price of the battery replacement. People are dumping their whole car because it costs too much to replace the battery. Another huge waste of resources.
Next is the logistics of natural resources. It's reported their aren't enough natural resources to replace every current running gas vehicle with an EV, not to mention the replacements.
For these reasons and more, EVs need to remain a novelty and NOT ever be considered as a pretend solution. They would be an environmental disaster.
This is cool David it reminds me of an assignment that my fourth grade teacher gave to her class she asks us to come up with an alternate way to power a car that did not run on fossil fuel and would be environment friendly 1/3 of her class said an electric car because electric golfcart had been invented back in the early 1950's so why not an electric car. when the first electric car was made for the general public, it made me think back to my classroom assignment and someone actually perfected one 20 to 30 years later. thanks Davis Hoffman
“…and pay some slob to pour gasoline all over your car”. Classic
DIY EV Conversions on TH-cam, nostalgia. Giving new life to old cars on a budget and creators sharing their builds. Now both EVs and TH-cam became corporate/ politicized trash.
Pretty cool! I didn't know you could have a stick shift in an EV.
I remember when several guys in Seattle were making their own EVs in the 1990s. The Seattle EV group. What a great bunch ! There was this one guy who modified a small-ish car and was sometimes showing off by spinning his tires :) This guy would have been earlier but not sure how old the SEV group is
Scotty Kilmer should see this video! 😮
Awesome Datsun i remember Datsun b210 truck. Thank you David Hoffman
Love you David Hoffman.
This dude is inspirational once i get money its gonna go where my mouth is. Im so broke and its so hard to get funds to make expieremrnts with when i cant even move out of my parents house. I love this mad scientist shit though
Overglorified golf cart.
A Datsun B110 was the funnest car I ever owned. Always 40+MPG.
I think this guy's was pretty great, but their all scarily quiet imo, always thought they need somekind of clicker (like in the wheel spokes)😂 for noise? Or maybe something amplified through the stereo system to mimic the sound of a real bada** engine? 😃✌
😂😂😂
@@MicahScottPnD I knew someone else would get a kick outta that too Micah! Lol😂😂😂😂😂✌
Oh it spurred a stream of... interesting... thoughts 🤔💡🤯🤣😂 I'm not sure they're done yet either
Hello friend to the east!
I'll be looking for a different vehicle in the future. Living on CA, I have to consider an EV, since our officials seem to be forcing me into a position that I am convinced that our gas engines are turning obsolete. Time will tell. I'm not convinced that the batteries aren't as great for the environment as advertised!
@@luciehanson6250 High there dear Lucie! Good point! For sure!👍
I remember seeing this somewhere on tv a long time ago witch I thought was fascinating I still would not buy and electric vehicle today they have to get better and there’s not enough infrastructure to support all this
Blue meanie is also what they call Psilocybin Mushrooms in some parts of the world.
It's cool, but i need to be able to travel longer distances with fewer long-term stops. The real inventors will develop a battery that can go 500 miles and take less than 10 minutes to charge. Wake me up when we get there, because we are all dreaming otherwise.
they also need to invent a battery that doesn't require congolese child slaves digging lithium, and chinese manufacturing with no environmental oversight.
pretty dumb to try to save the world with slavery and horror somewhere out of sight
@@apokatastasian2831What incentives push American manufacturers to take their greedy owner's business outside of this country???
Good old American capitalism.
Google this....
"How many republican politicians are currently pushing for a change in the child labor laws to allow preteens to be hired to work?"
@@apokatastasian2831exactly.
And that's just the beginning of the problems.
Imagine the electric grid going down in a snowstorm. How many people will be stuck freezing without transportation to a shelter or even being able to sit in their car to run the heater.
What a silly idea of yours. Most (over 90%) of the people don't need 500 miles of range for their daily life.
@@JP-xd6fm hello. Um, manners please. Goodness. There's absolutely nothing 'silly' with wanting vehicles that travel long distances. How rude to leave a comment on a public thread just to insult someone for sharing their ideas.
Stop and look around you right now. Most likely, most every product you see came from long distances away.
Good for you that you like staying close to home but there are millions that enjoy traveling or must travel for work or family.
Stop making it OK to publicly insult someone because they don't have the exact same wants, needs or ideas as you.
Charlie Day has aged well ..
Noise of pther cars doesnt come from engine its the tires contacting the road.
Hybrids are the cooler option. All-EVs, even in 2020’s form, still aren’t feasible, most especially in cold, ❄️ places. Until they’re perfected, including a charge of 5 mins. or less, there’s not going to be a full transition.
Not interested in EV’s at all .. NOT PRACTICAL
I still don't want one...lol 😎👍