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  • During Jonny Smith's visit to EV West, he was clearly very happy to drive a converted early Model Volkswagen bus.
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  • @GreenJimll
    @GreenJimll 5 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    I love the idea that electric conversions can give new life to old vehicles. Not only does that save "classics" but also means that all the embodied energy in the manufacture of the vehicle is saved too.

    • @dougroyce5784
      @dougroyce5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Wouldn't conversions be the fastest way to get the most cars to electric as opposed to people buying new cars?

    • @jayofman
      @jayofman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You see the bigger picture from cradle to grave 👍

    • @letsgocamping88
      @letsgocamping88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Price is the factor for most. Needs to be a vehicle with a fair amount of value to it for it to be viable.

    • @dougroyce5784
      @dougroyce5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh ok I saw the vegetable oil conversions were a few parts and tubing so I assumed it wouldnt be too different. Thanks for the info. @@leolego2

    • @newscoulomb3705
      @newscoulomb3705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @bamboo zooka Who can afford $50,000 factory electric cars?

  • @GreenJimll
    @GreenJimll 5 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Also amused that the bus we're seeing is _after_ the paint job. :-)

    • @yarkmates3409
      @yarkmates3409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Jon Knight , have you never heard of rattys or be rat look , ,,,,it’s the “style”

    • @TheCrazyFinn
      @TheCrazyFinn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yarkmates3409 That's so cool man!

    • @svenwesterlund3405
      @svenwesterlund3405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mint!

    • @SpenserRoger
      @SpenserRoger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yarkmates3409 why would you assume he hasn't lmao.
      I'm always amazed how they can do paint work on these cars and make it look disheveled

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a brilliant job...

  • @patmcdaniel2016
    @patmcdaniel2016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    That guy interviewed himself very well. Good show.

  • @Hyperious_in_the_air
    @Hyperious_in_the_air 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    love EV West. Got most of the components for my electric motorcycle build from them. They give great advice as well.

    • @thornlec
      @thornlec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would like to see your plans

  • @peteroconnor5537
    @peteroconnor5537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Always enjoy watching the EV West videos and seeing their creations. Not a VW guy but this was truly an amazing conversion.

  • @tomsummers1137
    @tomsummers1137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a “die hard” VW bus guy, who has driven this bus, I can say without reservation that this is a very proper and viable second life for these old girls. The range is equal to or greater than when stock, the ride is genuine split-screen bus, and the architecture is unmolested. BTW, Michael didn’t mention that the Logo paint work was approved by the Porsche people themselves. Thank you to Fully Charged for showing this baby to your world. This Channel is the shizzz!

  • @shiraz1736
    @shiraz1736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    My preference would be 1-2 min of driving then get that thing into the workshop and go into how you mounted the motor, batteries etc, bit more mechanical = much more interesting.

    • @thankyouforyourcompliance7386
      @thankyouforyourcompliance7386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      True. Too much driving footage and advertising. Mentioning of respect for old design is valid but I would have preferred to see how that did it and not just listen to it.

    • @tombley5760
      @tombley5760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But you'd have less of Johnny sliding his shades down.

    • @cawfeedawg
      @cawfeedawg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just go to EV west's youtube channel and drill down into it.

    • @andymccabe6712
      @andymccabe6712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What is it with you people micro analysing and criticising everything?!
      Someone is giving you a channel to watch - watch it!!!
      There are millions of other channels to choose from, or hey-here's an idea-make your own.....!!

    • @shiraz1736
      @shiraz1736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Andy McCabe Micro analysing really. I wouldn’t call it that, we want to see this Chanel continue to be successful and I don’t think they mind if people who watch their Chanel make comments that may improve the channels content and increase their subscribers ,so settle down son no need to get emotional.

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love that it still looks so rundown.

  • @andreschutt6538
    @andreschutt6538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This contrast is awesome😀👍an old iconic VW bus with the most advanced electric motor tech
    Keep up these kind of videos✌️

  • @hemelhempsteadherts
    @hemelhempsteadherts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Excellent video, beautifully presented and delivered by knowledgeable forward thinking people .... with a passion.

  • @Rootsman417
    @Rootsman417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The lettering on the side of the bus is "Porsche electric car racing service" in german.

    • @greynolds17
      @greynolds17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      now he just needs a taycan to tow behind it

    • @Noukz37
      @Noukz37 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Danke!

  • @carlmichelsen1230
    @carlmichelsen1230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Have you considered making an episode on the operational fully electric busses in Roskilde - Denmark?

    • @biff1tannen
      @biff1tannen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lurer på hva en sånn ombygging koster egentlig?? 🤔

    • @SuperSiggiboy
      @SuperSiggiboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In Trondheim (Norway) we will have 35 operational electric buses in August

    • @trashmail8
      @trashmail8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or those in The Netherlands. :)

    • @alexandervk70
      @alexandervk70 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In China 95 percent of all busses are electric, not a big of a deal

  • @ramblerandy2397
    @ramblerandy2397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    EV West have been getting soooo much exposure in the last 3 months. Almost everyone, who has a major EV channel, has gone to see them. 👍

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rambler Andy I went there before Xmas

    • @ramblerandy2397
      @ramblerandy2397 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheLateBrakeShow OK, maybe FC was first in the queue. Off the top of my head there have been three others, and they are just others I subscribe to. [oops, we love FC best though 😎 ]

  • @erinboatguy
    @erinboatguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Super super cool.....love what EV West does

  • @MrJgaspa
    @MrJgaspa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Noise comes from the reluctance part of the produced torque and not the permanent magnet torque. Thats because the different inductance in d and q axis creates a strain between rotor and stator poles which results in noise when the rotor poles pass stator teeth. Cool build tho :)

    • @staudtj1
      @staudtj1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah ... I was thinkin the same thing :-)

    • @DavidOfWhitehills
      @DavidOfWhitehills 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Serious q: Is it the rhythmically straining bearings that's the actual noise source, or are the rhythmically changing magnetic fields in air making the air wobble?

    • @staudtj1
      @staudtj1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DavidOfWhitehills As Kelly Bundy would say, That question makes the mind wobble :-)

    • @MrJgaspa
      @MrJgaspa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DavidOfWhitehills alternating strain forces are transmitted to both stator and rotor (3rd newton law) vibrating the whole structure to the point of being audible. Other predominant noise source can also come from the modulated voltage frequency from the inverter. Magnetic field can not directly "move the air", at least when gas (air) is in electrically neutral state (non ionized).

    • @DavidOfWhitehills
      @DavidOfWhitehills 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrJgaspa Thankyou for that, it makes perfect sense. However I feel we should leave it to our most esteemed and learned colleague staudtj1 for the final word.

  • @84imreplica
    @84imreplica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this bus. I've been an air cooled VW fan for many, many years. One of the numerous VWs I've owned was a 1970 VW single cab pickup, with a flat six Porsche engine and tranny. It's one of the few vehicles I've owned that I wish I hadn't sold.
    The elephant in the room here is the price. It's an awesome idea, but man-o-man is it every expensive.

  • @ferryengr
    @ferryengr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Our '67 Split Screen Bus rode better and better with more weight in. VW had a high load rating on the vehicle and the suspension is pretty stiff with the bus unloaded. Going electric not only improves the drive train, but would improve the ride by adding the weight of the battery pack.

    • @DavidOfWhitehills
      @DavidOfWhitehills 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A bit lateral here but, that Bus looks like the ideal candidate for regenerative suspension. I mean those two guys were like the nodding dogs that you never see now, remember them? The more mass the more regeneration.

  • @rickhurst9058
    @rickhurst9058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really impressed with the range on this and the fact it's an actively used workhorse, rather than just a showpiece!

  • @selflesssamaritan6417
    @selflesssamaritan6417 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful. I love seeing reasonably-sized classic cars being resurrected into EVs. The VW Bus surprisingly has more capacity compared to those larger pickup trucks - despite its size and simplicity. Now the VW Bus became more eco-friendly just like its image.

  • @lawnlyrider4893
    @lawnlyrider4893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    You have to meet jehugarcia, being in that area.

    • @mbirth
      @mbirth 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Gabriel Iglesias who is a huge VW bus fan.

    • @letsgocamping88
      @letsgocamping88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They did by the sounds of rich rebuilds visit to jehu

    • @markcontracting3303
      @markcontracting3303 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just bloody crap

    • @BradMosch_engineer
      @BradMosch_engineer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They know each other and have done videos together.

  • @parajacks4
    @parajacks4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Electric is the future for classic cars.
    Kudos to EV West.

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see a Bus in such pristine condition! 😉 Thanks Johnny and Michael.

  • @gramateur5776
    @gramateur5776 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see Jonny has mastered the California Stop; and the follow camera car doesn't even bother with red lights.

  • @PeterStilwell
    @PeterStilwell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The guy from EV West - sorry didn’t get the name - is a good presenter, good personality, good chemistry with Johnny.

    • @EnlightenedSavage
      @EnlightenedSavage 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is the owner. He has alot of videos he has done with jehu Garcia.

  • @svenwesterlund3405
    @svenwesterlund3405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ah, those beachwood Wayfarers 👍

  • @AegeanEpiphany
    @AegeanEpiphany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow the boss of EV West is impressive. A great speaker.

  • @watkinscopicat
    @watkinscopicat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    he’s such a great ambassador for electric cars!

  • @AnthonyGriz
    @AnthonyGriz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Something old +Something new = Something Awesome!!

  • @markmilligan6616
    @markmilligan6616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You can't do that, the summer months wouldn't be the same ever again without VW transporters broken down on the side of the A303 at the slightest whiff of a hill ⛰ 🚐😱

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mark Milligan That’s true enough...

  • @Samuel-gb5vg
    @Samuel-gb5vg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Though I see the appeal of them, I don't particularly like older vehicles like the VW bus (primarily because I have a bias against ICEngines), but it is nice to see them being converted into all-electric vehicles. I know many ICE lovers will miss the sounds of the many explosions four feet from their body, but I still feel like conversions like this one would appeal to most people who love older cars.

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are still people out there who gather to see and hear and feel a steam engine going by... That feeling does not mean that steam engines are a good way to power the world on a mass scale.

    • @Samuel-gb5vg
      @Samuel-gb5vg 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0ooTheMAXXoo0 Correct. 😊

  • @jmurkz
    @jmurkz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These types of EV's are much more interesting to me than the modern Tesla's and all. They also are very inspiring.

  • @matneu27
    @matneu27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well made, but I get angry about the open motor terminals 😕 what if a piece of metal or rust is falling on it? Anyway it might be cool to ride across US with German writing on it. I ll rather call it Elektro Bus or Bully (German nickname for VW Bus)

  • @dirtona2606
    @dirtona2606 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bout time you got to EV West

  • @26DR715
    @26DR715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    has ev west got there own youtube channel very interesting to watch what is done with these old vehicles.
    Good video as always keep them coming good work.

  • @Br1anuk
    @Br1anuk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wish I still had my 1970 Beetle Karman Convertible to get converted to electric power.

  • @UncleWally3
    @UncleWally3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Words of cosmic wisdom? “It’s still a Volkswagen . . . “.

  • @matambale
    @matambale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Time for a visit with Rich Rebuilds!

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You guys should talk to Jehu Garcia, with his Electric Samba.

    • @tomsummers1137
      @tomsummers1137 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jason Gooden you think they don’t?

  • @MrArgonlegends
    @MrArgonlegends 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is such a nice chanle. Love to see you thanks for the video

  • @lfla0179
    @lfla0179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Well, it is still a deathtrap, but it won't burn down due to gas leakage it was famous for... 😂

    • @alex0589
      @alex0589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      look on the bright side of life!
      (also carry an extinguisher. always.)

    • @marzsit9833
      @marzsit9833 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      those were the volkswagens that used that bad fuel rail design where the fuel inlet to the injector was a permanently-attached rubber hose that clamped onto the fuel rails and was not replaceable, totally different from the rubber o-ring sealed fuel rails used from the 80's onward. those short exposed hoses would harden and crack and eventually leak. there are conversion kits now that can change the injectors to the newer style with a new fuel rail. carbureted vw's rarely catch fire unless they are not properly maintained.

  • @greyareaRK1
    @greyareaRK1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love that California exists, and I doubt it gets much more California than this.

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are people living out of their Model X, living the surfing life and getting free energy from superchargers... Or how about surfers who use eletric VW buses like the one in this video (it is not the first one I have seen). That is at least one more level of California.

    • @greynolds17
      @greynolds17 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love that california exists....just not in its current state...I moved out long ago

  • @AlexdaCunha
    @AlexdaCunha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These guys are amazing

  • @alaneasthope2357
    @alaneasthope2357 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hah! I was expecting a before and after video, then realised that it was the "after" video with the beat up paint job. What an awesome van, hiding all that 21st century tech inside. Jonny was like a kid in a sweet shop.

  • @marcofecteau
    @marcofecteau 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another awesome build, bravo EV WEST!

  • @collinriley4976
    @collinriley4976 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned three buses, a split window, a ‘72 eight seater, and a ‘78 seven seater. The ‘72 caught fire, and some one bought the car after the fire and installed twin carbs, the split window was traded for a new squareback. All of these cars would have been great with an electric drive system. I loved driving our buses, and miss mine a lot. Would I could have had electric installed. As my neighbor once said as he drove by, “Get out from under that car!”

  • @tjam4229
    @tjam4229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    EV West Rocks

  • @Monkey_SK
    @Monkey_SK 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love one of those.

  • @michaelcaton9358
    @michaelcaton9358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    reinventing the British Milk float in new an interesting ways........

    • @EleanorPeterson
      @EleanorPeterson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, Michael! Oh yes. ♬"Two-ton Ted from Teddington who drove the baker's van,"♪ would definitely approve. (Credit: the line comes from 'Ernie', an old Benny Hill song, for those non-Brits who might be wondering what the heck I'm on about.)

    • @SuperMadpom
      @SuperMadpom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can see it now a milk float with Tesla drive train - 0-60mph in 3 seconds. You'd have to work hard to stop the eggs flying off the back though.

    • @michaelcaton9358
      @michaelcaton9358 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      SuperMadpom Now I really hope someone does that!!!!!

  • @erhardt1477
    @erhardt1477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well...
    As soon as these kits come to Europe ... Ìll be in heaven 😎
    Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
    PS.
    I you guys need a German translation... let me know 👍😂💪

  • @danparish1344
    @danparish1344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Funny that it has a transmission with the ability to switch to 2nd gear - I don’t think there are any mainstream electric cars with more than one gear, even the Tesla Semi has just the one gear and no transmission from what I’ve read.

    • @tomsummers1137
      @tomsummers1137 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      dan parish, you need SOMETHING to bolt the damn motor to, man.

    • @danparish1344
      @danparish1344 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tom Summers You could call it a single speed transmission

    • @tomsummers1137
      @tomsummers1137 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you know about air cooled VW transaxle architecture, you know that it has 4 forward gears assembled on two stacks. First and second on one and 3rd and 4th on the other. Frequently one or more of these gears are worn out. It is easier to just remove the stack in that transaxle, and keep the other two gears. It just plain does not matter which, and you can keep it in one gear forever if you want....or if you grew up with automatic transmissions and can’t do shit with two hands and two feet simultaneously. Sadly most drivers on the road today can’t do the somewhat complicated multitasking that driving an old standard tranny rig requires. These conversions are made much easier and thus more affordable because of that architecture. You remove only the engine and adapt the transaxle to hang the electric motor on it in its place.

    • @danparish1344
      @danparish1344 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tom Summers I drove only manuals before the Tesla

  • @Who.is.Clinton
    @Who.is.Clinton 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, EV West? you guys rock!

  • @gui4j
    @gui4j 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    awesome ...Ev west are crushing it .... blows the doors off the crap the major car manufactures are making today ...

  • @SuperFuzzmonkey
    @SuperFuzzmonkey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd love to be able to convert cars to electric!! I have no idea how but it would truly be awesome!

  • @raychambers3646
    @raychambers3646 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well all I can say is EV West simply the best ,thanks from UK.

  • @BevanEdwards
    @BevanEdwards 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant content as always - I'm very interested in what EV West are doing and I love the way Fully Charged delivers that information. One note, you guys should consider flatten your edits on the timeline before exporting. I saw at least three flash frames in this episode, which are easier to find on flattened timelines in my experience. :)

  • @ronanoboyle8432
    @ronanoboyle8432 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing...and another great episode!

  • @pebre79
    @pebre79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want one of those holo sunglasses Jonny is wearing

  • @shortwing
    @shortwing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid, nice job on the bus. Get those disc brakes installed.

  • @hampshireracing
    @hampshireracing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool shop truck!🚗

  • @ronkirk5099
    @ronkirk5099 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Makes me wish I still had my '69 VW Bus. Sure miss it now.

  • @collhandluke9491
    @collhandluke9491 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pozytywni jesteście. Pozdrawiam z Polski, życzę ponownych udanych projektów. Niech was Bóg błogosławi.

  • @vanninstylz6331
    @vanninstylz6331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love it! Classic splitty made EV!

  • @rogerolive7043
    @rogerolive7043 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just crossed my mind when we saw the person running with the buggy on the pavement (it's becoming more popular with new parent runners I've noticed) , how much better that would be for Mum/Dad and child if ALL those cars, bikes, vans and lorries were electric.

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A lot less cancer and a lot less allergies and asthma with EVs. Tires do give off similar amounts of particulates as ICE emissions but only a small part of that goes into the air. It is a lot of plastic and toxic chemicals that come off of tires though. Completely unregulated and tires could be made of safer materials and they could last a lot longer but the money side works against selling tires that last twice as long...

  • @rollingtroll
    @rollingtroll 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:51: YES! There IS a comfort in the vagueness. It's something I really miss in modern cars. It's all overly direct and overly tight.
    Either Jonny doesn't indicate, ever, when he's in America, or the indicators don't work :D.
    Cool little van, nice patina, nice conversion.

  • @greynolds17
    @greynolds17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love EV west...fully agree with not chopping cars up, I would agree that some cars simply cannot be converted due to their value but most classics you can get away with...they made a lot of VWs with that engine so its not super special.

  • @jeremytravis360
    @jeremytravis360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I wonder if Jeremy Clarkson is considering a reverse engineering a Tesla car by fitting a V8 petrol engine ? :-)

    • @weldorman8495
      @weldorman8495 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably not....no matter what he ends up with, it wouldn't be as good as what he started with.

  • @plonk7
    @plonk7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fab Vdub, fab people. Great stuff!

  • @and1111000
    @and1111000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Heck, I'm climbing over Trump's great wall to live there - just looks amazing.

  • @randyeller8139
    @randyeller8139 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hot rodding in it's purest form, bring older classics back to life with way better drivetrain components. I've seen some prices on EVWest's stuff though... A whole new meaning to sticker shock!

  • @richardupyurass2379
    @richardupyurass2379 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want one so bad.

  • @alex0589
    @alex0589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So it's basically a model 3 except no safety features and it would kill you and everyone else involved in the case of an accident?
    Still kinda fun. I love it. love the idea of converted old cars.
    Just don't run me over with that solid metal tube of death. please

    • @XenonJohnD
      @XenonJohnD 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      One collision-reducing feature of old air-cooled VW's that people overlook is that people can usually hear you even if they cannot see you. The EV conversion is really cool but the near-silent running may be a disadvantage.

  • @simonthompson9380
    @simonthompson9380 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow ! My dream ev !

  • @ubonrat8653
    @ubonrat8653 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video and really cool bus

  • @philrabe910
    @philrabe910 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, hell! That could have been a 20 minute show at least. I was really getting into the vibe of your chat.
    Didn't Robert visit EV West a few years back?

  • @gerrylangford6485
    @gerrylangford6485 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you can afford it, do it! if you can't, dream about it!

  • @dog-thebackwardgod
    @dog-thebackwardgod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should build one of these for Fluffy! He drives one. (Gabriel Iglesias)

    • @googadisbeotches9360
      @googadisbeotches9360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fluffy has a showroom full of VWs

    • @dog-thebackwardgod
      @dog-thebackwardgod 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@googadisbeotches9360 I'll bet not one is an EV!😎

    • @googadisbeotches9360
      @googadisbeotches9360 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dog-thebackwardgod I'm sure you'll win that bet! 🤔😎

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know a guy who goes by Fluffy and his name is not Gabriel Iglesias. Is that some TH-cam car guy?

  • @MicBergsma
    @MicBergsma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    man I wouldn't mind to do electric on my 67 bus but can't afford that much 🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @Brad_Jenkins
      @Brad_Jenkins 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do a kickstarter Mic

    • @Volksoner619
      @Volksoner619 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same but for the cost I’d rather just do an angry turbo 2 liter.
      I drove an electric VW thing once and it was super weird. Kept thinking I stalled it out at every light.

  • @supersonic79
    @supersonic79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks great! I want one.

  • @balmar3
    @balmar3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    More technical details please. I've been following you guys for years and yet this is the first time I hear about a Synchronous Reluctance Motor.

  • @Miata822
    @Miata822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    EV West has been letting everybody drive their stuff recently. I guess they are making a big publicity push.

  • @SEANMCAD
    @SEANMCAD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    RV battery solar power would be a good video for you guys. Vendors like Battleborn, Goal Zero, Kodiak.Inergy. For RVers being able to boondock using their own power for the house is a big deal. I rarely ever run into a RVer that doesnt have aleast some solar power

  • @n.steenvoorde
    @n.steenvoorde 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hebben, hebben, hebben.... (reed: have one myself) ;-). Great company

  • @fish9468
    @fish9468 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You sound just like Steven Mould, and that's a very good thing 🤣

  • @r5LgxTbQ
    @r5LgxTbQ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone"
    as he tells the host of a 500k TH-cam channel on camera

    • @totalgej
      @totalgej 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he did not tell what manufacturer the motor was. So i would say he kept his word

  • @Stefan-st
    @Stefan-st 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wy is there no fully charged merchandise link under the Video..?

  • @michaelj7069
    @michaelj7069 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these videos!

  • @kaptainkmann7808
    @kaptainkmann7808 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Has anybody ever done an electric conversion on a Chrysler Conquest . I had an 88 tsi. man that car was fun. the first time I heard about electric conversions , it was the car I thought of.

  • @TheBeggFamily
    @TheBeggFamily 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a super idea.

  • @rubencaixeiro9762
    @rubencaixeiro9762 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing, now they should invest in some indicators. They do help other drivers.

  • @ltrtg13
    @ltrtg13 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I noticed the boss was having a snooze at the end of the video.

  • @kimgoldberg8097
    @kimgoldberg8097 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If EV West wants to offer one of these EV conversion kits for a Vanagon, I'm in! I would like to convert my 82 air-cooled Westy Vanagon to EV.

  • @tonypower9315
    @tonypower9315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How much to convert one would have been nice to know!

    • @cmarshall4559
      @cmarshall4559 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would have killed the video 😱 RR did a rundown and it's very very expensive.

  • @grabir01
    @grabir01 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see an E conversion for old muscle cars that simply replaces the IC motor. An electric motor that takes the place of the IC leaving enough room for batteries and VR.

  • @grayman999
    @grayman999 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant idea 👍

  • @groingo
    @groingo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dang, they don't work on manufactured electrics, my Leaf has one major flaw it is lousy in hill terrain really needs a low and high range trany....oh well.

  • @bikecommuter24
    @bikecommuter24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see converting to ev as another form of customizing

  • @markwilliams3344
    @markwilliams3344 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    jonny smith top man

  • @seasong7655
    @seasong7655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    According to youtube EV West and Rich Rebuilds are the only americans working on electric cars 😂

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      its ironic because electric cars are the easiest things to do on earth!

    • @beachcrow
      @beachcrow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There's also that other guy, Elon Musk.

    • @seasong7655
      @seasong7655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@beachcrow Musk was banned from working at Tesla because of his tweet

    • @tbyte007
      @tbyte007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@seasong7655 Bullshit - they basically slapped him on the wrist for the tweet.

    • @SpenserRoger
      @SpenserRoger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tbyte007 sorta. They made him step down from the board / CEO or whatever he was for a period if time iirc

  • @uncas19typhoon
    @uncas19typhoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a 1982 VW Westfalia Vanagon with a 48 hp Diesel engine. I wonder if they'd convert me over?????? I don't need fast, I've gotten used to 55mph, on the flat, 28 mph on the hills, but would like some range, 300 miles + maybe... Is it possible?

  • @XenGi
    @XenGi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really like the german writing on it. Would love to have or even build something like this in germany but I'm afraid it's completely illegal. :(

    • @0ooTheMAXXoo0
      @0ooTheMAXXoo0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even if it never drove on public roads? Is there not an agency that can certify it for public roads after it is complete?

    • @XenGi
      @XenGi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0ooTheMAXXoo0 The TÜV needs to approve the "driveability" of your vehicle. Problem is that if you put unauthorized parts (an electric motor that is not an official part from VW) in your VW Bus they will deny the approval. If you still drive on public roads with it you're committing a crime.
      Technically you could do it and get approval but your paying a fortune to get everything checked officially etc and I think you have to declare it as a new vehicle because it can't be a VW Bus anymore. It's super complicated and hella expensive.
      On the other hand everything that drives on the road should be working fine.