Please, please, please start selling these kits to the public. ECD in the US are only interested in doing $250k builds and have no interest in doing swaps for the everyday average folk. I would love to do this conversion myself!
I agree. I reached out to ECD and they have so many orders for special builds and won’t convert existing Defenders. Please offer the kits to other businesses in US that will. Great work and amazing product.
@@karlspena Me too. Disco 1 kits for diy please. A kit with a bit less motor power. Not everyone 4x4 needs 3.5sec 0-60 in fact is often better a little less power. 150kw is fine I think. will go further too maybe.
Agreed… the home builder is the way of the future really. It’s incredibly wasteful to toss a rig who’s only fault it it’s power source onto the scrap heap. Better to upgrade for sure.
I'd buy that kit in a heartbeat to DIY my Disco 2, and happily sign whatever safety waivers you need. While I wait for that, or a discovery-specific kit, thanks for detailing the components!
In theory, it wouldn't be too hard to adapt that to fit a D2, Just the chassis mounts to fabricate. I think they convert the Defenders to an electric handbrake working on the rear axle. The dials etc for the dash would probably be the challenge.
@@hughmarcus1 The D2 architecture is close to a P38 than a Defender, like the D1 is a classic Range Rover, so in principle two minorly different kits would cover several other production runs. The issue is though fooling all of the later ones into thinking there is an engine in it and it is running, lots of things rely on a signal saying it
FZJ80 to an EV would be a dream. Might even be worth the recent price hike. Interested to know how one knitted out for greenlaning/long camping trips would fare in the UK. All the bumpers and weight might be a problem 🤔
Completely agree; have two Land Cruiser 100 Series in Sri Lanka, and it makes complete sense to convert these as car import duty is 100-300% (when they're allowed again!). Similar story in much of Asia.
I absolutely enjoyed the simplicity of the kit. I own a Toyota Land Cruiser 100 (Amazon in the UK) and I was hoping to convert it to electric. I live in a country where on gallon of petrol is £5.34...pure madness. I would love to see how it is done. Well done team!
The classic ultimate driving machine: BMW 325 E30 any form. Proud owner here. I have been modifying this chassis for years just to keep it on the US road. However, if there is a simple electric solution, myself and many other proud owners around the world will jump on this solution and keep this gem on the road for many more years. Good Job and Good Work!
Awesome!! I just lost my top end on my D110 TD5 and would love to convert, but ECD has a long backlog and are terribly expensive! I do al the work myself in my humble little shop and would hope that something comes soon if even for the in between shops who know what they are doing but may not be churning out the conversions all day long!! Cheers to progress gents !!
I own a totally original 1976 Jeep CJ7. Big 304 CID (original), about 120 hp. Super guzzler, not at all fast, hard to start when sitting for long periods. Just started looking into electrifying. Thank you for the informative video.
ABSOLUTELY another vote for D4-3 conversion kit .... you would be knocked over with the rush as these vehicles were one of the best built (if you take out the mechanical issues .... usually down to the engine and transmission)
FJ40, FJ45, BJ42 etc should allow for a similar design strategy with the 60/40 battery split. If lucky, the same kit with some modified mounts might even fit.
P38 Range Rover (late 90s early 00s) has just started to look classic to me, swooshing along with ev power in that would be lovely! Defender is the one though if we’re honest, looks fantastic.
@@greenernick a Diesel engine is very reliable, you can use them over and over again, as long as they get oil, they can keep going. That’s the opposite of a electric car, within 5 years your battery is running out of life, NEW ONE! After a short while the electric motor starts to have trouble NEW ONE! If people want to create cars that are good for the atmosphere, they need to make them simple, not from 0 to 60 in 2,3 seconds. No electric windows, not a big display.
If you want more business in Australia you need to look at conversions for Toyota Hilux, LandCruiser 80 series, 100 series, 76 series and 79 series, as well as their Nissan Patrol counterparts. Those are the main 4WDs in Australia particularly in industry where the money for mass conversions is. Doing those models you also pick up most of the UAE as well.
Wouldn't mind a conversion in my 70 series landcruiser and a way of charging it direct from my solar system! One thing that puts me off cars like Tesla is the mind boggling amount of electronic controls and would love something a little more basic
Landcruisers. My dream car is a 76 series Landcruiser, with that exact same setup as in the video, twin locked and on 37s. I would be an absolute beast of a rig.
P38 please!!! The forgotten range rover is closer to a defender than anything else. They're mostly sorn but still around and largely rust free!! They are defenders + in disguise with the most comfy seats they ever made! 😁 They're also appreciating cars, as there aren't many RR Classics around anymore! Thanks for the video 👍
TOYOTA LAND CRUISERS 1970 -1980 All models. Great video! Here in Ibiza Spain there is a new trend of buying 1970 to 1980's Toyota Land Cruisers of all types. I know many owners who would like to covert them to electric.
I've got a 2000 jeep cherokee limited that I'd love to have converted since I live in the countryside in the US, about 45 minutes from everywhere. I'd love to see it converted, especially since flooding is common out in the northwest this time of year and I loved the way your land rover just plowed through the water in your one short on your page. FANTASTIC work!
great video! I'd love to convert my 80 series landcruiser it really is a legendary off road vehicle. I've taken mine through Africa. Now its a work horse on a farm towing all day and driving some steep terrain. Having it electric would be awesome for the farm work.
Been dreaming of converting a late first gen Range Rover for awhile! Would love to see a kit for that. Also please sell to the general public for us DIY-ers.
2002 Toyota 4Runner! I see a few of them around Vancouver (BC, Canada) and they, to me, are just beautiful (especially the two tone colours, white pearl paint with lower body ground effects - whatever you call that trim around the wheel wells and above the running boards, in silver).
I think the Jeep Cherokee Xj would be a great EV conversion. It has a light, uni body shell, but probably still has space in the tunnel for that motor pack. They're still pretty cheap to buy a donor vehicle. Or a Toyota Fj40. I have one of each, so then I'd just have to decide which one to convert!
Excellent, just excellent. I hope in time you can also come up with a similar packaged system using a less powerful motor that wouldn't need upgraded axles? Although less exciting it would make it more affordable, and possibly yield a better range from same size batteries?
@@ElectricClassicCars Does Tesla sell their motor/transaxles on their own or do you obtain them from salvaged cars? If not, Tesla would behoove themselves to do just that at some point in the future.
Even if you didn't use a Model 3 motor, it's easy to electronically "de-tune" the power output. I put these same components into a 1997 Jeep Wrangler. I still have the factory axles and if I were to run full power they would break for sure. I have it "de-tuned" to about 300kW and so far so good.
@@MiniLuv-1984 That seems likely, especially with the state of the world as it is right now. Maybe at some point in the near future they could offer it as a crate motor kit either to manufacturers who would like to build or convert their own cars but don't have the resources to do that part of development, or to end users who may just want to update their 1964 Ford Econoline...
A Nissan Patrol Y60 and Y61 kit would be an amazing kit to have. Those axles are top of the industry, they only lack on the engine side, so this type of upgrade would be quite a step up, as they are very popular in Australia and middle east, but also some parts of Europe.
@@seshelbow336 or BMW M57 which is an even easier swap, but it wouldn't be legal in Italy. An electric motor would transform my Patrol in a perfect every day city car, with great off-road capabilities
A SWB old school Patrol is something I lust after but probably will never get the chance to own…..for me it would have to be done in the Arab style like they race up the sand dunes….and I can’t think of a way to have a turbo hanging out of the bonnet with an electric conversion.
Fantastic! Go you guys! I have a Mitsubishi Delica L400 turbo diesel with a dead engine. It's run up big K's plus has irreparably buggered cylinder head also auto trans issues. I love my truck and it would be a perfect EV conversion I'd humbly suggest. Huge flat deck area for batteries, lots of space for the motor underneath.
Definitely a Delica L300 and L400 kit. Preferably with the battery under the vehicle, as to keep the centre of gravity lower and because a lot of these vans are decked out as a camper or still want to keep them as 7/8 seaters.
In my humble opinion, I think you all should convert a 79 series Land Cruiser considering the lifespan of this vehicle and it’s current status of being still produced around the world except the US. Also, during my travels, I was always surprised at how many different applications these vehicles are used. Thanks for sharing.
Love your work Sir! The Deefer you did for the department store , which Jonny Smith delivered, was amazing! PLease get a kit ready for the Disco 2 in a few years...my TD5 is still going strong but won't last forever! Cheers from Down Under. GRegg :-)
1965 International Scout 80 4×4, if I had money in hand, I'd be all in, and the first in the USA. SO GLAD TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. If it ever rains money over me, I'll be in touch before the first paper cut heals. Again GREAT JOB and Be Well...
Dreamed last night of the Scout 80 electrified for fun, being towed behind the ALSO electrified for tour..... " my 1969 Clark Equipment Cortez" 18' front wheel drive, straight 6, RV, .... yet then once again, I wake up "car poor" .......no money. Still, Thank You!.... for the brain charged electrified Dream
Would love to see a similar kit for the Mercedes W460 230GE, 280GE, 300GE - SWB - so will be like the Defender 90 in terms of space limitations. Retain a classic for many many many more years with these innovative kits while getting rid of the engine, transmission and exhaust system - brilliant!!
That’s straight up, neat N tidy, proper 21st century progression in a box or three! 👍🏼😎👍🏼. The older Hummer market here in the US would be absolutely beggin for a kit like that… HUGE!
@@done9618 when I see that e-hummer, i think this " Hey, a toyota compactCruiserEV !! cool. oh wait. no, its a hummer.. how sad, hummer once was so cool.. "
If you are thinking of building conversion kits, I can promise you a great market. The Hilux is the commercial pickup format, with the same drivetrain as the Fortuner, the SUV version. The Prado is the SUV built on the Landcruiser chassis. Landrover Defender is a great vehicle to convert, but a bit rough for urban use. Ford has had good success with its pickup. I would aim at a vehicle lineup from 2018 to 2012, they are still relatively up to date with safety and comfort. Too old to finance and lend themselves to refurbishment. Our company provides Trade Finance and can finance export sales and trade sales, if interested. South Africa and worldwide.
It would be nice to consider an option for the Discovery 3. I have one with 200K+ and i love the vehicle, but the cost of running and maintenance is now expensive. A conversion for this would be something 'special'. The disco 3 is so popular with landrover enthusiasts.
Yes! We need to see a lot more of these kinds of complete kits out there! Like, how many VW Bugs were sold with virtually the exact same engine/tranny layout? Millions upon millions throughout the world and so on. Great video, dude!
I would selfishly love to see a Jeep Grad Wagoneer kit, but I am guessing the demand would not justify the engineering costs. But I love that you are doing this for the Land Rovers.
Toyota Hilux Invincible 2007 Black on black..! You can use mine but I must have it back to get me to work... Love this format, classic cars and angry pixies... Have fun. Keep it up.
Yes a conversion for the L322 Range Rovers would be perfect. The V8 s are just thirsty and uneconomical to fix… the actual cars themselves are amazing and will be a future classic… just need an electric drivetrain !
Full size jeep models from mid 60s thru 80s!!!!!!! I've been wanting to convert this for a while now. They are heavy but have tons of room for possibly more Kw hrs also!
Great breakdown, makes me miss my old defender. I’m a Patrol (Y61) owner now, you did ask what other 4x4’s should you consider - my heart says a Patrol or Land Cruiser 80 series but I think my head says you’d get more business doing more land rover models E.g. 90’s and 00’s discoveries are very popular on the trails.
I am an Aussie based In vanuatu. Fuel is now 3 USD per litre. Lots we would like are 79 series Toyota landcruiser and Toyota hi ace people movers in left hand drive.
I would love to see you develop kits for Jeep Wrangler TJs. I have a 1997 Jeep Wrangler, the first vehicle I purchased myself, that I keep in storage and pull out every so often to joy ride around in. If I could convert it to electric, I would use it as my daily driver again.
I started a conversion of a 99 Jeep Wrangler couple months ago, it is not done yet, but we are on our way 😊 I share everything on my RUclips channel Electrified Veronika. We might start working on a conversion kit once there is more demand for it. It is a fun thing to do, lot's of learnings on the way!
Unfortunately I see most of that population not having the money to make the conversion kit worth developing. This conversion kit is not cheap, so selling it to people driving around Jeeps not even worth the cost of this conversion kit wouldn't make much sense for the company. Now, if they could make it work on all Wranglers then maybe. But, even then that's a population driving around relatively cheap cars compared to say a Defender, Porsche, or some of these other higher-dollar vehicles they've converted
I looked up the price. It said ECD starting Defender is $179,995. I personally would prefer it if you found something cheaper to build the kit with than a Tesla motor. Tesla are already over priced. No one needs a 4x4 to do 3.5 seconds. I still need the range and electric. Would be nice to have an option to go electric on my FJ-60 once the parts are gone I had a Nissan Leaf once, it was zippy enough. The range on it sucked for me as it was half way through the battery life so I got rid of it. Plenty of those. Maybe make a kit with a "decent" battery", preferable once that can by DIY restored or would not cost $$$ to replace. A Nissan Leaf engine or similar. Nice work unrelated. Keep it up.
Would love to see a kit for owners / general public for Jeep Wranglers! I own a YJ and would definitely go for a conversion kit that I could do myself over a few weeks to months.
I was thinking " Panda 4x4" right before you named it! I had 3 of them, from the very first model ( a green one) to the last one ( of the original model, of course) . Great little machines on snow and mud. Would really like to see how it turns out with an electric power train well designed and beautifully crafted as only you can do.
the "secret" of the 4x4 panda performance on mud and snow is the light weight, I'm afraid that a conversion would reduce the advantage it has over other 4x4's
2006 E53 BMW X5 would be perfect. I have actually researched this, offsetting it against the cost of future servicing, ongoing maintenance and running costs and it makes total sense, just like you said its not quite there yet in the kit form available to the Public but I am more than happy to be a guinea pig! Just tell me where to drop it off! I think it would be amazing, a perfect fit for this benchmark SUV. Great video, there is a huge market for this and some beautiful cars to transform. Your Defender is awesome 👌really nice work.
Do the H1 - Military Humvee! There are a ton of them coming out of military service, and they need a new life. I want to see a dual motor version (probably using smaller motors), where the entire driveshaft tunnel is all battery (because the frame of these things is really weird). But the brakes are also weird... idk if this *can* fit...
@@ElectricClassicCars Good point. But I bet this kit would sell like hot cakes... Partner with this guy that sorta did this: ruclips.net/p/PL0vZL9uwyfOFezIOiBjkdW3TTdn0Q_AKL
The most enjoyable driving experience I’ve had is the 2003 Discovery 2. The TD5 was a great engine back it day. I’ve got two low kms examples waiting for conversion.
By the time the D2 was ungraded to the D3 it was a very well sorted car. Rear battery space when you pull out the 84 litre fuel tank and a nice big deep engine bay between the struts.
A huge market in the USA would be to make a conversion kit for the Ford F-150 pick-up truck, one of the most widely used and popular vehicles in America. Big $$$
This is brilliant. To be honest, I would absolutely LOVE to see a conversion of a Unimog 404-S. Another fairly simple vehicle that has always been criminally underpowered and massively loud. A conversion like this would give it a massive new lease of life and give it the speed to get out of it's own way. If there could be something done to get it's gearing under control for more highway speeds that would be a welcome bonus. Cheers from the States!
I suggest that vehicle in the back left of the video frame. A syncro without the crazy expensive and breakable transaxle would be a beautiful thing. Replace the rear transaxle with a front diff facing the other way and do the exact same centre mounted electric motor setup. Although maybe use a leaf motor to save the diffs from exploding.
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Please, please, please start selling these kits to the public. ECD in the US are only interested in doing $250k builds and have no interest in doing swaps for the everyday average folk. I would love to do this conversion myself!
I agree. I reached out to ECD and they have so many orders for special builds and won’t convert existing Defenders. Please offer the kits to other businesses in US that will. Great work and amazing product.
Me too Brother
I'm on the same boat. I'd love to convert my Disco1 to EV
@@karlspena Me too. Disco 1 kits for diy please. A kit with a bit less motor power. Not everyone 4x4 needs 3.5sec 0-60 in fact is often better a little less power. 150kw is fine I think. will go further too maybe.
Agreed… the home builder is the way of the future really. It’s incredibly wasteful to toss a rig who’s only fault it it’s power source onto the scrap heap. Better to upgrade for sure.
I'd buy that kit in a heartbeat to DIY my Disco 2, and happily sign whatever safety waivers you need.
While I wait for that, or a discovery-specific kit, thanks for detailing the components!
In theory, it wouldn't be too hard to adapt that to fit a D2, Just the chassis mounts to fabricate. I think they convert the Defenders to an electric handbrake working on the rear axle. The dials etc for the dash would probably be the challenge.
@@hughmarcus1 The D2 architecture is close to a P38 than a Defender, like the D1 is a classic Range Rover, so in principle two minorly different kits would cover several other production runs. The issue is though fooling all of the later ones into thinking there is an engine in it and it is running, lots of things rely on a signal saying it
Got to be classic Land Cruisers, especially for the Australian market. All that sunshine for charging, too!
yeah, i have a BJ40 that could do with this!
FZJ80 to an EV would be a dream. Might even be worth the recent price hike.
Interested to know how one knitted out for greenlaning/long camping trips would fare in the UK. All the bumpers and weight might be a problem 🤔
Please FJ60. Lot of space to have batteries in
Completely agree; have two Land Cruiser 100 Series in Sri Lanka, and it makes complete sense to convert these as car import duty is 100-300% (when they're allowed again!). Similar story in much of Asia.
Land cruiser fj40 conversion kit would be awesome
I absolutely enjoyed the simplicity of the kit. I own a Toyota Land Cruiser 100 (Amazon in the UK) and I was hoping to convert it to electric. I live in a country where on gallon of petrol is £5.34...pure madness. I would love to see how it is done. Well done team!
Id love a 100 series conversion too or a 60 series.
I love to see the Toyota Hilux Kit 🙏🏻
I would love to see a Toyota Land Cruiser prado fj120 conversion.
The classic ultimate driving machine: BMW 325 E30 any form. Proud owner here. I have been modifying this chassis for years just to keep it on the US road. However, if there is a simple electric solution, myself and many other proud owners around the world will jump on this solution and keep this gem on the road for many more years. Good Job and Good Work!
Definitely the Toyota FJ40 series Landcruiser! I'd like at least one of mine electric. Keep up the great work.
Suzuki Jimny would be awesome! You could literally climb a wall with it!
ABSOLUTELY AGREED!!!! GO Jimny!
Awesome!! I just lost my top end on my D110 TD5 and would love to convert, but ECD has a long backlog and are terribly expensive! I do al the work myself in my humble little shop and would hope that something comes soon if even for the in between shops who know what they are doing but may not be churning out the conversions all day long!! Cheers to progress gents !!
I own a totally original 1976 Jeep CJ7. Big 304 CID (original), about 120 hp. Super guzzler, not at all fast, hard to start when sitting for long periods. Just started looking into electrifying. Thank you for the informative video.
ABSOLUTELY another vote for D4-3 conversion kit .... you would be knocked over with the rush as these vehicles were one of the best built (if you take out the mechanical issues .... usually down to the engine and transmission)
FJ40, FJ45, BJ42 etc should allow for a similar design strategy with the 60/40 battery split. If lucky, the same kit with some modified mounts might even fit.
I agree, I own an FJ45, 2f petrol, and I would love to convert.
Great seeing the drop in kit. I would love to see one of these kits for a CJ7, more specifically my CJ7.
P38 Range Rover (late 90s early 00s) has just started to look classic to me, swooshing along with ev power in that would be lovely!
Defender is the one though if we’re honest, looks fantastic.
P38 +1
That is brilliant. I would love to give my Range Rover P38 a future by converting it.
I'd love to see a Toyota 70 series conversion kit
Just love it! Would love to see an 80 series Toyota Landcruiser upgraded. Keep up the amazing work!
What’s wrong with a diesel?
@@dutcheastindiancompany8415 it's slow and expensive to run?
@@greenernick cheap to buy, cheap to fix, and it’s goot for the earth.
@@dutcheastindiancompany8415 Diesel is good for the earth?
@@greenernick a Diesel engine is very reliable, you can use them over and over again, as long as they get oil, they can keep going. That’s the opposite of a electric car, within 5 years your battery is running out of life, NEW ONE! After a short while the electric motor starts to have trouble NEW ONE! If people want to create cars that are good for the atmosphere, they need to make them simple, not from 0 to 60 in 2,3 seconds. No electric windows, not a big display.
If you want more business in Australia you need to look at conversions for Toyota Hilux, LandCruiser 80 series, 100 series, 76 series and 79 series, as well as their Nissan Patrol counterparts. Those are the main 4WDs in Australia particularly in industry where the money for mass conversions is. Doing those models you also pick up most of the UAE as well.
Wouldn't mind a conversion in my 70 series landcruiser and a way of charging it direct from my solar system! One thing that puts me off cars like Tesla is the mind boggling amount of electronic controls and would love something a little more basic
100kw on a home solar system would need about 20 hour of peak solar. 70 series are being do in Australia already too for the mines
Add 80 series this this as well..
Me too! I have a kzj78 that would be awesome with this kit in it
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Landcruisers. My dream car is a 76 series Landcruiser, with that exact same setup as in the video, twin locked and on 37s. I would be an absolute beast of a rig.
P38 please!!! The forgotten range rover is closer to a defender than anything else.
They're mostly sorn but still around and largely rust free!! They are defenders + in disguise with the most comfy seats they ever made! 😁
They're also appreciating cars, as there aren't many RR Classics around anymore!
Thanks for the video 👍
Looking forward to the DIY kit.. i have a 90 waiting for one of these 👍
It would great to see this bolt on for 2004 -2010 Range Rover
Wonderful job it looks very clean.
TOYOTA LAND CRUISERS 1970 -1980 All models. Great video! Here in Ibiza Spain there is a new trend of buying 1970 to 1980's Toyota Land Cruisers of all types. I know many owners who would like to covert them to electric.
I've got a 2000 jeep cherokee limited that I'd love to have converted since I live in the countryside in the US, about 45 minutes from everywhere. I'd love to see it converted, especially since flooding is common out in the northwest this time of year and I loved the way your land rover just plowed through the water in your one short on your page.
FANTASTIC work!
We need you to start selling those to the public
great video! I'd love to convert my 80 series landcruiser it really is a legendary off road vehicle. I've taken mine through Africa. Now its a work horse on a farm towing all day and driving some steep terrain. Having it electric would be awesome for the farm work.
Been dreaming of converting a late first gen Range Rover for awhile! Would love to see a kit for that. Also please sell to the general public for us DIY-ers.
This is just amazing! would really want this for my 110. Hope that it will be more affordable the next couple of years 🙏🏼
It’s people like you who will transform humanity away from fossil fuels while making a living from it. To be commended.
2002 Toyota 4Runner! I see a few of them around Vancouver (BC, Canada) and they, to me, are just beautiful (especially the two tone colours, white pearl paint with lower body ground effects - whatever you call that trim around the wheel wells and above the running boards, in silver).
I think the Jeep Cherokee Xj would be a great EV conversion. It has a light, uni body shell, but probably still has space in the tunnel for that motor pack. They're still pretty cheap to buy a donor vehicle. Or a Toyota Fj40. I have one of each, so then I'd just have to decide which one to convert!
Yes absolutely please
2nded
3rded, this is the coolest 4x4 ever
Next Land Cruiser Series 60 please! Also the Lada Niva would be a FANTASTIC classic!
Excellent, just excellent. I hope in time you can also come up with a similar packaged system using a less powerful motor that wouldn't need upgraded axles? Although less exciting it would make it more affordable, and possibly yield a better range from same size batteries?
Yep. Already have that available now with a Tesla model 3 motor. Less power and more efficient. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars Does Tesla sell their motor/transaxles on their own or do you obtain them from salvaged cars? If not, Tesla would behoove themselves to do just that at some point in the future.
Even if you didn't use a Model 3 motor, it's easy to electronically "de-tune" the power output. I put these same components into a 1997 Jeep Wrangler. I still have the factory axles and if I were to run full power they would break for sure. I have it "de-tuned" to about 300kW and so far so good.
@@JustWasted3HoursHere I think you will find that all Tesla bits come from salvage.
@@MiniLuv-1984 That seems likely, especially with the state of the world as it is right now. Maybe at some point in the near future they could offer it as a crate motor kit either to manufacturers who would like to build or convert their own cars but don't have the resources to do that part of development, or to end users who may just want to update their 1964 Ford Econoline...
I have an 07 Nissan Pathfinder R51. I've been thinking of converting to an EV for a while now but love the look of the Pathfinder
Please, please pretty please with sugar on top do a classic Jeep CJ 7. That’s what I’d love to see. Love your work. Morten
One day my friend. 😁👍
A Nissan Patrol Y60 and Y61 kit would be an amazing kit to have. Those axles are top of the industry, they only lack on the engine side, so this type of upgrade would be quite a step up, as they are very popular in Australia and middle east, but also some parts of Europe.
Yes that would be wonderful!
OM606 👍🏻
@@seshelbow336 or BMW M57 which is an even easier swap, but it wouldn't be legal in Italy. An electric motor would transform my Patrol in a perfect every day city car, with great off-road capabilities
A SWB old school Patrol is something I lust after but probably will never get the chance to own…..for me it would have to be done in the Arab style like they race up the sand dunes….and I can’t think of a way to have a turbo hanging out of the bonnet with an electric conversion.
@@seshelbow336 well I mean, you could but it would not have much of a use ahahaha
Fantastic! Go you guys! I have a Mitsubishi Delica L400 turbo diesel with a dead engine. It's run up big K's plus has irreparably buggered cylinder head also auto trans issues. I love my truck and it would be a perfect EV conversion I'd humbly suggest. Huge flat deck area for batteries, lots of space for the motor underneath.
Top idea!!
this conversion makes so much more sense than you might initially think
Discovery 3 conversion would be awesome
Mercedes W460, having this kit available for it would be amazing!
Definitely a Delica L300 and L400 kit. Preferably with the battery under the vehicle, as to keep the centre of gravity lower and because a lot of these vans are decked out as a camper or still want to keep them as 7/8 seaters.
And Pajero mk2. Great vehicles
In my humble opinion, I think you all should convert a 79 series Land Cruiser considering the lifespan of this vehicle and it’s current status of being still produced around the world except the US. Also, during my travels, I was always surprised at how many different applications these vehicles are used. Thanks for sharing.
Yea great idea to put shit batteries that die, im sure it's gonna improve lifespan lol
Love your work Sir! The Deefer you did for the department store , which Jonny Smith delivered, was amazing! PLease get a kit ready for the Disco 2 in a few years...my TD5 is still going strong but won't last forever!
Cheers from Down Under.
GRegg :-)
Range Rover P38A next. Love the design & comfort. Shame the rest of the vehicle didnt live up.
I'd love to see a kit for other Land Rover models -- 90s Range Rovers especially.
Please start developing kit for the 1st Gen VW Touareg, those cars are great offroaders with troublesome and thirsty engines.
Spectacular and just perfect. I believe a similar kit for the original (and up to date) Suzuki Jimny would be a highly successful seller!
Discovery 3 & 4 would be amazing
1965 International Scout 80 4×4, if I had money in hand, I'd be all in, and the first in the USA. SO GLAD TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
If it ever rains money over me, I'll be in touch before the first paper cut heals.
Again GREAT JOB and Be Well...
Dreamed last night of the Scout 80 electrified for fun, being towed behind the ALSO electrified for tour.....
" my 1969 Clark Equipment Cortez" 18' front wheel drive, straight 6, RV, ....
yet then once again, I wake up
"car poor" .......no money.
Still, Thank You!....
for the brain charged electrified Dream
Would love to see a similar kit for the Mercedes W460 230GE, 280GE, 300GE - SWB - so will be like the Defender 90 in terms of space limitations. Retain a classic for many many many more years with these innovative kits while getting rid of the engine, transmission and exhaust system - brilliant!!
That’s straight up, neat N tidy, proper 21st century progression in a box or three! 👍🏼😎👍🏼. The older Hummer market here in the US would be absolutely beggin for a kit like that… HUGE!
There is already an electric hummer on market but the conversion would be awesome too
@@done9618 when i see the electric hummer, i allways think the same: Is this a toyota 4runner ? or is it a toyota landcruiser 4x4 ??
@@done9618 when I see that e-hummer, i think this " Hey, a toyota compactCruiserEV !! cool. oh wait. no, its a hummer.. how sad, hummer once was so cool.. "
@@mm-hl7gh landrover freelander
Absolutely love the drop in kit.. I'm in negotiation with my partner regarding getting this in my 110 county... I really want to make this happen..
I’m constantly in negotiation with my partner with regard to making things happen for my 110 DCPU. Such is the life-balance of a Defender owner…🤔🤣
Fantastic. It would be great to see these power units down in New Zealand. Powering a Stage1 V8.
I can't wait.😊
Contact our partners down there 😁👍 www.thesurgery.co.nz/services/electric-vehicle-conversions/
In Africa, Toyota Hilux, Lancruisers and Prado have biggest marketshare. We have Toyota 20 seater minibus taxis everywhere.
If you are thinking of building conversion kits, I can promise you a great market. The Hilux is the commercial pickup format, with the same drivetrain as the Fortuner, the SUV version. The Prado is the SUV built on the Landcruiser chassis. Landrover Defender is a great vehicle to convert, but a bit rough for urban use. Ford has had good success with its pickup. I would aim at a vehicle lineup from 2018 to 2012, they are still relatively up to date with safety and comfort. Too old to finance and lend themselves to refurbishment. Our company provides Trade Finance and can finance export sales and trade sales, if interested. South Africa and worldwide.
Loving the idea of EV conversion kits in general! As per "Tell us what other 4x4's we should focus on" ... Mitsubishi L200s ;)
It would be nice to consider an option for the Discovery 3. I have one with 200K+ and i love the vehicle, but the cost of running and maintenance is now expensive. A conversion for this would be something 'special'. The disco 3 is so popular with landrover enthusiasts.
A kit for a Suzuki Jimny would be nice!
Yes! We need to see a lot more of these kinds of complete kits out there! Like, how many VW Bugs were sold with virtually the exact same engine/tranny layout? Millions upon millions throughout the world and so on. Great video, dude!
Thanks. We have a drop in kit for the VW Beetle. We'll cover it in a future video. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars Cool. Looking forward to seeing that. I don't own one, but still interested.
I would selfishly love to see a Jeep Grad Wagoneer kit, but I am guessing the demand would not justify the engineering costs. But I love that you are doing this for the Land Rovers.
LR3 & LR4 . Beautiful and elegant Vehicles..
Toyota Hilux Invincible 2007 Black on black..!
You can use mine but I must have it back to get me to work...
Love this format, classic cars and angry pixies...
Have fun. Keep it up.
Yes Hilux's would be awesome.
A conversion for the L322 Range Rover would be good, especially for those that have blown turbos😆
Yes a conversion for the L322 Range Rovers would be perfect. The V8 s are just thirsty and uneconomical to fix… the actual cars themselves are amazing and will be a future classic… just need an electric drivetrain !
I would love to see conversion kits for Discovery 1 and 2. It would really give them a new lease on life!
better with a diesel
Would love my disco 3 as an EV, the 4.4 petrol is ridiculous with the current gas prices
@@aramakaraka will cost you more and not reliable
Currently converting one of my 300tdis to an ev so I can have one for running round cheaply
@@richardcowley4087 Because in original form reliability was second to none...
Full size jeep models from mid 60s thru 80s!!!!!!! I've been wanting to convert this for a while now. They are heavy but have tons of room for possibly more Kw hrs also!
Back in the 70's father in-law put a 5 litre Chevvy into a series 2. Broke half shafts all the time.
Yep, HD half shafts are a must. 👍
Would be great to do a Discovery 3 or 4 , also a Mercedes W124. Can't wait to see you do some magic with those.
Great breakdown, makes me miss my old defender.
I’m a Patrol (Y61) owner now, you did ask what other 4x4’s should you consider - my heart says a Patrol or Land Cruiser 80 series but I think my head says you’d get more business doing more land rover models E.g. 90’s and 00’s discoveries are very popular on the trails.
Range Range Rover P38 should be done too😀Lot’s of room in that beast to make it Electric ✌🏻
I am an Aussie based In vanuatu. Fuel is now 3 USD per litre. Lots we would like are 79 series Toyota landcruiser and Toyota hi ace people movers in left hand drive.
66-77 Bronco. you can now buy new frames and new Bodies complete. would be a nice option on the IKON broncos
VW T3 Vanagon.... the ultimate Synchro with Tesla powertrain
Love all of your electric builds. Especially the Defender! I’d love to convert my 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ to electric to keep it on the road longer.
Same here! Love my 2000 XJ!
I would love to see you develop kits for Jeep Wrangler TJs. I have a 1997 Jeep Wrangler, the first vehicle I purchased myself, that I keep in storage and pull out every so often to joy ride around in. If I could convert it to electric, I would use it as my daily driver again.
Electrified Veronika is in the process of converting a 1999 TJ... ruclips.net/user/ElectrifiedVeronika Our plan for V2 is a drop in kit...
I started a conversion of a 99 Jeep Wrangler couple months ago, it is not done yet, but we are on our way 😊 I share everything on my RUclips channel Electrified Veronika. We might start working on a conversion kit once there is more demand for it. It is a fun thing to do, lot's of learnings on the way!
Second, for the love of 1995 Jeep YJ
Unfortunately I see most of that population not having the money to make the conversion kit worth developing. This conversion kit is not cheap, so selling it to people driving around Jeeps not even worth the cost of this conversion kit wouldn't make much sense for the company.
Now, if they could make it work on all Wranglers then maybe. But, even then that's a population driving around relatively cheap cars compared to say a Defender, Porsche, or some of these other higher-dollar vehicles they've converted
@@rustler08 would there really be that much reworking between CJ7, YJ, and TJ? There very similar mechanically.
I looked up the price.
It said ECD starting Defender is $179,995.
I personally would prefer it if you found something cheaper to build the kit with than a Tesla motor.
Tesla are already over priced.
No one needs a 4x4 to do 3.5 seconds.
I still need the range and electric.
Would be nice to have an option to go electric on my FJ-60 once the parts are gone
I had a Nissan Leaf once, it was zippy enough.
The range on it sucked for me as it was half way through the battery life so I got rid of it.
Plenty of those.
Maybe make a kit with a "decent" battery", preferable once that can by DIY restored or would not cost $$$ to replace.
A Nissan Leaf engine or similar.
Nice work unrelated.
Keep it up.
The Land cruiser would be a great contender for a conversation
I'd love to see you sell to the public for boat conversations. I'd love to install this into a motor yacht and add solar and wind power for charging
That's a lovely kit, definitely looks like it would go into a Discovery 1 as the engine bay is bigger, space at the back might be a challenge.
yes please a discovery 1 please it will be a shame to scrap something ive basically rebuilt an cit most the rust out off when the deisel fades away.
Yes a d1. I have one and wanted to convert it to an ev for years
How about electric conversions for the Suzuki LJ80, SJ410 and SJ413 4x4’s??? Or even the Suzuki Jimny’s ?
Jeep Wrangler. I would buy one kit. However this is also really tempting.
I'm in the States and I'd love to convert my 1992 80-Series Land Cruiser.
Absolutely brilliant walk into the future. Excellent work!
Would love to see a kit for owners / general public for Jeep Wranglers! I own a YJ and would definitely go for a conversion kit that I could do myself over a few weeks to months.
I would absolutely be interested in a kit for both SWB/LWB Range Rover Classics and Discovery 1’s
+1 For the LWB/SWB Range Rover Classic. Seems like this kit would get you pretty close aside from the prop shaft lengths and rear battery box.
i love land rover and i love electric vehicles a match made in heaven!!!
I don't know much about 4x4s but a Jaguar X-type would seriously dope.
I was thinking " Panda 4x4" right before you named it! I had 3 of them, from the very first model ( a green one) to the last one ( of the original model, of course) . Great little machines on snow and mud. Would really like to see how it turns out with an electric power train well designed and beautifully crafted as only you can do.
the "secret" of the 4x4 panda performance on mud and snow is the light weight, I'm afraid that a conversion would reduce the advantage it has over other 4x4's
A cool conversion would be UAZ Buhunka A UAZ 452 is the model no . I think bahunka means breadloaf hence the shape
Awesome video!! I think Suzuki Jimny's or SJ's would be a great donor.
2006 E53 BMW X5 would be perfect. I have actually researched this, offsetting it against the cost of future servicing, ongoing maintenance and running costs and it makes total sense, just like you said its not quite there yet in the kit form available to the Public but I am more than happy to be a guinea pig! Just tell me where to drop it off! I think it would be amazing, a perfect fit for this benchmark SUV. Great video, there is a huge market for this and some beautiful cars to transform. Your Defender is awesome 👌really nice work.
This video should have 500 million views. Thank you for sharing!
Do the H1 - Military Humvee! There are a ton of them coming out of military service, and they need a new life. I want to see a dual motor version (probably using smaller motors), where the entire driveshaft tunnel is all battery (because the frame of these things is really weird). But the brakes are also weird... idk if this *can* fit...
We’d love to but I think it’s too big for our little roads here in Wales. 😆😉👍
@@ElectricClassicCars Good point. But I bet this kit would sell like hot cakes... Partner with this guy that sorta did this: ruclips.net/p/PL0vZL9uwyfOFezIOiBjkdW3TTdn0Q_AKL
this is a really good idea, finally a Land Rover that is less likely to stop for no reason. well done !!!
The most enjoyable driving experience I’ve had is the 2003 Discovery 2. The TD5 was a great engine back it day. I’ve got two low kms examples waiting for conversion.
Yes, Disco 2 would be perfect!
By the time the D2 was ungraded to the D3 it was a very well sorted car.
Rear battery space when you pull out the 84 litre fuel tank and a nice big deep engine bay between the struts.
🤤can't wait me to
Disco II owners deserve this. Look how we’ve suffered.
Wait…..isn’t the frame for the defender abs the disco I and II the same?
I vote for a 60 series Land Cruiser kit, in the US please. Nice package.
A huge market in the USA would be to make a conversion kit for the Ford F-150 pick-up truck, one of the most widely used and popular vehicles in America. Big $$$
This is brilliant. To be honest, I would absolutely LOVE to see a conversion of a Unimog 404-S. Another fairly simple vehicle that has always been criminally underpowered and massively loud. A conversion like this would give it a massive new lease of life and give it the speed to get out of it's own way. If there could be something done to get it's gearing under control for more highway speeds that would be a welcome bonus.
Cheers from the States!
Unimog is too big to be converted to electric.
I want a kit for a Isuzu VehiCROSS. It would also serve as the grounds of a kit for a number of Isuzu platforms, especially the Trooper.
Brilliant kit for Defender. Please consider producing a conversion unit for Discovery 3 (LR3)!
Yes I agree, no more worries about a snapped crank , heaven
I suggest that vehicle in the back left of the video frame. A syncro without the crazy expensive and breakable transaxle would be a beautiful thing. Replace the rear transaxle with a front diff facing the other way and do the exact same centre mounted electric motor setup. Although maybe use a leaf motor to save the diffs from exploding.
Awasome! I'm looking foward to see convertion of Suzuki Jimny.