Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit
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- Опубликовано: 29 янв 2020
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In our first publication we go over the various components that form the kit used in an electric vehicle conversion.
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I found the descriptions to be quite clear. Also, it was helpful to see all of the conversion components assembled in one place. Thanks.
Great explanation of the system, cheers from Sunny Australia
Excellent summary. would be good to hear more about your battery and controller cooling plans. I'm looking at a Fiat 500 restore and conversion but based in Sydney so cooling in summer is key.
Great kit and nicely taken through 👍
I wish I could afford to ship my old van to you. Helpful overview. Thank you
I like it this guy can a good instructor 👨🏫
brilliant! subscribed!
Thank You , You explained it well and it was very informative
Great presentation, thanks, a little shy on some details and not too much boring details either. I am considering replacing my old Camry worn out petrol engine & upgrading to Hybrid.
I have a few hiccups. I will email you in due course. Thanks again. Tony.
Hallo I am an Italian. I was a used car seller and have a Little handcraft. I am thinking to transform old cars in electric. It is a good and simple video. Thanks, Martino
Super! second life for cars!
How can I build a electric car using the following parts
Great I am on my way to buy my kit
Awesome Video!
Excellent summary, I have classic range rover car.Can you please suggest which conversion kit I use .If possible please provide required conversion kit.
You should of start a institute for this eletrict vehicles convertions.
This will really helpful to people.
Online would be even better for better reach
very nice complete kit and well presented and explained
Thank you, been watching your GS450 stuff. We are using the same set up on a conversion.
@@ElectronGarage WOW, really? I want to say that I am soooo glad you guys started making videos (that are about the meat and potatoes and not worried about production values to be perfect, ahem Damien style ha ha) we need more information out there, so thanks for putting it out there
Great video. Great info thanks. I usually watch with sound off and CC on. CC was struggling with your accent. 🤣 Had to unmute, then I was OH!
Excelent
Great video breaking the whole system into easily understandable chunks. As a petrolhead I've started to become interested now that the technology is becoming more mature and end user friendly. I only have one question, if you swap out for electric how is the brake system run? Is there an efficient pump to run the vacuum booster or is there a different system available to run the hydraulics for it? I understand that the motor can do some braking and regen but there not designed to stop a vehicle correct?
If your car engine has provided the pump for the servo, you simply use a 12 v brake booster pump. These are an off the shelf part used in many vehicles like BMW & VW. The same can be said of power steering there are 12 v electric steering pumps commonly used in the Vauxhall Zafira.
@@ElectronGarage thanks for the info. I'm in the US and am not super familiar with the newer vehicles and didn't know that these were an off the shelf or pulled from a scrapyard option. Been giving thought to doing a conversion with a Pontiac fiero that's been needing more work than it's worth to rebuild the engine and un frock the wiring harness that a squirrel got into.
@@ottopartz1 nice one, there’s a few firms in the US that you can get parts from. Thunderstruck, EV West or Stealth EV. All the best in your conversion.
This kit is also made for 4x4 and suv?
Hi, thats quite interesting, do you have any experience about converting an MGF to electric drive?
I also have an MGF with a dead engin...
Conversion experience anyone?
im from south africa.how can i import the conversion kit for my beetle
What do you recommend for gearing on the hyper 9? My factory axles are 3.55:1, and could possibly be rebuilt with up to 5.72:1, but that's a lot of added cost. I wish someone offered a kit like this that had a step down gear already installed.
Hi great video. A couple of questions please.
Is it possible to convert a w202 mercedes 1995
C class? And what kind of range would you get
from normal use.? Thanks in advance
does not matter what car..the motor mounts are important. What is the mass of the car?
Hello, I have Ford transit vans which I want to convert. Are you able to help with the conversion
thanks for the video, will RUclips any of your builds ?
Glad you liked it - we will be doing a full series of videos on our builds.
am from Botswana...i really want to convert my bmw 320 to electrical motor..my number +26777635482.some1 here to assist wher to get all this equipments
@@tshwaraganangmogale6430 Yes I also want to know where to get these conversion parts from? I'm from South Africa.
@@MrDarkHorseWM yeah eish....i really want this. . im tired of petrol..
It's a great well organized kit, IS it for sell on line !?
Yes it is, if you can email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk with you vehicle details.
Firstly, beautiful kit. Are they for sale? Also a comment on your cab heater. Have you thought of using the factory eberspacher gas heater to extend the vehicles range? I think that is the route I will take when I do a conversion on an old beetle. What are your thoughts on that?
Thanks Andrew, yes if you would like to email us directly we can discuss. In terms of heater we are trialling another solution at the moment.
@@ElectronGarage yall trip up on these great videos OMITTING prices
i know zero about cars but have studied tesla since i was a kid . Esentially whats used here is what was stolen by the FBI from Tesla ( Trumps grandad lead the raid - all true ) upon his death - then sat on for years as it would cripple the US banks ( who set oil prices ,via the petro dollar) . Its a tesls coil & output power ratio hugely magnified by the batteries ( whis tesla NEVER ENVISIONED :/ ) Tesla saw a future where electricity can be simply "taken " from the atmosphere , wireless technology it was called back in 1920 ! The cost of this HAS to be astronomic to offset the loss to oil - ironic that we just stole FIVE TRILLION dollars worth of lithium from Afghanistan ( real reason we were there ) I am interested also- where do you dispose of the dead or broken or no good battery packs ? cos they arent recycleable - some components are but the crux of them are not & will end up like the ridicuous wind farm propellers which also have no recycle abilities . So i was not astonished to see a price tage for JUST the coil between 5 & 10 grand & ANYONE whos got a spare 1972 VWB knocking about clearly has no money issues :/ this isnt a car for the public & its eye watering the prices - would like to know ( & see ) where you take or send the batteries too - good vid anyway dropped you a like ,cheers
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Are you able to convert BMW e46, 3 series
Do you sell these kits? I think a Mazda MX5 or Toyota MR2 would be great for a conversion (apart from battery packaging). I do wonder about the original ECU in modern vehicles that works the dash , alarm and other systems working in conjunction with the electric drivetrain. I suppose you could just trickle charge the original 12 volt system from the lithium battery pack via a step down transformer? The engine management lights on the back of the dash would need pulled and the gauges converted over to battery charge level. Rev counter/tac not needed but could be used for fun to check leccy motor rpm. Do you keep the clutch in a manual trans, I suppose you still need to synchronise engine and wheel speed when shifting gear regardless of electric? I heard some people who have done conversions using the original manual trans remove the clutch to make dirrect drive and block all other forward gears apart from 2nd as the instant torque means you do not need 1st, and the ratio of 2nd gear suits an electric motor for efficiency at most speeds, not sure if this is all true. I can see an issue arise with an electric motor if using all the original forward gears and having to shift up or down, if you take your foot of the power to dip the clutch to change gear the electric motor will quickly drop to 0 rpm as it does not need to idle. Dumping the clutch at speed after changing up or down a gear with a leccy motor at 0 rpm will tear the clutch apart, which is why only using one forward gear would simplify things? If using all the forward gear ratios then would you need a wheel speed sensor to help the motor take up drive more smoothly when switching cogs? I am genuinely intersted and would love to tinker on a conversion myself, live in NE Scotlans too.
My Honda needs a new engine and I've always wanted an electric replacement. Where would I have it serviced here in the states?
got a 2012 renault trafic just hit 180.000 miles solid van but started having injector problems in the last year... if had funds to change over i am sure the old girl would plod on for some years before she falls apart..
I’ve 3 questions:
heating/cooling of cabin and battery?
Regen/Cruise?
Cruise control?
Cabin heating can be a PTC heater, battery cooling and heating just the same as Tesla would use, how you control that is up to what BMS you use. Regen absolutely yes as with all AC motors. Cruise control is not something we have done but it can be done if your willing to put the time in to controls or can sniffing.
Is there an AC unit for cabin cooling?
Thanks, I was wondering how to heat my vehicle in winter when it has no coolant running through it.
We use a PTC heater, it’s basically a heating element that comes from the HV battery pack, these can be fitted where the old heating matrix was.
@@ElectronGarage This requires pulling your entire dash out. A water heater can run through the existing inlets and you can control your heat with the existing controls.
@@blackterminal really depends what car you are converting, some matrix are below the dash and yes some cars will require the dash removing. EV conversions can be straightforward and some are just plain difficult.
@@ElectronGarage My project is a e36 bmw. It has the nice climate control panel. I wanted to retain that functioning ideally. I was thinking to drive the old ac compressor with a treadmill motor directly connected to it but now thinking maybe i should degas it and later fit a simple 12v aircon compressor. Would like to minimize power drain as the car will have a relatively small capacity main battery . everything goes back to cost.
I’ll like to know Where to buy the kit I think it’s excellent
hi do you have the link to purchase these?
Is it possible to add battery packs?
I'm thinking of converting a 2002 VW T4 LWB day van to an EV, it currently has a 2.5 102 hp engine.
Can you share wiring diagram
I am comparing prices and spec options for an EV conversion. I want to have an AWD setup, and my donor car is an AWD. Is it better to do 2 direct drive setups or create a single adaptor with 1 larger motor? And spec wise, do I calculate total horsepower and torque by adding both motors (if I was to go for dual motors) Thanks!
It really depends what you want from the vehicle but as a minimum you should match the original horsepower. If you can find one motor that will equal or slightly higher a single motor is the easiest route and you keep your original gear and transfer box. You can also use OEM like Lexus RX as they have a motor generator for the front and motor rear differential you can buy a third party board for the inverter and control the motors from the one inverter. You can also go the Tesla route with either 2 small drive or 1 large and one small motors in adapted subframes. email info@electrongarage.co.uk for further costs and details.
Mind the batteries when doing a high hp AWD swap, you need a lot of battery to get all available power out of two Tesla drive units. Especially if you combine a small and a big drive unit, the peak current will be very high
Thom kouwen I wasn’t planning on two full size Tesla drive units 😂 I was thinking either one mounted to the drivetrain or two smaller direct drive motors. Not sure if they would end up being Tesla, depends on how quickly this all adds up.
2 x Small Drive Tesla units with inverter boards will cost circa £10k. Lexus kit will cost around £3k and allows more of a budget for a decent battery.
Love to do it to my Land Rover 90” how much would it work out as ? In 💶 euros please
Thanks 🙏
Myles Mooney can you email us directly on info@electrongarage.co.uk. Thanks
Interesting. Do you guys do different horsepower packages? I've got a Z28 laying around I'd like stuffed with 1000 electric ponies.
You could add a Tesla Large Drive Unit and take it to 650 horses with bucket loads of torque.
You could always wait a bit for Ford to sell the components for their mustang super cobra 1400 EV. They showcased it rather recently.
How much does it cost?
could you guys send a kit like this to America's for a Volkswagon Sand Rail
Evan, we could but the shipping would be too expensive. You can reach out to EV West or Stealth EV they would be able to help you out.
Its a great inititiative and i support that whole heartedly
if you are into TWO wheelers or EV race CARS or Monoqocue Chassis Please let me Know I can Help you with all of them let that be design ,FAIRING,MOTORS ASSEMBLY ...
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Thanks , are you able to send me details on both to info@electrongarage.co.uk
Hi can I have a estimate for my automatic saab please
is there a PTO system for the AC compressor?
From the HV junction box there are fuses that can be used for a HV compressor or you can just use a 12v compressor.
Could you use lifpo4 batteries with built in bms instead?
Yes absolutely, they will be slightly heavier but if they are cheap then yes. They will also last longer and take more punishment.
How much $ for everything in your video?
How much?
How do you run the A/C?
If your vehicle came with AC you would change the compressor to and HV one which will run of the HV pack. Something like a Nissan Leaf or Tesla one would do.
Dear Sir,How much for this kit? Where I can Find it? Thank You. Flavio
you have not mentioned anything to compensate for the brake servo ?
Just depends on what car your converting. Most classic cars don’t have a servo running from the engine, in fact a lot of classics cars don’t actually have servos.
You can get at electric servo.. got one on my busa smart car
@@stueypinnock8875 hi yes we fit them to modern cars but with the new disc brake set up on our electric camper we don’t need one.
Hello
I have a 1975 T2 vw camper in good running order
Please quote me for a conversion located at
SY11 1AX
How Much thé kit
I have a 1999 Isuzu Trooper 3.0tdi that I really want converted to EV. Is this possible?
Yes it’s possible, but you’ve really got to love the car you are converting as it’s not a cheap solution. Parts would cost upwards of 20k.
My mom has a 2007 Saturn Vue with a 2.2L engine. I think it would be a perfect candidate for an EV conversion. It has a bad engine - although it does still start up and drive. My mom doesn’t change her oil though but I think it would make the journey out to California IF babied.
She’s looking to spend $5k anyway to get a different car. I’ve read that it costs about $8k to $10k to convert an existing vehicle to EV. The Vue’s body is made all out of plastic - so lightweight and no rust. I feel like converting that would be a very wise choice financially. Approximately how much would it cost if I brought it out to you guys. I feel like I would have to anyway - I don’t know of many EV conversion shops here in Wisconsin.
Also, do you know if there’s a tax credit for doing an EV conversion?
With conv. kits running about $25,000, it may be better to convert a valuable classic. Unless you have extra $ and want a great daily driver, of course.
@@rickm7209 oh absolutely not. I think thats more than the whole Vue was brand new lol
I found how expensive it was. She just bought a GOOD vehicle this time - a 2011 Acura MDX. $10k. That was a DEAL!!!
@@rickm7209 wow I remember conversion kits used to cost 5,000 dollars what gives?
@@LK-pc4sq battery didnt exist back then
How much is cost to buy kit to Toyots Corolla 1993 model plus shipping to Philippined. It will be my trial to setup my Conversion Business in that Country. Thanks and Regards
how bout a Ural sidecar?
Hello I have a 1984 Mercedes Benz 300sd, with air conditioning. I’d like a quote price on kit please and can I keep my air conditioning?
You would need to change the AirCon Compressor to electric like the one from a Nissan Leaf, if you want to email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk we can specify a kit for you and a price.
Hi Is it possible to convert a Citroen C5 X7 2.2 HDI from 2010
yes it would be possible but probably not financially viable, this kit is more suited to classic cars. The kits costs and time to convert would be very close to the cost of an existing electric vehicle.
how much is the kit ????? where is your shop I am in Los Angeles,, can you convert, my Toyota Camry 1993 4 cylinder ??????
Gr8
Thanks
What about the price of the kit plus your installation cost?
If you have a vehicle you want to get a price on you can email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk
Im actually really interested in these electric vehicle conversion kits the part that baffles me is how do you deal with the vehicles lights abs instruments and others electric components
nick Orourke we still have a 12 v battery to run all the accessories. This is charged up by the DC DC converter in the same way an alternator would do. ABS, Air Bags etc can all still work with some programming.
@@ElectronGarage i always wondered this how they managed to get around the vehicles dash wiring and how to make it all work together id love to do this conversion to an old toyota ae86 corrola which would be called a tragedy but id love to see it done.
nick Orourke nice choice of car to convert. If you need anything just get in touch.
@@ElectronGarage thanks i will do looking at auctions for donor vehicles at present see if anything fits the project of what will make the conversion an easier one
Thanks for the info...
can you re up the video with a price balloon on each item ?
so many people doing this on you tube NONE OF THEM EVER MENTION PRICES
which only speculates its very expensive
Its not the done thing to put prices on the channel as they can change, if you want a price for a specific project you can email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk
Hello I need help to convert my car I'm in Zimbabwe.
Interesting
Hello I need your help to convert my car Pls, I'm in Egypt
Interesting video, but you need to improve your microphone
How much Is It for a medium car conversion?
There are a few variables like how far and how quick but the kit you see in the video would be around £18 k installations costs will vary depending on the car.
pricing would be great to know for such a kit
Theres too many specific vehicles to price, but the kit in the video is around £20k.
Sorry. I didn't quite understand why (or what for) you have two different types of orange cables, one with 3 different little cables inside and another larger one
As I understand it, larger goes to the controller and also connects the 2 battery packs. The other one gos from one battery pack to the charger(?)
The single thicker cable is the battery cable for HV side. The other cable is the charging cable it has L.N.E and 2 pilot signal cables which communicate with the charger.
@@ElectronGarage sorry again, what's L.N.E.?
@@xXZ31t6esTXx Live Neutral Earth
@@ElectronGarage thank you!
I'm about to start my EV conversion on a 1978 VW Bus. I plan to purchase the same Netgain Hyper9 motor/controller like you have. I actually live close to Netgain here in Illinois, US. I didn't see the transmission adapter on your website. Do you sell them? If not, can you give advice on a good place to get a nicely machine aluminum coupler and plate for VW?
Hi Scotty We get them custom made, EV West have them in stock. Were off to do a T2 Camper next. All the best with the build.
@@ElectronGarage - Funny you should mention it. My bus is a Westfalia camper too! But I will be restoring it without the camper interior and making it into a unique electric work van. I started the restoration videos on my channel if you want to compare notes. Look forward to your next videos. Thanks!
Fix It Scotty nice I will follow along. We’re looking for a cad drawing of the chassis if you know where to find one, we want to put most of the batteries underneath.
@@ElectronGarage - I don't have a CAD drawing, but I plan on designing custom 18650 cell packs to go mostly under the cargo floors. Maybe jehugarcia has one?
Could cooling be added for the Tesla batteries?
Chris dirtytrucker08 hi yes we will be adding cooling and heating to them.
@@ElectronGarage good to hear, it's my understanding that is the key to longer battery life.
Chris dirtytrucker08 with Tesla Model S and X the chemistry is happier to be kept at a constant temperature. if we look at the data from the cars they have very little degradation.
Do you have s contact number?
You can email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk
What about air conditioning?
Yes you can fit air conditioning, there are electric air condition units on modern cars like the Leaf.
I have a land rover disco 2 mod 1998 can I get an offer?
no problem do you want to email us directly on info@electrongarage.co.uk
How much this kit costs?
Hi can you email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk with your requirements and we will give you a quote .
Do you really need shielded cable?
You don’t have to use it but we feel it’s good practice. Currently there is no legislation in the UK about converting a vehicle,but it wouldn’t take much for our nice govt to say okay it’s time to regulate this as they do in Europe, this will no doubt need independent testing and that’s where non shielded cable will throw all sorts of electrical emissions. So from the outset we use shielded cable and glands.
@@ElectronGarage do you believe the emissions are harmful to humans.?
Price pls
Hi Shah can you email us directly for kit cost.
Looks like AC system, why NOT DC simpler system pwm should work fine up to 100 miles/hrs, just a question.??
just depends what you want to get out of the vehicle, nowt wrong with dc but most people are using ac systems now, regen and efficiency would be the biggest reasons.
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Salvatore Corsitto and Marlon Brando
Background noise is bad.
Okay really sorry ! if you want more details you can email us on info@electrongarage.co.uk.
The accumulator has 5 kilowatt hours of electrical energy.
If you mean the battery then yes, each of these Tesla modules have 5.2kWh of energy. You can use the later models too that have 6.2 kWh.
When will we solve the energy to heat loss inefficacy? Look on how many heat syncs and cooling fan are needed, what a waste of energy. So you're not going to capture all that heat for a heating system?
Then dont sell motors
If you want to buy a motor or kit you can contact us directly on info@electrongarage.co.uk
And yet another converter !zzzzz
Wait till you get access to a decent distribution network of Hydrogen fuel... with an array of Fuel Cells, a hydrogen pressurised tank (or solid storage), expensive Lithium batteries that take an age to charge will be a thing of the past! AND Fuel Cells will provide AT LEAST SOME OF the heating for the interior too.
If it's not Scottish it's crap
He had me at “Sex point Sex kill a-whut ass see charger” at 2:01 .
But seriously, great to see kits and installers like this.
(Posting 1 year after your post ‘cause YT put it on my feed today. Last post?)
Terrible audio - muffled and poorly processed
JR
Truly sorry you cant make it out.