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The sky is the limit when it comes to car restoration prices, but if you started with a reasonably straight body and frame without a ton of rust it would likely
by theluketaylor 5y ago
The sky is the limit when it comes to car restoration prices, but if you started with a reasonably straight body and frame without a ton of rust it would likely in the ballpark of 10-15k for the restore and another 25-35k for the EV conversion on the low end to get 100-150ish miles range. You could spend any amount of top of that for a better restore, modern suspension and brakes, or more range.
Old trucks will be among the cheapest to convert since there is tons of space for battery boxes under the hood, between the frame rails, or just in the bed without much cutting or welding. Downside is old truck prices have really jumped in the last few years and are no longer the classic bargains they once were.
There are conversion kits for a number of vehicles already available and I'm sure tons more are coming.
* EV West has an air cooled VW kit for $8000 (plus battery)
* Swindon Powertrains has a Mini kit for £10,000 (plus battery)
* 2ECV has a Citron 2CV kit for £16,000 (inc battery)
* Zero EV is working on a Porsche 911 kit for SCs, G body and 964 that includes DC Fast charging, but I haven't seen pricing yet.
- skrbjc 5y ago10-15K to restore a classic truck is not possible. Unless you're just talking about getting it to reliably run on the road. If you're talking about a paint job and new interior, and you're not doing it yourself, then you are easily in the 30K+ range.