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There's already a small market for this in classic cars and they've worked most of these things out even to the point of installing heated seats, writing their
by ZeroGravitas 2y ago
There's already a small market for this in classic cars and they've worked most of these things out even to the point of installing heated seats, writing their own software, making and selling kits for common target cars etc.
It's just mostly based on salvaged Tesla motors and batteries as far as I can tell.
(I think Jaguar and Ford talked about selling EV crate engines for their older models but I've not heard about that for a while)
- Qwertious 2y agoClassic cars don't make sense, though - if you're driving e.g. a Ford Model T, then you just objectively don't care about performance or cost effectiveness.
- driverdan 2y agoCheck out Electric Classic Cars on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricClassicCars https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricClassicCars Most of their conversions are sports cars but many aren't.
- piuantiderp 2y agoElectric are no bueno for those 2 metrics
- Qwertious 2y agoElectric motors have amazing performance. Better than ICE. (Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2948/ https://xkcd.com/2948/ ) The downsides of electric is cost (due to the battery), limited range (due to the battery), and weight (due to the battery) which is bad for road wear and the safety of anyone you hit.
- lazide 2y agoClassic cars are the perfect example of a hobbiest niche - where practicality is often literally a negative. Frankly, if it’s common in Classic Cars, it’s probably not a good idea to do it in a production vehicle/practical situation.