Have you ever considered turning a gas-guzzler into an all-electric vehicle (EV)? How much do you know about EV conversion cost? Let's take a look at the basics and see if we can avoid some common pitfalls that come with the process. It's just sitting there. Collecting dust. Taking up space in your garage. You promised your wife you would either start working on it or get … [Read more...] about How Much Does an EV Conversion Cost?
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15 Electric Car Conversion Companies
We here at enrg.io like to do all we can to promote all-electric vehicle (EV) ownership. While I'm sure everyone who visits this site knows that you can buy a new or used EV, what you may not know is that you can also convert your current gas-guzzler into an EV. With that in mind, here are 15 companies that specialize in EV conversions and/or provide parts to brave souls who … [Read more...] about 15 Electric Car Conversion Companies
Check Out These 5 Awesome Electric Restomods
Restomod. That's the name that's been given to special, one-off custom cars that aren't quite restorations-- though that's a part of it-- and aren't quite hot rods-- though that's a part of it, too. The best way to describe what a restomod is, vs. what it isn't, is to say that it's a car that blends old and new to create something that offers the best of both worlds. In most … [Read more...] about Check Out These 5 Awesome Electric Restomods
Zero Motorcycle Designers Build Another Manic Electric Grom
When you look at the motorcycle market these days as a whole, you could argue that there are just two companies who really have a sense of what the future of motorcycling is about: Zero and Honda. The bike you see here, dubbed "the Grom Reaper", is what happens when one of the guys behind the Zero falls in love with the Honda Grom, and decides to build a manic, Zero-powered … [Read more...] about Zero Motorcycle Designers Build Another Manic Electric Grom
Maniacs Build 50HP Electric Honda Grom
Every once in a great while, someone comes along to challenge the status quo. They're called geniuses, maniacs, or something more dramatic. And still, sometimes these brave people come up with an idea that is truly transformational-- and that's exactly what the mentalists guys at ElectroBraap have done by building the bike you see here. Meet an electric Honda grom dubbed … [Read more...] about Maniacs Build 50HP Electric Honda Grom
Recycled Hawtness: Tesla Heart and Classic, Mercury Soul
Although it's gone now, there was a time-- post-war America in the late 1940s-early 1950s, to be precise-- that Mercury made the hottest cars in all the land. The '51 remains a high watermark of industrial design, but the split-window '49 is not to be ignored. That's especially true of the '49 Mercury you see here. That's because this Mercury has a secret: it's a … [Read more...] about Recycled Hawtness: Tesla Heart and Classic, Mercury Soul
Classic Volvo 142 Gets the DIY Electric Treatment
Kjell Ekelund is an interesting guy. A retired foreman with fifteen years of Volvo experience and plenty of time on his hands, Ekelund is an expert tinker- and an idealistic one, at that! That's why he decided to build the car you see here: an all-electric Volvo 142. "I thought it was interesting to put an electric motor, for my grandchildren's sake," says Ekelund, who … [Read more...] about Classic Volvo 142 Gets the DIY Electric Treatment
This 800HP Electric Mustang is Quicker and Quieter
Mitch Medford is an interesting guy. He's a hot rodder and drag racer, through and through. He appreciates the classics, and has a refined style that leans towards clean, uncluttered builds. Clean, uncluttered builds with massive amounts of tire-shredding torque, that is. It's that thirst for speed that let him to build the 800 HP, 10-second '68 Mustang fastback you see … [Read more...] about This 800HP Electric Mustang is Quicker and Quieter
ECub 2 = Retro Classic Moped w/ an Electric Heart
Combining advanced li-ion batteries from Tesla development partner Panasonic and the best-selling and beloved Honda Cub chassis, the eCub 2 is a retro electric moped from the genius motorcycling minds at Shanghai Customs. The ECub 2 was built in response to the recent Chinese regulations on the formerly ubiquitous internal combustion motorcycles and mopeds in large city … [Read more...] about ECub 2 = Retro Classic Moped w/ an Electric Heart
220 MPH Electric Corvette Set to Debut at CES (w/ Video)
When we first covered Genovation's GXE electric Corvette project back in 2016, we I did so with a lot of reservations. Who could blame me? It cost a full three-quarters of a million dollars, promised more than 600 WHP, and would do a claimed, pie-in-the-sky, bats*** insane 205 MPH. Well, a year on and it looks like the finished product is ready. Except, now, it makes more than … [Read more...] about 220 MPH Electric Corvette Set to Debut at CES (w/ Video)