I found this motivating

"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
10/13/2020 at 23:00 • Filed to: None

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Long story short, the guy built a Ford Ranger EV and a Volkswagen Beetle EV. It gives me hope that some day I might actually build an EV as well.

I celebrated this newfound motivation by going to the garage and doing some woodworking. I’m currently making a table saw box joint jig so that I can finish building a dresser for my youngest daughter. I’m hoping to have it finished before the end of the year.

DISCUSSION (14)

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 06:17

I would like to prepare to build the old VW Transporter into an EV but the motor kit alone (that I've come across) is 11,500 Euro which translates into a lot of Australian dollars and then there's the batteries...suffice to say, spending fifty grand on a 20 year old car whose modern equivalents can be had for sixty grand does seem a little...nuts?

My bird IS the word > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 08:08

I'll build an ev when gas stations disappear, and not before.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
10/14/2020 at 08:38

I hear you. I'm hoping the Model 3 and Model Y sell like hotcakes so that I can eventually put an entire pack to use for cheap. I wish there were more choices for axial flux motors that also weren't so expensive.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 09:41

I mean, it’s just a big RC car, right? (without the RC)

BaconSandwich is tasty. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2020 at 09:47

I mean... sort of. As usual, I think the devil is in the details. At least with an RC car, you aren’t going to electrocute yourself or burn your house down if something goes wrong.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > My bird IS the word
10/14/2020 at 09:47

At first I was going to give you a hard time, but I understand. They aren’t for everyone, and there is something ethereal about the sounds and smell of a properly tuned gas engine.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 09:52

Ha! Good point.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 09:53

Detached garage might be a good idea...

BaconSandwich is tasty. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2020 at 10:47

Already got one. :)

My bird IS the word > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 10:58

I don’t mind evs, I am pretty optimistic about the tech. Just really doesn’t have the IT factor for me and if I am pessimistic my cash is going to be pretty limited going forward . Most of my tastes are replicas and kit cars so depending on how that industry goes will change my outlook, but they tend to trend more towards older tech. EVs may lead to some really neat kit cars but I havent been excited about what's been shown. Came across as more harsh than I meant.

My bird IS the word > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 11:01

I meant moreso converting a gas car to electric than a pure electric build.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > My bird IS the word
10/14/2020 at 12:29

That didn’t come across as being harsh.

I’m really hoping that EVs will introduce more coachbuilding. Have all the mechanical gubbins in a skateboard, and allow people to build whatever they want on top. Hopefully that includes more kit cars and replicas. There’s so many cars that deserve to be out there more. Like the Mazda Furai. Yes, it wouldn’t be the same without the exhaust noise, but is still a great looking car. Or at least it was until Top Gear burned it to the ground.

My bird IS the word > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 13:19

I think the mechanical simplicity alone will go a large way towards making all that and more possible, and more approachable to the average joe. Plug n play as it were.

Taylor Martin > BaconSandwich is tasty.
10/14/2020 at 13:45

I’m excited to see more and more old cars given new life with electric engines and such, but money is important, and projects like that cost a whole awful lot (whether or not you do it yourself).