Electrifying Classic Cars
Discussion
voram said:
There's a small website/forum called Chargeheads which claims to specialise in this sort of think.
https://www.chargeheads.co.uk/
Takes quite some time to load, that website.https://www.chargeheads.co.uk/
pingu393 said:
DonkeyApple said:
pingu393 said:
The future in electric classics would be bright if you were exempted from the ULEZ and congestion charges.
You are, are you not? The conversion companies supply you with the paperwork in order to reregister your car with TFL. It's very unfair if TfL would not accept a vehicle as zero-emission that had been accepted as such by the DVLA, but I agree that's what everyone seems to report.
I thought I'd check out the status of a 'demonstrator' car promoted by an electrification company to see if they managed it. The first one I found was P581KUD, the 1997 Mini pictured in a press release for London Electric Cars. Running that plate through the TfL checker, it comes up as ULEZ-compliant. So maybe there is hope after all?
M.F.D said:
The thought of someone putting an electric motor in something like an F40, DB5 or any heroic classic makes me feel sick.
I daresay in time you will get used to it, either get used to people electrifying such cars or get used to feeling sick.I on the other hand am not particularly attached to the IC engine, especially when I think about the various problems I've had with the engines of cars from the classic era even when they were still quite recent.
SamR380 said:
Register1 said:
I would like a 2CV6.
Plums and Custard
Pull out the 2 stroke, and fit small electric motor, perfect for roof rolled back summer fun.
They're available:Plums and Custard
Pull out the 2 stroke, and fit small electric motor, perfect for roof rolled back summer fun.
https://2cev.co.uk/
pingu393 said:
How would you know? Speakers and ECU-connected soundtrack will be the next big addition. Without getting up close, you won't be able to tell.
I think I'll be able to tell the difference somehow. You can literally see through the mesh at the rear of the F40, and through the transparent engine lid. EV lovers, go and enjoy your Tesla's, leave our hero's alone!
M.F.D said:
I think I'll be able to tell the difference somehow. You can literally see through the mesh at the rear of the F40, and through the transparent engine lid.
EV lovers, go and enjoy your Teslas, leave our heroes alone!
I think he was possibly being a little bit humorous, why anybody would want to reproduce the noise of the hopelessly out of date IC motor is beyond me. Maybe when they have been consigned to history in the way in which steam engines have been then the nostalgia thing might kick in.EV lovers, go and enjoy your Teslas, leave our heroes alone!
singlecoil said:
I think he was possibly being a little bit humorous, why anybody would want to reproduce the noise of the hopelessly out of date IC motor is beyond me. Maybe when they have been consigned to history in the way in which steam engines have been then the nostalgia thing might kick in.
I think you, like so many on here, are in the wrong forum.If you don't like the noise of Ferrari V8's with some spooly bad boys, then get yourself over to mumsnet and talk about appliances.
M.F.D said:
I think you, like so many on here, are in the wrong forum.
If you don't like the noise of Ferrari V8's with some spooly bad boys, then get yourself over to mumsnet and talk about appliances.
A little harsh I believe. For modern cars the latest EVs are much more technically interesting than 90% of 'normal cars' with tiny 4 cylinder engines that you can't hear anyway.If you don't like the noise of Ferrari V8's with some spooly bad boys, then get yourself over to mumsnet and talk about appliances.
A lot of classics also have lacklustre ICE powerplants that would be no great loss to humanity if replaced by an electric motor.
There are many car where the engine is the best part of the car (eg something like a Cobra) so an EV version of those cars would be a totally different car and I can't see the appeal.
Or cars like Minis or 2CVs where lightness is part of their character, a heavy battery pack would alter things significantly.
But an electric Citroen DS that you could waft around the city centre seems a perfect way to keep a classic car alive and in use.
M.F.D said:
singlecoil said:
I think he was possibly being a little bit humorous, why anybody would want to reproduce the noise of the hopelessly out of date IC motor is beyond me. Maybe when they have been consigned to history in the way in which steam engines have been then the nostalgia thing might kick in.
I think you, like so many on here, are in the wrong forum.If you don't like the noise of Ferrari V8's with some spooly bad boys, then get yourself over to mumsnet and talk about appliances.
In fact, given the subject of this thread, it's you that's in the wrong place.
I watch Vintage Voltage and find some of the conversions make perfect sense whilst others I would not entertain.
Where the ICE is a weak spot in a vehicle (BMW Isetta, Land Rover, Beetle, 2CV6) then going electric really does improve them
When the engine has character and / or power (308, BMW CS, Fulvia) then going electric detracts from the overall package
Where the ICE is a weak spot in a vehicle (BMW Isetta, Land Rover, Beetle, 2CV6) then going electric really does improve them
When the engine has character and / or power (308, BMW CS, Fulvia) then going electric detracts from the overall package
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