the ones ive seen are either hobbyist janky or crazy expensive. im surprised this isnt a bigger thing already, but i dont want to pay > $30K to end up with 100 mile range and zero reliability assurance.
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sirico@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Ev Resto-mods are where it’s at
Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve been following Edison Motors and they look the most promising for pickup trucks. You can get the electric Mustang motor as a new crate engine if you don’t want to pull a Tesla rear end from a totaled car.
BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Ooh, I’ll have to remember them in the unlikely event that I ever have money. I want nothing more than a 80s F150 retrofit to be all electric.
zcd@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Oh hell yeah, I can keep my old toyota FOREVER
SARGE@startrek.website 2 months ago
You know that “men only want one thing and it’s fucking disgusting” meme?
For me it’s an electric Toyota Hilux. And not a new one, unless it’s one of the originals that’s been sealed away for decades.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Can’t you just beam it out of storage, O’Brien?
SARGE@startrek.website 2 months ago
Look, the temporal prime directive means I shouldn’t even be talking to you.
But if I had my ship you bet your arse.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sign me up
Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’d be down to build that if I could source the truck in no holes condition and batteries that wouldn’t bankrupt me.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
EV or (bio)diesel plug in hybrid Chevy C10. Battery can cover most of my use cases, but every now and then, I need to do a long haul.