Comment on Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says too many carmakers are copying Tesla

• Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I know that this exists, but does anyone have an estimate on the real price? How much a conversion kit costs + how much installation costs - how much you can get from the engine and parts that are removed? With the current cost of even used cars being fairly high, how worth it/reasonable is this really?

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  • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve done stupid engine swaps. Unless your vehicle has a kit, no chance you get it done for under 20k. The amount of planning to get shit to fit must be hundreds of hours. If you want to figure out the engineering you’ll get in under 15k probably. I doubt it’ll ever be cost efficient to convert most models.

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  • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How much money you’re getting from your parts I guess depends on the car you have.

    The costs for the conversion kit also depend on the car and how much performance you want from it. There some companies selling the basic stuff (battery, BMS, inverter, motor) but the you must figure out how to put it, fabricate parts etc. So I’d say it’s a rich people hobby…

    There used to be a french start-up that was building a standard conversion kit for the most sold cars, but it disappeared :(

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