EV West - Electric VW Bus | Fully Charged
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- During Jonny Smith's visit to EV West, he was clearly very happy to drive a converted early Model Volkswagen bus.
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I love the idea that electric conversions can give new life to old vehicles. Not only does that save "classics" but also means that all the embodied energy in the manufacture of the vehicle is saved too.
Wouldn't conversions be the fastest way to get the most cars to electric as opposed to people buying new cars?
You see the bigger picture from cradle to grave 👍
Price is the factor for most. Needs to be a vehicle with a fair amount of value to it for it to be viable.
Oh ok I saw the vegetable oil conversions were a few parts and tubing so I assumed it wouldnt be too different. Thanks for the info. @@leolego2
@bamboo zooka Who can afford $50,000 factory electric cars?
Also amused that the bus we're seeing is _after_ the paint job. :-)
Jon Knight , have you never heard of rattys or be rat look , ,,,,it’s the “style”
@@yarkmates3409 That's so cool man!
Mint!
@@yarkmates3409 why would you assume he hasn't lmao.
I'm always amazed how they can do paint work on these cars and make it look disheveled
It’s a brilliant job...
That guy interviewed himself very well. Good show.
Always enjoy watching the EV West videos and seeing their creations. Not a VW guy but this was truly an amazing conversion.
love EV West. Got most of the components for my electric motorcycle build from them. They give great advice as well.
Would like to see your plans
This contrast is awesome😀👍an old iconic VW bus with the most advanced electric motor tech
Keep up these kind of videos✌️
As a “die hard” VW bus guy, who has driven this bus, I can say without reservation that this is a very proper and viable second life for these old girls. The range is equal to or greater than when stock, the ride is genuine split-screen bus, and the architecture is unmolested. BTW, Michael didn’t mention that the Logo paint work was approved by the Porsche people themselves. Thank you to Fully Charged for showing this baby to your world. This Channel is the shizzz!
I love that it still looks so rundown.
Excellent video, beautifully presented and delivered by knowledgeable forward thinking people .... with a passion.
My preference would be 1-2 min of driving then get that thing into the workshop and go into how you mounted the motor, batteries etc, bit more mechanical = much more interesting.
True. Too much driving footage and advertising. Mentioning of respect for old design is valid but I would have preferred to see how that did it and not just listen to it.
But you'd have less of Johnny sliding his shades down.
Just go to EV west's youtube channel and drill down into it.
What is it with you people micro analysing and criticising everything?!
Someone is giving you a channel to watch - watch it!!!
There are millions of other channels to choose from, or hey-here's an idea-make your own.....!!
Andy McCabe Micro analysing really. I wouldn’t call it that, we want to see this Chanel continue to be successful and I don’t think they mind if people who watch their Chanel make comments that may improve the channels content and increase their subscribers ,so settle down son no need to get emotional.
Have you considered making an episode on the operational fully electric busses in Roskilde - Denmark?
Lurer på hva en sånn ombygging koster egentlig?? 🤔
In Trondheim (Norway) we will have 35 operational electric buses in August
Or those in The Netherlands. :)
In China 95 percent of all busses are electric, not a big of a deal
The lettering on the side of the bus is "Porsche electric car racing service" in german.
now he just needs a taycan to tow behind it
Danke!
Beautiful. I love seeing reasonably-sized classic cars being resurrected into EVs. The VW Bus surprisingly has more capacity compared to those larger pickup trucks - despite its size and simplicity. Now the VW Bus became more eco-friendly just like its image.
EV West have been getting soooo much exposure in the last 3 months. Almost everyone, who has a major EV channel, has gone to see them. 👍
Rambler Andy I went there before Xmas
@@TheLateBrakeShow OK, maybe FC was first in the queue. Off the top of my head there have been three others, and they are just others I subscribe to. [oops, we love FC best though 😎 ]
Our '67 Split Screen Bus rode better and better with more weight in. VW had a high load rating on the vehicle and the suspension is pretty stiff with the bus unloaded. Going electric not only improves the drive train, but would improve the ride by adding the weight of the battery pack.
A bit lateral here but, that Bus looks like the ideal candidate for regenerative suspension. I mean those two guys were like the nodding dogs that you never see now, remember them? The more mass the more regeneration.
I love this bus. I've been an air cooled VW fan for many, many years. One of the numerous VWs I've owned was a 1970 VW single cab pickup, with a flat six Porsche engine and tranny. It's one of the few vehicles I've owned that I wish I hadn't sold.
The elephant in the room here is the price. It's an awesome idea, but man-o-man is it every expensive.
Super super cool.....love what EV West does
Really impressed with the range on this and the fact it's an actively used workhorse, rather than just a showpiece!
I see Jonny has mastered the California Stop; and the follow camera car doesn't even bother with red lights.
Electric is the future for classic cars.
Kudos to EV West.
Noise comes from the reluctance part of the produced torque and not the permanent magnet torque. Thats because the different inductance in d and q axis creates a strain between rotor and stator poles which results in noise when the rotor poles pass stator teeth. Cool build tho :)
Yeah ... I was thinkin the same thing :-)
Serious q: Is it the rhythmically straining bearings that's the actual noise source, or are the rhythmically changing magnetic fields in air making the air wobble?
@@DavidOfWhitehills As Kelly Bundy would say, That question makes the mind wobble :-)
@@DavidOfWhitehills alternating strain forces are transmitted to both stator and rotor (3rd newton law) vibrating the whole structure to the point of being audible. Other predominant noise source can also come from the modulated voltage frequency from the inverter. Magnetic field can not directly "move the air", at least when gas (air) is in electrically neutral state (non ionized).
@@MrJgaspa Thankyou for that, it makes perfect sense. However I feel we should leave it to our most esteemed and learned colleague staudtj1 for the final word.
he’s such a great ambassador for electric cars!
Though I see the appeal of them, I don't particularly like older vehicles like the VW bus (primarily because I have a bias against ICEngines), but it is nice to see them being converted into all-electric vehicles. I know many ICE lovers will miss the sounds of the many explosions four feet from their body, but I still feel like conversions like this one would appeal to most people who love older cars.
There are still people out there who gather to see and hear and feel a steam engine going by... That feeling does not mean that steam engines are a good way to power the world on a mass scale.
@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 Correct. 😊
Wow the boss of EV West is impressive. A great speaker.
You have to meet jehugarcia, being in that area.
And Gabriel Iglesias who is a huge VW bus fan.
They did by the sounds of rich rebuilds visit to jehu
Just bloody crap
They know each other and have done videos together.
Something old +Something new = Something Awesome!!
has ev west got there own youtube channel very interesting to watch what is done with these old vehicles.
Good video as always keep them coming good work.
You can't do that, the summer months wouldn't be the same ever again without VW transporters broken down on the side of the A303 at the slightest whiff of a hill ⛰ 🚐😱
Mark Milligan That’s true enough...
bout time you got to EV West
Brilliant content as always - I'm very interested in what EV West are doing and I love the way Fully Charged delivers that information. One note, you guys should consider flatten your edits on the timeline before exporting. I saw at least three flash frames in this episode, which are easier to find on flattened timelines in my experience. :)
I wish I still had my 1970 Beetle Karman Convertible to get converted to electric power.
Nice to see a Bus in such pristine condition! 😉 Thanks Johnny and Michael.
That is such a nice chanle. Love to see you thanks for the video
I owned three buses, a split window, a ‘72 eight seater, and a ‘78 seven seater. The ‘72 caught fire, and some one bought the car after the fire and installed twin carbs, the split window was traded for a new squareback. All of these cars would have been great with an electric drive system. I loved driving our buses, and miss mine a lot. Would I could have had electric installed. As my neighbor once said as he drove by, “Get out from under that car!”
Words of cosmic wisdom? “It’s still a Volkswagen . . . “.
Amazing...and another great episode!
Pozytywni jesteście. Pozdrawiam z Polski, życzę ponownych udanych projektów. Niech was Bóg błogosławi.
Another awesome build, bravo EV WEST!
Well...
As soon as these kits come to Europe ... Ìll be in heaven 😎
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
PS.
I you guys need a German translation... let me know 👍😂💪
Time for a visit with Rich Rebuilds!
I have a 1982 VW Westfalia Vanagon with a 48 hp Diesel engine. I wonder if they'd convert me over?????? I don't need fast, I've gotten used to 55mph, on the flat, 28 mph on the hills, but would like some range, 300 miles + maybe... Is it possible?
Ah, those beachwood Wayfarers 👍
These guys are amazing
EV West Rocks
The guy from EV West - sorry didn’t get the name - is a good presenter, good personality, good chemistry with Johnny.
He is the owner. He has alot of videos he has done with jehu Garcia.
I stumbled across these videos in a you tube rabbit hole. I got to say I never thought to convert my 68 F-100 to an EV. Would there be any way to get help in finding out where to start with this processes, or if I can do this myself or do I need to have Pros do this? Or even pricing?
Well all I can say is EV West simply the best ,thanks from UK.
Nice vid, nice job on the bus. Get those disc brakes installed.
Well, it is still a deathtrap, but it won't burn down due to gas leakage it was famous for... 😂
look on the bright side of life!
(also carry an extinguisher. always.)
those were the volkswagens that used that bad fuel rail design where the fuel inlet to the injector was a permanently-attached rubber hose that clamped onto the fuel rails and was not replaceable, totally different from the rubber o-ring sealed fuel rails used from the 80's onward. those short exposed hoses would harden and crack and eventually leak. there are conversion kits now that can change the injectors to the newer style with a new fuel rail. carbureted vw's rarely catch fire unless they are not properly maintained.
I'd love to be able to convert cars to electric!! I have no idea how but it would truly be awesome!
I'd love one of those.
These types of EV's are much more interesting to me than the modern Tesla's and all. They also are very inspiring.
Wow, EV West? you guys rock!
I love EV west...fully agree with not chopping cars up, I would agree that some cars simply cannot be converted due to their value but most classics you can get away with...they made a lot of VWs with that engine so its not super special.
4:51: YES! There IS a comfort in the vagueness. It's something I really miss in modern cars. It's all overly direct and overly tight.
Either Jonny doesn't indicate, ever, when he's in America, or the indicators don't work :D.
Cool little van, nice patina, nice conversion.
Do you think it's possible to make a vintage camper bus fully electric for less than the new Buzz is going to cost?
Just crossed my mind when we saw the person running with the buggy on the pavement (it's becoming more popular with new parent runners I've noticed) , how much better that would be for Mum/Dad and child if ALL those cars, bikes, vans and lorries were electric.
A lot less cancer and a lot less allergies and asthma with EVs. Tires do give off similar amounts of particulates as ICE emissions but only a small part of that goes into the air. It is a lot of plastic and toxic chemicals that come off of tires though. Completely unregulated and tires could be made of safer materials and they could last a lot longer but the money side works against selling tires that last twice as long...
Hah! I was expecting a before and after video, then realised that it was the "after" video with the beat up paint job. What an awesome van, hiding all that 21st century tech inside. Jonny was like a kid in a sweet shop.
man I wouldn't mind to do electric on my 67 bus but can't afford that much 🤦🏼♂️
Do a kickstarter Mic
I was thinking the same but for the cost I’d rather just do an angry turbo 2 liter.
I drove an electric VW thing once and it was super weird. Kept thinking I stalled it out at every light.
Heck, I'm climbing over Trump's great wall to live there - just looks amazing.
Hot rodding in it's purest form, bring older classics back to life with way better drivetrain components. I've seen some prices on EVWest's stuff though... A whole new meaning to sticker shock!
Great video and really cool bus
Love it! Classic splitty made EV!
awesome ...Ev west are crushing it .... blows the doors off the crap the major car manufactures are making today ...
Fab Vdub, fab people. Great stuff!
Oh, hell! That could have been a 20 minute show at least. I was really getting into the vibe of your chat.
Didn't Robert visit EV West a few years back?
The range is amazing! Typically it's in the sub-75 mile range. Is there a DC charger?
More technical details please. I've been following you guys for years and yet this is the first time I hear about a Synchronous Reluctance Motor.
I love these videos!
Makes me wish I still had my '69 VW Bus. Sure miss it now.
Cool shop truck!🚗
Do you have any contact details for the Switched Reluctance Motor manufacturer, I couldn't find any details on your EV West website. You said it was made by Neking (sic) Not sure of the spelling, thanks in advance Tony
Tony Cross Check out Netgain’s website at go-ev.com. It was Michael’s HyPer 9 demo video on the EV West channel that helped me decide on that particular motor for my EV conversion project. I’ve already ordered it and expect to start posting videos that follow daily progress on my channel. Stay tuned ^_^
@@RealSmartHacks Thanks, I will checkout your channel.
Tony Cross Thanks! Admittedly there’s nothing on my channel EV-related yet, but I’ve spent a little over a year researching all the videos posted to UA-cam about it and finally pulled the trigger last week. I hope to have the kickoff video up soon. My son and I will do most of the work ourselves, but I have hands-on help from EV industry leaders and hope to grow the community by posting the progress videos.
Did they go around the block or did they just copy paste ?
Looks great! I want one.
I love that California exists, and I doubt it gets much more California than this.
There are people living out of their Model X, living the surfing life and getting free energy from superchargers... Or how about surfers who use eletric VW buses like the one in this video (it is not the first one I have seen). That is at least one more level of California.
I love that california exists....just not in its current state...I moved out long ago
Funny that it has a transmission with the ability to switch to 2nd gear - I don’t think there are any mainstream electric cars with more than one gear, even the Tesla Semi has just the one gear and no transmission from what I’ve read.
dan parish, you need SOMETHING to bolt the damn motor to, man.
Tom Summers You could call it a single speed transmission
If you know about air cooled VW transaxle architecture, you know that it has 4 forward gears assembled on two stacks. First and second on one and 3rd and 4th on the other. Frequently one or more of these gears are worn out. It is easier to just remove the stack in that transaxle, and keep the other two gears. It just plain does not matter which, and you can keep it in one gear forever if you want....or if you grew up with automatic transmissions and can’t do shit with two hands and two feet simultaneously. Sadly most drivers on the road today can’t do the somewhat complicated multitasking that driving an old standard tranny rig requires. These conversions are made much easier and thus more affordable because of that architecture. You remove only the engine and adapt the transaxle to hang the electric motor on it in its place.
Tom Summers I drove only manuals before the Tesla
RV battery solar power would be a good video for you guys. Vendors like Battleborn, Goal Zero, Kodiak.Inergy. For RVers being able to boondock using their own power for the house is a big deal. I rarely ever run into a RVer that doesnt have aleast some solar power
Well made, but I get angry about the open motor terminals 😕 what if a piece of metal or rust is falling on it? Anyway it might be cool to ride across US with German writing on it. I ll rather call it Elektro Bus or Bully (German nickname for VW Bus)
You guys should talk to Jehu Garcia, with his Electric Samba.
Jason Gooden you think they don’t?
I want one of those holo sunglasses Jonny is wearing
Wow ! My dream ev !
What's the price on one of these?
If you can afford it, do it! if you can't, dream about it!
I wonder if they can do an awd 1 motor in the front and back
how and where do you charge it???????
How much to convert one would have been nice to know!
That would have killed the video 😱 RR did a rundown and it's very very expensive.
Has anybody ever done an electric conversion on a Chrysler Conquest . I had an 88 tsi. man that car was fun. the first time I heard about electric conversions , it was the car I thought of.
What a super idea.
Amazing, now they should invest in some indicators. They do help other drivers.
Is it legal to do this in Europe? I am spanish.
Brilliant idea 👍
Wy is there no fully charged merchandise link under the Video..?
If EV West wants to offer one of these EV conversion kits for a Vanagon, I'm in! I would like to convert my 82 air-cooled Westy Vanagon to EV.
So it's basically a model 3 except no safety features and it would kill you and everyone else involved in the case of an accident?
Still kinda fun. I love it. love the idea of converted old cars.
Just don't run me over with that solid metal tube of death. please
One collision-reducing feature of old air-cooled VW's that people overlook is that people can usually hear you even if they cannot see you. The EV conversion is really cool but the near-silent running may be a disadvantage.
EV West has been letting everybody drive their stuff recently. I guess they are making a big publicity push.
Did they mention how many horsepower that electric motor had? For a long time I was hoping someone would do a good conversion kit for the Jeep Wrangler unlimited. If it came as a kit, it would be easier to get a roadworthy certificate for Australian roads. I've had a diesel Jeep wrangler in Australia since 2014 and I love it but want to convert it to electric. It does mostly road miles and some dirt roads and some sand dune driving. I'd love to bolt in 2 electric motors one to drive front axle and one for the rear axle.
that motor has well enough horsepower for a jeep...however just using one motor and the original transfer case would be much easier than one motor for each axle....speaking from experience
@@greynolds17 Thanks. The reason i was opting for two motors is so that I can drive on the road in four wheel drive with extra power. The wrangler can't really drive on the road with the transfer case locked up. With two motors you could still corner, as one motor could spin at a slightly different speed whilst still offering power to accelerate.
You should build one of these for Fluffy! He drives one. (Gabriel Iglesias)
Fluffy has a showroom full of VWs
@@googadisbeotches9360 I'll bet not one is an EV!😎
@@dog-thebackwardgod I'm sure you'll win that bet! 🤔😎
I know a guy who goes by Fluffy and his name is not Gabriel Iglesias. Is that some UA-cam car guy?
I want one so bad.
Can I get on ev kit for v w bus in Jamaica to buy.
I would love to see an E conversion for old muscle cars that simply replaces the IC motor. An electric motor that takes the place of the IC leaving enough room for batteries and VR.