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I found the JerryRigEverything project converting an ex-military hummer to an EV interesting despite not really being into cars/evs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxkPuEmIX4U&list=PL0vZL9uwyf...

Despite the untold expense and full on car workshop... it felt very accessible and possible. Ridiculous hubris on my part obviously hah! I doubt I could change a tire on humvee without help.

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I'm not sure how this is accessible, the drive-shaft is entirely customly designed and customly built to handle the torque. That's not even mentioning the 3D design software and laser cutting for the motor mount. This feels simple because he already has everything planned very well and it's a year long endeavour compactified into short youtube videos.

Heh, of course, I'm just taking the mickey out of myself. It avoids the car things that make me I'm know out of my depth: carburettors, gearboxes, firing patterns and such. Those come from a mysterious world I have no experience with.

If imagining a kit car then you won't be worrying about the custom designed elements you highlight.

The first time you mess up with a 90Ah pack and a serious electric motor will make you wish for carburettors.

I don't see why 3D design software and getting parts fabricated (if you don't have the equipment to do it yourself) is all that inaccessible. It may cost more than getting into computer software, but just about everything is. It may not go very quick but there's nothing stopping you from doing this.

There is also Aging Wheels' ongoing conversion of a Ford Escape to a 900HP EV: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzV2uljPvyAc7dEH2EeTP...

For those that know they will be interested and not disappointed by this tease of a video, here's the playlist to all of the videos of the conversion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jnhh1P86vQ&list=PL0vZL9uwyf...

This might be a youtube thing... but as far as I can tell, I linked to the first video in the playlist and you have linked to the last. It looks like the playlist is in the reverse order? i.e. it will play newest to oldest. God I hate yt.

After starting to watch the link I found, I realized it was reversed too. Even though it says "in order" from his profile's page. I've never really used YT for anything other than one off videos, and only recently started trying to watch some content in a more consumerist manner. I'm not liking it at all, and wonder why people put up with it, and don't just stop like I'm already considering

That channel is super cool. Thanks for the link!

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