The Electric Speed Shop previously looked at a SWAP-C for a Dodge Challenger. On those posts, is much more detail about an actual SWAP-C and what goes into the design decisions. For more information on that, please click here. In short, this is a space, weight and power review of a candidate car for an…
If you are unfamiliar with what “Electric Conversion” means, it is a simple concept. Remove all the combustion engine components of your favorite car (or other vehicle) and replace them with electric components. Mainly a motor and batteries. The focus of The Electric Speed Shop is mainly on sports cars and muscle cars. That does…
Having grown up in the era of Hot rods and motorcycles I look at this stage in EV’s as the evolution of hot rodding. I was trained in aviation electronics by the US Navy in 1981 and have spent most of my life working in the electronics field. About four years ago I was at…
I live in Sydney, Australia, have a degree in electrical engineering majoring in telecommunications and am employed in the television industry. My wife has a theory that Engineers always need a project and I think my fascination for EV’s is confirmation of that. An interest in cars developed in my early teens through helping a…
My background is very undramatic. Middle child of three, grew up in the midlands, went to grammar school eventually dropped out and became a fringe dwelling hippy. Worked in all manner of jobs. First became an apprentice shoemaker and through a series of fortunate events ended up on stage, and through that, television. I always…
Finally! The conclusion of the Dodge Challenger electric conversion SWAP-C study. In part 1 I looked at the weight, part 2 the space and part 3 the power. Now in part 4, I will revisit and update each section, along with looking at the potential cost. In part 3, it was determined that to obtain…
