How did your team come together and get started in this Business? The genesis of our vision began with our Founder, Michael M. Richardson. His original inspirations and individual story can be found on our site: https://retro-ev.com/about/ under Founder’s Story. Michael’s decision to dive in and start the firm began in 2014. In Tallinn, Estonia he performed a lot of research on available EV technology and talent across the region. Despite being an American (with…
Can you tell us a little about yourself, your background and what got you interested in electric vehicles? I am currently an engineer for John Deere Power Systems located in Waterloo, IA. I have always had a deep interest in anything vehicle related, and gravitated towards electrification; Especially as the technology became much more readily available in the aftermarket. My degree is in mechanical engineering, and I a broad racing background. This has helped to…
How and when did Electric Classics get started? Was the goal always to be converting cars? I converted my first car about 4 years ago. It was a project to fill time in the workshop after I stopped competing in rallying after 7 years. Converting cars for customers followed shortly after that. The aim was always to build cars which were fast, fun and cool, we still live by that mantra. What was the first…
Can you tell us a little about yourself, your background and what got you interested in electric vehicles? My name is Jim Klafehn and I live in Ithaca, NY. I have always been into cars. I have owned many over the years. When I was younger I used to drag race. I had an 88 Mustang 5.0 with 3.73 gears, nitrous, racing slicks, racing heads, you name it and I probably had it. I was…
1.We know Rich Rebuilds, the man who documents salvaging and repairing Tesla’s, but who was Rich Benoit before this life? What’s your background? My background is in information technology, a fancy name for an IT guy 2.When and where did the idea come from that not only could you salvage parts from damaged Tesla’s, but that you should document the entire thing? a.When did it become clear that RichRebuilds (YouTube Channel) was going to…