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…
Can you tell us a little about yourself, your background and what got you interested in electric vehicles? As an entrepreneur I am working on innovation and creating new concepts. However on the other side my hobby is working on old Volvo’s in particular the Volvo Amazon. In my conversion project these two worlds meet. I see we are consuming too much on this earth and by being able to drive using the power of…
1.Can you tell us a little about yourself, your background and what got you interested in electric Vehicles? I’m a mechanical engineer – now retired – I fancied a we sports car when I helped a friend build one in the 80’s – I had a mini convertible at the time – then when I was working in the USA in the late 90’s I started thinking about an electric sports car. Nothing happened until…
We caught up with Zelectric Motors, a great conversion shop located in San Diego California : How and when did you get started converting electric cars and what was your first conversion/its specs? The first car Zelectric upgraded to electric started in 2012. But I became interested in going electric when I saw a GM EV1 plugged into an artist’s studio wall in 1999 or so when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area.…
Can you tell us a little about yourself, your background and how you became interested in Electric Vehicles (EVs)? As many of my subscribers will know I work within the motor trade buying and selling cars. So I am always keeping up with cars i remember when Tesla first started to surface with the roadster and i was so blown away with the tech then sadly Top Gear made it sound like electric cars weren’t possible…