This classic pickup's Ford e-crate motor heart is the start of something huge - SlashGear

 

That's cool but a little underpowered in my opinion.

​​From what I have seen the biggest cost in EV conversions are the batteries and controllers.
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Not with that interior. I've seen several pictures of this on BookFace and it looks like a 5 yr old designed the interior. They didn't even try to mold that ugly huge screen into the dash panel. The dash looks like it was just glued over the original. No thought into the design of the interior.

 

Nope.Nope,Nope. As long as they are making gas that's what I'm gonna be using. Electricity is what I use to make my welder work..

 

Restomod electric.
Im open the idea. Gas won’t go bad from sitting. No to few oil leaks. No exhaust system. The power may be low but it’s 100% power off the line, no power curve. Maybe the millennial’s will become more interested in these projects.

 

That thing is hideous. A reason I got into older trucks is that they are cheap and easy to work on. Modern trucks, no thank you.

 

With gas prices here passing $10/gallon I am considering this as a future alternative. Sweden is seriously going electric very quickly, so… our new car (2022 Ford Focus ST-line) is a gas/electric combo…

 

This was really interesting, had me looking at my Bumpside in a new/different light. Not opposed to it, yet maybe with a different pickup eventually.

 

I am 100% in the camp that EV is the future of hot rodding. But not so sure that crate stuff will be mainstream. It is just so expensive. I bet there will be a whole new slew of companies that will produce battery mounting systems, controllers, etc..., to use with wrecked vehicle components. More affordable than crate.

What will be interesting to watch is if companies like Holley get ahead of the curve and develop systems like Terminator X (Terminator E?) for EV. If they don't, someone will. And then they (Holley) will play catch up or go out of business.

I predict we will see lots of known aftermarket "brands" go away because of lack of innovation and adoption of EV. I also predict the rate of adoption by hot rodders will be quicker than any curve in the past. That is what will leave "slow" companies with their heads spinning...

 

If I can get 350 miles per charge, and be able to fully recharge in 10 minutes, then maybe. Until then, NO FRIGGING WAY! I will convert to diesel first to use used oil and used veggie oil to run.

 

for a daily driver I can see that argument being something that makes many people, myself included, hesitate or completely opposing electric vehicles. As far as my 67 F100 goes, it will rarely be driven more than 350 miles per day, which is one reason for me to consider electric conversion. I don’t agree with the “100 % emissions free” mantra chanted by the fanatics, but there are some good things about electric vehicles…

 

I'd add to that, being able to charge it anywhere in under 10 minutes. While I don't currently drive my F-100 350 miles a month, I'd like to be able to do that or more a day. I want to be able to jump in and go anywhere. Often times anywhere is the middle of no where. I can usually find gas in the middle of nowhere, or least have some brought to me, a charging station and an electrical jerry can are a little harder to find out there.