While there are a lot of exciting electric vehicles finally coming to market, many of us feel nostalgic for the fossil cars of our youth. [Mihir Vardhan] restored his grandfather’s car with an unusual gas-to-EV conversion.
While this conversion starts in the usual fashion by pulling out the gas engine, [Vardhan] takes a different tack than most by not just bolting an electric motor up to the transmission. Instead, he and his crew removed the head and pistons from the petrol burner and bolted the electric motor to the top on an L-shaped bracket. Using the timing belt to transfer power to the crankshaft, there is no need to figure out additional motors for the A/C compressor or power steering pump, greatly simplifying implementation.
The original comments make it sound like this specific method isn’t a good idea, and indeed the video is a bit low on details and running a vital safety feature like the break enhancer on some cheap electric vacuum pump seems like a very bad idea.
However in general, upgrading existing cars with electric motors or converting them to more sustainable fuel sources seems like a very good idea.
The brake booster isn’t an essential safety feature in a small car, it’s mostly just for convenience or comfort!
A failure just means you need to press a bit harder