Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:53:35 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Electric Vanagon via EV West?
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On this topic,
I wonder if any of the current venders are looking at this seriously.
I love my current vanagon set up. It has never felt so solid. And even fun and safe on the highway.
But, a nice vanagon with electric motor, brakes that recharge, solar recharge and usual charge. Electric appliances, heat pump.
I may have the best of both worlds. My current set up for a decade or so and then a electric conversion.
On the other hand, just keep the classic and have a electric from the ground up sitting next to it!
Still, interesting to see if the conversions change from the current options to electric.
Eric Caron
85 GL Auto
2.3 GW
> On Aug 25, 2021, at 10:26 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>
> That’s awesome. Any idea based on the specs how much batteries would cost and what kind of range could be expected? My Boston Bob 2.1 has about 50k km on it so expect it to run a good long time - long enough for electric conversions to become commonplace.
> Jeff
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 25, 2021, at 8:25 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I actually think it will be great when along with posts about gas engines and diesel, and different types of gas engines in our vans we include questions on caring for electric vans.
>>
>> I expect mine to run as is for a long time.
>>
>> But, who knows what 15 years from now might bring?
>>
>> But, my hope is to have a very cool electric VW camper and a very special 85 Vanagon side by side.
>>
>> Fingers crossed the electric one drives itself!
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 25, 2021, at 4:05 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> Funny! I took a trip out to San Diego a couple of years BC and intended to
>>> go visit EV West with that in mind, but I couldn't spark enough interest in
>>> my family to make the trip up there. Dang it.
>>>
>>> Marc Perdue
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 1:10 PM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Was watching some fun videos about electric conversions of a 356 and a
>>>> split-window
>>>> bus <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omOUc75r39g&t=123s> by the wizards at
>>>> EV West and thought about what it would take to get a bolt-in kit
>>>> <https://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=226> to make
>>>> an electric Vanagon. I wrote to their sales department inquiring whether a
>>>> Vanagon kit might be on the horizon and they said no, unsurprisingly.
>>>>
>>>> However, they said a number of customers have purchased their universal kit
>>>> for Vanagons(!). Anyone on the list one of these folks? If so, can you
>>>> speak to your experience?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully,
>>>> -MB
>>>> --
>>>> ________________________________________________________________________
>>>> Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
>>>>
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