A Car Cave FULL of DIY electric cars!

This episode is a car cave episode, but it's no ordinary car cave. This barn is full of EV conversions and a rare classic retro EV that has been modified.
A massive thanks to Russ for showing off his fantastic collection of EV projects, a proper Chargehead!
wAt the start of 2021 I created Chargeheads to ELECTRIFY petrolheads essentially get more car enthusiasts into electric cars. An Electric Petrolhead if you like....A CHARGEHEAD!!!!
To start I decided to do an EV conversion and went on an amazing journey visiting many of the big companies in this field.
I selected the not so well known TVR Tasmin 350i, AKA the Wedge (#tvrwedgee ) to electrify after careful consideration of other cars. As I already had a TVR Griffith which I enjoyed driving and with my passion for raw, powerful, tail happy cars with no driver aids TVR was the obvious choice when selecting a car to electrify.
The 2nd build is the #SpecialTrikee project a 1970's BSA Aerial 3 Tricycle Scooter that me and my mate Vinny have turned into a e-Trike. I use this for local trips and it's a load of fun. Mrs Chargehead calls it my special scooter.....that originally had a 50cc two stroke motor and has a 250 watt motor in it, of course.
The Latest project is Rustee #RusteeTesla the Tesla build to make a Model 3 Long Range....well.....better! Better in looks, handling and performance while keeping her a monster mile daily and the efficiency intact. Focusing again on modifying with used parts to keep it green, where possible.
I hope to not only entertain with ChargeheadsUK Channel and the #TVRWedgee, #SpecialTrikee and #RusteeTesla builds, but also to inspire watchers to create their own greener transport.
With the help of leaders in their field like Ralph Hosier (Engineer, designer, builder of special vehicles, teacher, writer, TV presenter and trouble maker.
Ralph teaches Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Training (IMI Techsafe), builds some amazing one off projects and most of all is a top bloke!
He's the engineer behind #TVRWedgee the Electric TVR.
So let the fun begin......safely in a controlled environment using the right EV safety equipment! ;0)
Did I mention myself and Ralph have also done an EV Conversion safety video as well.
Welcome to the Modified EV revolution!
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[@karlInSanDiego]

Impressed by the many years of experience and fun choices made for conversion.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@karlInSanDiego a mid engined Lotus seems to hit the spot. Can't wait for the 106 😉

[@andrewharland7727]

Love that 106. Wonder what that’s like on the road. Please go back to find out.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@andrewharland7727 me too, shoukd be a good fun car 💯

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

THANK YOU I really enjoyed watching. ❤😊 I really like is repurposing old vehicles and keeping them going using electric and renewable energy. fantastic. I was a member of the battery vehicle electric society years ago and got me started on electric bicycles 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@buzzofftoxicblog791 thanks for your comment. I love the scene, so many passionate individuals. I just need to find some more 😉

[@shamlordloxley8959]

Awesome 👌

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@shamlordloxley8959 thanks Sham

[@bidon5037]

Thanks for this Doc Brown find! So british, I love it.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@bidon5037 so lucky for Russ to show us his collection. 💯

[@petegarfield2455]

Of all the things I could comment on … feel I should send him some heat shrink for the cable lugs🤪

[@SmartMart1658]

Great selection of EVs.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@SmartMart1658 💯

[@jbmaru]

It's great to see one of those early 2000's small French EVs being restored. In a few years, with solid state batteries in place of the Ni-Cad ones, they could even have decent range without too many changes I guess?

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@jbmaru at 1000kg you would think 120 miles range with a 30kwh battery

[@thelaserhive3368]

Wow. That 106 will be from the same batch and vintage as the one Euan McTurk had. Also a cousin to my old Norwegian blue Think which has a lot of 106 running gear.

[@TylerBenney]

Great video 👍🏻

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@TylerBenney thanks, wouldnt have been possible without Russ

[@deltajohnny]

What a genius! 👏👏👏

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@deltajohnny amazing stuff eh 😉

[@deltajohnny]

​@@chargeheadsuk Really amazing! 😍😍

[@GaryHerschell]

Cool collection. 106 to Rallye spec would an interesting EV!

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@GaryHerschell 💯 got love to love the Rallye spec

[@karlInSanDiego]

To be fair, Lotus Evora used a 3 liter Toyota Camry V6, so not the Achilles heel of other models, but supercharging no doubt stressed that motor. The Mk2 Elise also used a Toyota motor from a Celica GTS, but most were naturally aspirated. The Mk1 Elise shown had a questionable Rover K series motor. I appreciate both conversions shown here.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@karlInSanDiego funnily enough I run a Toyota Alphard campervan with a 3.0 litre V6, one day to be EV perhaps. I think a tesla motor would be fun 😈

[@Gr06ham]

Love this 106. I had a go at bidding on it too. Would be hard to find any 106 in rust free condition.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@Gr06ham certainly a unique car, what were your plans for it?

[@InterestsparkedTV]

Still trying to figure out who pays for this channel. Because no one is really watching it and there’s no way you can justify this effort with 5k subs.

[@chargeheadsuk]

@@InterestsparkedTV I fund it, its a passion 🤷‍♂️