Tesla powered Land Rover off-road adventure

We go for a little off-road adventure in my Tesla powered Land Rover Defender. There's mud, river crossings, a 0-60 test and some glorious weather and views. All in all a good day out in Mid Wales.
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[@mcjjordan]

Thats got to be the most reliable land rover ever

[@luisgonzalez-po5qs]

No oil leaks on your driveway

[@ferdinandusbagas412]

@@luisgonzalez-po5qs oil leaks mean like a dog that marks territorial 😁

[@luisgonzalez-po5qs]

@@ferdinandusbagas412 more like cat pee cuz you can't clean it away

[@ferdinandusbagas412]

@@luisgonzalez-po5qs correctly

[@bilalazhar9979]

Haha

[@skf2]

This video just makes it so obvious why electric conversion means "second life" for these cars. Great job.

[@mansaha9288]

for their owners as well

[@marcbee1234]

My guess conversion parts and labor $60k ?

[@DerpEye]

@@mansaha9288 For their bank accounts not so much. It's just fancy stuff for rich people.

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

Yup, essentially a new car. These engines will last decades too.

[@martinwinlow]

'Eternal life...'

[@spring9603]

I love it how silent it is and you can hear all the natural sounds around you. It's so authentic

[@STYLEHUAHINONAIR]

Very nice.

[@anthonyserdula7199]

Thank you for taking that beauty off road. Mud, dirt, scratchy branches, the river.....lovely.

[@LitoGeorge]

My favourite part was washing it out on the inside with a hose, and the nice deeper water crossing. I'm sold.

[@danielbadger2641]

I would love to do this with my 2001 Jeep Cherokee. Classic look, should be a celebrated vintage vehicle in my opinion.

[@phoenicianbird109]

Great idea... Thats how you make sure the classics are immortal 👍

[@goosegog]

That's absolutely epic, Richard. I love how effortless and capable it is off road and how hilariously rapid it is on road, all while retaining great classic looks. The best LR in the world IMHO

[@mrdragoonproductionpteltd.7946]

Imagine in the back below the back seats where the soldiers were to sit were filled with batteries... This would be a good SF car.. go days or weeks without charging

[@expandingknowledge8269]

Your electric motor sounds like the whine of a jet engine...LOVE IT!

[@jackbenimblejack1]

you had me at sideburns

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

HAHA, got field plants in the frame...awesome!

[@allanbaigent4348]

You’ve got to build a kit for the 79 series landcruiser and of course the earlier ones as well.

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

Omg I love this. This is the future for classic cars. Makes them new again.

[@Laner84]

Wow! This has really changed my mind on Electric off roading! I want one now! 😍

[@terryfleming7084]

I love how quite it is! Here in the USA, someone showed a Rivian going up a popular rock climb. All you could hear was the tires working. No engine noise at all. That made it a very different video. Love your Land Rover!

[@micheltebraake7915]

At least you're using the Defender for what you built it for, off-roading!

[@expandingknowledge8269]

It's only mud..thats what water crossings are for, to clean,clean,clean!!!

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

Rightly Baptisized in the mud. Ready for Photo's!

[@sokolmihajlovic1391]

What a lovely car with unique character! Ty man for sharing your experience.

[@MarkSimonDiG]

Just love it mate I wish I could do this with my 1988 Pajero Shogun

[@ThomasAndreFjeldBjorholdt]

Absolutely awesome! I would love a Land Rover Forward Control converted 😍😍

[@rickwheeler6811]

What an amazing rig. Great job. Looked like a lot of fun!

[@brybish]

I wish I still had my series 2a and the money I have now, an ev conversation on that would have been awesome, oh well hind sight.

[@Mike_Costello]

I love how the body can barely hold on to the chassis when nailing it!!! And THUMBS OUT driving still needed. Love it!!!

[@ElectricClassicCars]

Never mind the Landy body. I can barely hold on. 😆😁👍

[@Mike_Costello]

@@ElectricClassicCars 🤣🤣🤣

[@expandingknowledge8269]

Fully capable Landy. Water crossings...NO PROBLEM! Long live Land Rover!!!

[@grantlouw3182]

Awesome work I want one - love the old Landy body rattles over the sounds of the electric motor.

[@alandowney4458]

Great to see the awesome capabilities of the EV Landy. I wish I was in Wales and could afford a conversion for my 710 Pinzgauer. Its an amazing off-roader. Keep the videos coming I'm a big fan of your work and your team.

[@ethanj1598]

this is like Rivian truck :) good job amigos

[@hyrennehring4671]

Awesome what can we say owned a series 3 swb and have done a lot of off road in Sth Tasmania.Very impressive.

[@fahimhokoki3405]

You guys built a full 1:1 model of my Traxxas Defender???? That's AWESOME!!!!!!

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

I genuinely wish more companies (and car manufacturers for that matter) were pushing for electric conversions rather than buying new EV’s! We need to be cognisant of the harmful waste we will create as we essentially dispose of our old vehicles.

[@morganraad561]

I love what you have done. You have just made off-road driving so easy. Love the simplicity of a Landy

[@spudproductions7606]

Thanks😀

[@creativecomposites6193]

Lindsey would be proud!Nice work Baz!

[@jorgejnr7902]

Bloody beautiful mate.

[@kay_c1773]

It’s gripped!! It’s sorted!!

[@greggScutum]

what a beautiful machine!! must give so much joy driving it around in those beautiful areas

[@spudproductions7606]

Thanks😀

[@mickhurley7305]

That was really enjoyable. I admire you for taking your prized possesion and letting it show what its capable of and whats it was built for. Im sure the original fitters who assembled this may be long gone, but would be chuffed to see its reinvention as a modern EV. If your a reader and like Land Rovers , Id recommend a book called 'Earth My Friend' by Peter Townsend (ex Battle Of Britain ace, was engaged to Princess Margaret, features in The Crown tv series) . He took off in a Land Rover and drove around the world solo in the 50s, amazing story of man and machine and remote regions of the world only a land rover could reach.

[@OGstonerD]

Not sure if a few made it across the pond, but I’ve got a 1963 International Harvester Scout that would be perfect for a swap. It’s original 91hp needs a proper boost.

[@milkyasgashaw5850]

The quietest Landrover defender ever 😆

[@jmena19]

Amazing!

[@MattTester]

Love it, not having to worry about gear selection and having instant torque off road is like having cheat codes on. Wish we could rent one of these or drive one at a Land Rover Experience centre, if you're looking to convert a more extreme off road Land Rover I'd give you mine to convert, assuming I get it back of course!

[@nunoaugusto20]

What a dream! I love old cars, and I love electric cars! ahah

[@michaelj7069]

Now that looked like fun! So surreal without the engine sound.

[@stevanstanley]

That is fantastic and i do love old land-rovers well done

[@proinseasokiellig4388]

My dream is to convert my 101 FC to this...great stuff🙂

[@57northphoto32]

Superb, superb, superb, it’s a Landy, there is no more a capable off-roader out there 👍🏻.

[@JohnRushworth]

Stunning.

[@jessehummer]

This is awesome!! That looks so much fun!!

[@seanfrank4158]

I am really really impressed. That Defender is so cool.

[@baronsilverbaron757]

Brilliant! Gripped! I want one.

[@jebwatson]

Kinda terrifying in a solid axle vehicle and leaf springs... I love it!

[@ElectricClassicCars]

Series Land Rovers had leaf springs. The Defenders were a bit more modern, but not by much😆, with coil springs. 👍

[@gt197]

Superb job and Uber quick as well. Cannot see this all rounder being beaten by anything 👍🏻

[@spudproductions7606]

Thanks Graham 😀

[@72mardy]

Good stuff Moggie 👍👍

[@jamesjimbomannion5183]

Awesome work! kit is clean!

[@wrenched90405]

oi! we need this in the colonies for our ramchargers, broncos and blazers! way larger market, perhaps shallower pockets

[@EdResleff]

Great looking LR...!

[@bruceyoung1343]

Jolly good. Thank You

[@tayne5009]

“Get out the way Baz, we’ll flatten you!”

[@jimcabezola3051]

Superb off-roader! None better!

[@billraymond9475]

Hello Richard. That 944S2 in the opening shot is screaming for a conversion.

[@spudproductions7606]

It’s already converted. Video here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYO4ZJ2jeNJ6qNU 😀

[@rollothompson6130]

seriously impressed!

[@marveljosefpetrusledo8801]

Just simply amazing...I love it!

[@EricSTX340]

I want this SOOOO bad. Awesome video

[@gdogrun]

Just freaking amazing! Love seeing the Rover taking on the English countryside and winning! Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@ElectricClassicCars]

Welsh countryside. 😉😁👍

[@gdogrun]

@@ElectricClassicCars I stand corrected…

[@martinierebernard3011]

Superbe réalisation, nature préservée, bravo !

[@hubabuba3916]

I like the job you are doing.I hope soon Converting 4x4s will be available for everyone.And street legal.

[@pale4980]

Wow this was awesome. Can you please help JLR electrify the New Defender? 🙂 It's shame they missed the boat on that. Your Defender videos so clearly demonstrate that a BEV is actually the superior option for off roading than ICE vehicles. No snorkel needed for wading, no dust filters for air intake, torque instantly available, no noise and soot spoiling the landscape, no fuzzing about with low and high range, dual shifters, etc. Keep up the good work!.

[@MrRossi1805]

Great car! I would love to have one of this!

[@genestatler2514]

Hey! Hey! Hey! That had to be crazy fun!! That electric Land Rover is a monster!!

[@moseskayiira2197]

Good work

[@andrewm9484]

The problem now is that you'll get to hear the car getting bush stripes. 0-100 3.6 seconds... 'I didn't build it for that'... 🤔

[@insAneTunA]

Brilliant, great driving capabilities, and it looks very cool as well. 👍

[@G3516dude]

Excellent video. I’d love to have that Landrover 👍🏻

[@hendrikvanderwesthuizen2962]

Just love your vehicle

[@isharachathuranga8545]

That's great. Simply explain thank you.

[@seabream]

Lovely work, both on the vehicle and video production. I'm not sure why, maybe it's KZbin's compression doing funny things to edges, or just that I'm not used to seeing you in such bright sunshine, but in some shots of you driving against the fields and houses, I had the feeling of a greenscreen shot. It could also have been because your sound quality is quite impressive for being in a car at speed with open sides and a soft top.

[@tomibiloglav]

Absolutely love it! Wish I could buy one.

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

The slack in the steering is a nostalgic feature. People should experience the feeling of driving down a straight road and constantly radically needing to adjust the steering to stay in your lane. 😁🇳🇿

[@mrploppy73]

best part of driving mine

[@peterjohnson2245]

Time for a new steering box if you are doing that i've owned 4 in my life 2 ex mod series 3, a 90 and a 110. Only time ive had that issue was on the 110 when it needed a steering box.

[@georgesemple8136]

@@peterjohnson2245 true all mine have been acuate as well

[@andy2676]

An ex army 110 puma or wolf would be a dream car with 300-400 miles per charge 😊😊👌👌

[@gls66]

WOW, REALLY GREAT

[@martinmcdonald4207]

I love this little beast and it`s big brother Spector.

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

Brilliant video Richard, I absolutely love that landy, it's the best Defender iv ever seen...🙂

[@mrmawson2438]

Great video mate 👌

[@ianmangham4570]

MadMan acceleration 🙏😎👌

[@apoco_lips9957]

Really cool how you set up the motor on this swap

[@ZachBrimhall]

Very cool

[@AH-cn5li]

Wow, I'm impressed, that was absolutely brilliant 😃 I love the old Landy, and with that conversion it's fookin fantastic 😊 I was a bit surprised about the water crossing, but I suppose everything has to be waterproof for normal driving on road anyway. I was also surprised by the augmented downhill braking as well, that was brilliant. By fitting that kit it made a great old fourby much, much better, improving its off-road capability. As I said, I'm very impressed ☺I'd hate to think of how much the conversion would cost though 🙄

[@spudproductions7606]

Glad you liked it 😀

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

Man I love this rig

[@stevepro7992]

Love your work mate! Hey how about a challenge trying on a merc. It would damn look good and we as merc fans love to convert ours soon… looking forward to many future projects. !!

[@Kioto_Nakamura]

it is always a big pleasure to see how new life can be breathed in into such classic vehicles with help of electric power train

[@ekhaat]

Love it

[@gregjosephson]

awesome!!!

[@AllTorque]

You may be one of the few people capable of turning me slightly EV .. I'd love to do something with this on my channel sometime if you were game for that. No idea what at this stage but I'll have a think lol. Great to see this retro EV in its natural environment!!

[@peterjohnson2245]

I've spent 4yrs rebuilding my 110 (every nut and bolt, proper Triggers broom) and thought about electric when I started, well impressed with what you have done. I did wonder what the wading limitations are on the set up. I will look to an electric conversion at some point, Don't need the mega power, happy with the equivalent to 150bhp.

[@mavrick1834]

Awesome!

[@p.w.2149]

Amazing car 😍

[@sultankuto8724]

Love all the Tesla engine conversation s would love to do one goodwill to you sir

[@youxkio]

Awesome electric Defender, Richard. Looks so fun to drive off-road. Man, we need more guys like you all over the world.

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

Agree 👍 💚🌍the future green and FUN

[@NasserAlhameli]

The kid has smooth driving! 👍🏻👍🏻