Amazing Electric Conversions - EV West | Fully Charged

Jonny Smith visited the electric vehicle conversion workshop of EV West in San Marco, California and spoke to Michael Bream about the amazing 'gas to electric vehicle conversions' that they have been perfecting ever since their BMW e36 electric conversion.
Needless to say, he rather enjoyed it. (Further test drive, burning rubber episodes to come shortly)
00:22 Alta Redshift MXR electric motocross bike
01:45 VW Baja Beetle (1953)
04:08 VW Campervan (1965)
06:02 Ewan McGregor's VW Beetle (1954)
09:42 Porsche 912 (electric car conversion kit Tesla)
11:42 Electric DeLorean conversion
13:53 DIY Powerwall solar storage battery
14:46 Electric Paragliding paramotor
17:17 Tesla drive unit testing rig
18:37 Tesla drive unit parts
20:42 EV West's electric BMW M3
Find out more about EV West here: evwest.com
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[@SmokyFrosty]

Love EV West man! Great vid, been waiting for the fully charged coverage for ages!

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

Yeah EV West is awesome. Wish they did more YT stuff themselves.

[@fairysox221]

If i tongue his but will he pin my message too ???

[@robertlee8805]

Love this EV West guy. Hope he continues till he 150 years young. Will he teach his kids and will they continue their father's work into their own idess? Planes, boats/ships, Pickup Trucks/Semis, Submarines, motorized bikes/scooters/EV Harley Davidsons. Will he branch out into the EV East?

[@markletts2000]

Whoa,steady on Roy,he's only complimented the man,.keep practicing with your words and letters and you too may get a highlighted comment..stick with it mate learn pesky vowels,we're rooting for you...👍🇬🇧

[@harrymakongwa1147]

If you read my comment I would like to ask which software dou you use for editing videos

[@TheRocky3211]

Lots of KZbinrs have been doing videos with ev west lately . This is definitely one of the better ones .

[@BMSWEB]

100% in agreement! Loved this episode so much!!

[@mrheyfuckoff1]

As a car enthusiast I want to thank this man for ensuring classic cars live on without being bastardized. It truly is amazing to see :)

[@Dinty51]

So, no LS swap?

[@greynolds17]

define bastardized....because some cars can be bastardized by converting them

[@Markle2k]

@@greynolds17 Cutting metal on the car. EV West operates on the same principle of the Aston Martin and Jaguar in-house EV conversions. Fully reversible, no modifications to the body or frame.

[@greynolds17]

@@Markle2k agreed...although I would call it bastardization to EV swap a car with a rare and highly sought after engine

[@karlbartelt3939]

OMG My favourite guys in the UK at my favourite guys in the USA! It was awesome seeing both these guys talking shop as they are both genuine fans of each others work, I just watched this for the 3rd time :P

[@blackmore_s]

If they're not already booked to participate/display, the EV West guys would make a great addition to the American Fully Charged Live this year. Brilliant Episode.

[@the-patient-987]

They are revealing the electric Delorean!

[@blackmore_s]

@@the-patient-987 That would be so cool.

[@tom0kiely]

I love seeing these old cars transformed into wonderful EVs. His job satisfaction must out past the stratosphere.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

tom0kiely I love the style of old vehicles, but I’ve really not got much love for old engines (other than having a slight soft spot for choppy, cammed big blocks) Yeah, it’s impressive what they could do at the time, but the time for inefficient unreliable old ice engines has passed. It’s crazy we’re still powering vehicles using thousands of contained explosions.

[@Dumebi7278]

Classic cars with electric engines is how I always imagined the future

[@justinlinnane8043]

I can see the sense and the wisdom of taking lots of vehicles electric but my god why am I so addicted to KZbin videos of old diesel engines starting up from cold!! Lol

[@nking2146]

this EV West guy is a legend. where has he been all these years?!

[@WickedMuis]

First I see Rich Rebuilds visiting EV West, now Fully Charged as well :D Fully Charged should visit Rich Rebuilds now too! :D

[@dr-k1667]

Watching this is like getting an inside peek at Johnny on Christmas morning. You can just feel how excited he was... he still tried to play it cool but the amount of awesome in that warehouse that is could not tap down his car geekness. Loved it. So glad companies like EV West are getting more exposure and doing such great preservation conversion work.

[@bripeck]

Haha! Loved that photo of Ewan pushing his bug around the corner! I had to do that more than once to my 68 beetle back in the day.

[@michaelayliffe7238]

My bro and I we pushed his 1965 bug all over Adelaide, the 6v system was c@#p. Head lights you could blow out. A flawless electric motor, fill it up on solar and no understear, priceless.

[@miltonmiller]

This is one of the best videos of recent times. Michael is such a cool dude, and Jonny is great at interviewing as well. Some good tech info and lots of really important understanding of the motivation and methods behind all that madness. Thank you both for another awesome video.

[@donelmore2540]

I don’t remember watching this video before, but I must have since it shows that I hit the “LIKE” button. Now that I’m picking up my electrified ‘64 VW Beetle on Tuesday from Flash Drive Motors in Austin, Texas, I like the video even more!

[@yellow6ird]

Love this collaboration between fullycharged & ev west. EV West has long been a favorite of mine & having Johnny doing a proper interview is a joy to watch. Hope the two will have further interactions.

[@benyo4652]

That's awesome, I think that DeLorean should have been electric right from the beginning. I'm glad to see EV West taking it to the rightful production.

[@Slash1066]

This is a million times better than anything on TV. I genuinely think retro fitting classic cars with electric power trains is going to be huge, I would make my 2006 Shogun electric tomorrow and bin the noisy diesel engine, not a second thought. How does this channel not have millions of subs, I don't understand!

[@bicyclist2]

These guy's are way ahead of the game. So great to see. I love it. Thanks.

[@evolv.e]

Jonny presenting makes every video better.

[@AccountantsRCool]

Brilliant video! I love Jonny's genuine enthusiasm.

[@jeffnreno5080]

Love that the old classics will actually have a future in a BEV world to come. Great video!

[@maikydb]

The guys of EV West are so awesome! I love this episode!! Do more with EV west, please.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

maikel de bakker More EV West vids coming in the next few wks

[@maikydb]

@@TheLateBrakeShow ... I can only give you one like. But i want to give you more than one.

[@re-thinkthis4880]

The joy from this occasion can be felt through the inter webs. Thanks for sharing. You guys rock!

[@martyplay1000]

Love the way Jonny sneaked in "Too posh to push"! Hahaha! Another great film. Love you guys.

[@R_Time_Now]

They are amazing guys at EV West...Always amazed at their knowledge (and Johnny’s knowledge too)

[@neilhigley6514]

Thanks Jonny, loved every minute of this!!

[@CncObsession]

When people are passionate about their craft, it is evident.

[@Mari0o0o]

Glad you covered EV West! They’ve been doing amazing work

[@RestlessScreams]

What a heartwarming video. Such a sympathetic guy!

[@fordgrunt351]

Great episode 👍🏻 Looking forward to the sequel 🏁

[@markwellington1254]

Love, love EV West! I am starting to think of cars I would love to see converted from my younger years. This video shows how it is all possible with these guys!

[@MarcCoteMusic]

I've been seeing quite a bit of EV West lately on KZbin, and I think they deserve it. Well done, Fully Charged team... and I look forward to the next part.

[@johnwilson5743]

I'm not a person who "tinkers" with my cars but I acknowledge that a huge, massive number of guys love doing things to their pride and joy. It seemed that the EV industry would mean that a car was "soulless" but these guys and others like them, are proving there is room to tinker in a big way with conversions of the classic cars over to electric. Amazing. Personally I'd love the E type Jag that was converted to electric. Ha. A tad out of my price range though.

[@laprisetom]

Best fullycharged show ever!!! The paramotor idea is realy good!!!

[@Arpin_Lusene]

His enthusiasm is infectious. Love it, hope there's more people like him.

[@Who.is.Clinton]

This was a fantastic video! Wow so so so much passion, realistic passion...so inspiring, so practical?

[@petrihietanen1102]

Absolutely one of the best Fully Charged episodes ever! Depth of the knowledge at EV West is simply breathtaking. They simply love what they are doing 😀.

[@michael_house]

Awesome video. I get that smile on my face whenever I see stuff about EV West

[@franktucker7580]

Im converting a 24 ft Chevy p30 stepvan to hybrid diesel solar electric drive locomotive style.LP and LNG converted.Always a pleasure watching the Masters of EV.🤯

[@MicahMount]

So fun to see a fullychargedshow/EV West collaboration! Thank you!!!!

[@OwenzDaddy]

Michael Bream is the best. I wish there were more of him in the world.

[@EVCADDY]

Fantastic episode, EVWest just keep blazing trails in the EV conversation world & Jonny is just a natural at what he does, looking forward to the next episode, guys 👍

[@pernskyw1289]

Maaaan...this is one of your best shows...I really enjoyed this. How did I miss this 3 months ago...

[@grendelum]

Such a tease on the drive video... looking forward to it !! ♡ *EV West* !!

[@tymanot]

Electric historic cars. How great is this. Thanks for the awesome video. Love FC.

[@coinbite7260]

Great video guys. Thanks for your hard work.

[@ElectricDriveAfrica]

EV conversions will really be the Game Changer once they reach 'commoditisation' stage. Millions of old vehicles with decent bodies especially in Africa.

[@gudfarfar]

Absolutely! A great place for preserving vehicles and a large future market for electrification. Great idea!

[@MrTiomanu]

In latin america, autolibre community has more than 2000 conversions

[@lezbriddon]

jack ricard predates....

[@gudfarfar]

@@MrTiomanu Nice! We really need more of that. Our legislation (Norway) is very conservative and we are very underdeveloped when it comes to conversion of older cars, but I hope the government will come to realize that older cars also has value, as electric vehicles. Currently there is only one place in our country where you can go to get a conversion tested and approved, and if you don't live nearby you may have to spend a lot just to get the car transported to that location.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Sounds familiar...oh wait, I heard that back in the 70's quite a bit. Bottom line is you need to be dedicated to creating and maintaining an EV conversion. I think it will remain where it is forever. Especially wnowadays when you can go shopping for an electric vehicle from the big makers. EV conversions will rmeian a cottage industry...which is fine by me! Great video.

[@tonylorentzen]

Those guys over at EV West are just PURE legends - and you can just feel how Michael loves what he does.

[@RustOnWheels]

Can’t wait for the follow up, I’ve been following both EV West and Fully Charged for years and love them both to bits! It’s my dream to get my Buick converted.

[@SaffyMirza]

this was so good, dropped a lot of info, might have to watch it a few more times, amazing

[@maxim635]

Again, a great episode! Love the energy!

[@RWBHere]

Thanks for an excellent video, Johnny. Glad that you finally managed to visit EV West, and are able to give us a pretty good insight into what they've been doing for the past few years. You should interview them again, perhaps in a couple of years, to see how they progress from here.

[@redcirclesilverx4586]

about time! love working with those guys!

[@Akira42]

10/10 video. Love those guys, looking forward to the follow-up :D

[@davidelmsly9408]

Followed EV west for so long. I wish they did their own videos more often. What a great bunch of people. Keep it up.

[@bigbadjohn10]

Wow. A man with passion about what he does, brilliant! Made better by including tyre smoke. I think the answer to making the Enfield faster has just been found!

[@Electric_Camino]

Michael Bream is such an awesome dude! He was a huge help in selecting and sourcing my batteries, talking me through control issues, and just keeping me encouraged with advice. Definitely someone I would like to meet someday if I ever get out to CA again (or if he comes to MD).

[@tabottietjen3186]

Well done guys! One of your best shows ever! EV West is the real deal. First heard of them from Jehru Garcia. I'm pretty sure he built their powerwall

[@DerekHurst]

Thank you for doing this vid! I follow EV West and it was great having some new fullychargedshow perspective on what they are doing! I am now on the hunt for classic cars that I can convert to electric propulsion!

[@MCSMIK]

Incredible video. That’s the kind of hobby that was turned into a job that many would dream about. Looking forward to more episodes on this topic!

[@OsborneMcclintic]

TOTAL INSPIRATION!!! THANK YOU BRO!!

[@vitaliyyavtukhovskyi5947]

Have been following these guys since the beginning - just awesome! I wish I could convert my MX5 to electric!

[@Loundsify]

That would be mental. Proper drift car.

[@Neojhun]

@@LoundsifyHere is a Dragster build. 9.27sec @ 142mph. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLOlYCtabmJoLs The only problem with Miata MX5 is Range Battery Capacity. The more range you want the heavier the battery. Weight is the Enemy for the Miata chassis.

[@gecruz11]

Increíble video! Muchas gracias por el buen trabajo.

[@dlucas527]

I love this so much! EV WEST so cool! Please keep doing this!

[@DopeSauceBenevolence]

I just love watching EV West videos. I just Love it.

[@m8edofallm8eds]

Every vid Jonny does is amazing, great content!

[@nononsenseBennett]

EV West ROCKS! They should franchise their shop because I'm sure there would be huge demand worldwide.

[@lonhowell1]

This video makes me so happy. This is the future of old vehicles.

[@TheOilBurner]

Fantastic video, especially loved seeing the unfinished DeLorean, amazing

[@AndrewKumler]

So fantastic. Your channel is the best. Cheers.

[@fidelcastro9579]

Maybe the greatest video ever on KZbin. Excellent.

[@bikecommuter24]

Excellent video, As someone who grew on combustion engines and I've been to several courses on auto mechaincs and was once a jet engine mechanic, the push-trend of EV's kind of gave me some anxiety, but you know what after seeing that the hot rodding and modifying of vehicles will always be around. These EV conversions are cool. I don't have that anxiety anymore. I've been following what the EV world has been doing for a few years and I see a lot potential . sticking a Tesla pack into a VW very similar to sticking a big V8 into a small car, strap in, shift and hold on. EV West I love what they are doing.

[@cormachondros]

Great video! You guys never disappoint!

[@erdincinan3806]

WONDERFUL JOB, CONGRATULATIONS.

[@WizzardPrang]

Best episode for a long while. 👍🏻

[@PRG888]

What a great car, it's fantastic to see this kind of innovation and drive.... Love it....

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

This episode started my day off right. Great interview Johnny. I love your interactive style. I've been a big fan of Michael and EV West for some time and can only dream of a full-on classic conversion. The 2002's at the head of the garage were my first dream car, but, if I had to choose today, I'd probably go for a 1973 Ford Bronco.

[@brianmellinger7981]

Thanks Jonni great video I do I watched Mike from EV West for years watching his videos kind of convinced me that I would get a Nissan LEAF back in December 2014

[@itsmyeelsmth3656]

From one Smith to another you living the dream, Johnny. Living the dream

[@hpda44]

Great documentary! Keep up the good work.

[@davidevans4609]

So excited for Fully Charged Live!

[@elliottvenus]

Can't wait to show this to my mate who currently drives an E46, this would totally blow his mind!

[@RiCkMaNEnkarnation]

Awesome!! ;) I'm fan of both fully charged and evwest, so this is bullseye!

[@rickcee6572]

Just brilliant, great to see and love it they are totally off grid too.

[@SirWilliamGoes]

Man I'm super stoked about electric vehicles. Great video

[@Monkey_SK]

As a classic Mini owner it's great to see so many old cars being given a new least of life but with total respect for the original vehicle.

[@randellhayes6686]

Great video can't wait for the rest.....

[@accesser]

Great production guys

[@iflnr978]

thanks for the great video!

[@plica06]

This is becoming my favourite new YT channel.

[@stueypinnock8875]

Love the stuff you do..

[@ilikebackrubs]

I might have to pay those guys a visit. Great stuff!

[@shaneintegra]

i couldn't like this video enough. EV WEST is such an awesome company

[@fullyelectric]

Just sick! You guys rock!

[@Noukz37]

This just might be my favourite FC episode thus far!!

[@jonathanfish8895]

Best episode so far !!!!

[@yasin040190]

EV WEST does some really cool stuff. Show us some more dudes like them☺👍

[@williamclark6466]

I have to watch this again!!!

[@dwalley1234]

Fascinating video. Please think of doing more stuff like this with small entrepreneurs who are stretching the envelope showing us their dreams, aspirations and ambitions. Well done Fully Charged and Jonny Smith!