I Take My Tesla-Swapped Ford Truck to a Car Meet: Here Are Your REACTIONS! ChargeZilla Ep.5

[@Parker53151]

Hey! You beat Tesla to the truck market. Nice.

[@pryme2013]

Everyone did lol

[@lifeisgood12341]

Assuming they even decide to make the thing

[@roodick85]

The sad part is they made more money on reservations than anyone else with that mess

[@qx4n9e1xp]

But they're not selling it, lmao

[@michaellowe3665]

It's a really good idea for a farm truck. You can just put up some solar panels to make a carport for it and use it whenever you need, without paying road tax for your fuel.

[@graemejohnson9025]

Um er, my mate has a Australian farm. You need a 4x4 and swag to get to the remote fences. They use helicopters to round up the cattle.. this pissy little toy is useless.. on a Australian farm... there is one farm in Australia that is larger than Texas...

[@graemejohnson9025]

If it rains, or snow, zip solar panels.. it's a wank.. fake.. my mate has a Toyota 4x4 here in Australia.. 30 years old, still chugging along. A Tesla ain't going to do that? Without a $20k battery swap..

[@abou824]

@@graemejohnson9025 Maybe not for his use case, but I could see it being very useful for smaller farmers.

[@graemejohnson9025]

@@abou824 the problem. Any farmer, gets crap weather.. clouds, rain, snow etc.. park truck in shed, plug it in. it pisses down rain for a week.. it's useless... doesn't matter how big your farm is.. It's another con. Instead off spending money on electricity and gas.. now the government is going to rip you off with wind farm and solar.. and yep.. they make money from each..

[@abou824]

@@graemejohnson9025 lol alright

[@quinkelley1134]

140 miles for a conversion vehicle is pretty good, still a lot of used evs on the market with 80-120 miles of range. 140 is plenty for commuting and around town trips

[@ebikeliverystable]

For $13 Grand it better get 140 MPC.

[@bartwaggoner2000]

E-axels sound awesome!

[@NickTarterOKC]

I think it's cool. It preserves this old classic for future generations. Few people leave the original engines in them anyway. They were underpowered and it's hard to get parts for those old engines. You see a lot of 5.0 or 5.8 swaps which is cool, but so is an EV conversion.

[@strongplanted]

That's awesome! I kept waiting to see this video. I am happy you interviewed me (this is Luke). Thanks Andrey it was nice to meet you. You were so kind. I met Roman many years ago at C&C in Lafayette and I saw Tommy last year but didn't get to say hi. Keep up the great work. The EV truck was awesome in person.

[@jaybeemhardscrote7466]

Hey Luke!

[@craigcampbell1843]

I loved my ‘66. If I could have done this to that truck I never would have sold it.

[@Silverback_GMT410]

Ford did have a Ranger EV back in the 90s

[@wildbill23c]

Yeah, you don't see them around very often, couple members on The Ranger Station forum have one, but trying to get any parts for the electrical portion of the truck is well you need to find another electric Ranger with a good part to rob off it LOL>

[@jonm7888]

97% love it. The other 3% are in the KZbin comments.

[@MoctezumasRevenge1]

no body loves old tech except purists. the real question is which would people love more, Tesla swap or Godzilla swap.

[@beanapprentice1687]

The electric motor sound that the truck makes is so cool! It’s a shame EV makers put so much sound deadening onto their EVs’ powertrains.

[@velprox1]

It sounds good in small doses but listening to it drone for hours on the interstate would be maddening

[@wildbill23c]

You'd hate the whine after a few miles. Its like listening to the whine of a CVT in an ATV/UTV, and the whine of a hydrostatic transaxle in a tractor.

[@jamesengland7461]

Factory EVs are required by law to emit a sound at speeds below 25mph so pedestrians will hear it.

[@abou824]

@@wildbill23c Dunno man, I could listen to supercharger whine for hours!

[@christalbert722]

Road trip vehicle? No. Local work truck? Perfect. For a farmer, contractor, etc., could be spot on :) Work it all day, quiet/clean/convenient, plug it in each night.

[@johnr3937]

Gimme, gimme, gimme. This is the future. And it will get cheaper.

[@R.Nelson]

I'll take this over the Cyber truck any day... looks really well built

[@backwoodstherapy]

Honestly, this is how they'll sell electric trucks. It's still a truck. Body on frame, solid axles. Looks trucky, feels trucky. All the automakers are making super luxury trucks that go 0-60 in 4 seconds and have futuristic styling and 24" rims and dumb crap like that. But take a regular truck, swap the powertrain to EV, and suddenly, it appeals to the masses. I hate the new Silverado EV because... well, look at it. But if you took the new ICE Silverado WT trim or LT trim and just... swapped it with an EV powertrain, then that's what people will buy.

[@R.Nelson]

@@backwoodstherapy I totally agree!!! I don't like that new Silverado niether

[@backwoodstherapy]

@@R.Nelson meanwhile, Ford can't make the new Lightning fast enough. Why? Literally anyone with an existing F150 can get in it and drive away feeling comfortable. It's not like driving a spaceship. It's just a truck, that happens to be electric.

[@R.Nelson]

@@backwoodstherapy Once again I totally agree... heading to work.. enjoy the day Backwoods.. thanks

[@mackie169]

I really enjoyed that show & tell video. Congratulations on the warm reception from the crowd! Up till now, I wasn’t aware you were converting that old classic. It’s a great result, and put a smile on my face. We’ll done !

[@DanielMecatronica]

Anyone have a link or episode name of ChargeZilla before it was reborn?

[@lefttea]

How much is it worth to you? I'm not gonna spend 2 minutes of my valuable time searching because your time is too valuable to do it.

[@dalejones4322]

I love this truck and I absolutely can't wait to see the next video. The in depth conversation will be fantastic. When will you post it? Thanks guys

[@graemejohnson9025]

North America has just been hit with big freeze.. All solar and wind farm systems have been turned off.. so? Charge this from where? A huge wank..

[@dalejones4322]

@@graemejohnson9025 So, does that mean you don't like the truck?

[@graemejohnson9025]

@@dalejones4322 it's another American wank..

[@dalejones4322]

@@graemejohnson9025 is that good or bad?

[@Sourman1545]

That e-axel thing is what i like to hear about when it comes to ev's and how older vehicles can be modified. IM not gunna like it be eventually i will have to go ev. Now that may be 10-15-20 years down the road but i like the fact they are actively trying to merge old and new tech

[@twitafftwitaff7029]

A fantastic way to keep these old vehicles on the road 10/10

[@WW-wf8tu]

Cha Ching. Matter of perspective. The amount of $ dumped into this vs replacing warn out parts is substantial. A persons bank that matches the passion of keeping old metal moving is the only "fantastic way" that it works. Because for the working class, this is just not a logical use of the hard earned $. This truck is NOT in a restored state, so taking it to vehicle shows makes no sense either. (at least to me) IF it were a restored, pristine condition show truck, having a battery motor to move it on/off trailer trucks and to its parking spot would make more sense to me. But to each their own.

[@wildbill23c]

@@WW-wf8tu Probably could have fully restored the truck to factory original and still had money left over, compared to what this "kit" cost plus installation and tuning.

[@poppyneese1811]

The Ford sounded like the Land Speeder on Star Wars as Andre drove it to the show.

[@jdear97]

You can add 30 miles in one hour on Level 2, they always believe that you need to fully charge. You only need enough to get home or to the Job.

[@GeorgeGeo]

Its funny how people are always asking about sound.. I do love what the Hummer does with sound.. that simulated spaceship sounds are cool IMO.

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

So if I heard that right, it is getting just under 2 mi/kWh? Not bad for a flying brick. I can't imagine how bad the CD must be on that thing.

[@toyyoda3710]

My 1990 E350 went about 200 miles maximum. It needed fuel every 160 miles. I had a 1989 e350 with a 460 before that that got much worse mileage with better power, and. it had two fuel tanks and that 30 or so gallons lasted all day... if i didn't have to go anywhere extra.

[@stianthomassen6693]

I think as long as the original motor have rotten away it doesn’t really matter what engine that’s in it.

[@DNHarris]

What a fun idea! Pretty cool getting opinions and ideas from the crowd. I haven't watched any recent videos from Harry Metcalf recently, but I bet he'd get a kick out of this.

[@roodick85]

Amazing how many older generation ppl would want to have an EV especially the older gentleman with the grey shirt.

[@craigcampbell1843]

The V8 versions of these trucks came with a different hood ornament. It looked the same but instead of having a sprocket and a lightning bolt it just said V8 in that space. When this truck came out the lightning bolt on the hood told everyone you cheaped out and got the smaller V6 engine. I love how it goes with the electric theme of the truck now but that was not the hood ornament you wanted on your truck in the 60s. For an electric conversion I would have gotten this hood ornament for it even if it was originally a V8 because it looks cool and has a different meaning on the truck now.

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@accarter801 I had a ‘66 with the 352 V8 for years. If I could have done this to it I never would have sold it. I loved that truck. It was my daily for over ten years and it never let me down but I just couldn’t do 6-8 mpg anymore.

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@accarter801 is yours an automatic or a stick?

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@accarter801 mine was too. A custom cab with a stick. Two tone red and white. It was really fun. The gear shifter went up as high as the dash. It was just cool. I think that might have made the mileage even worse though. Especially going 55-60+ mph. First gear was a granny gear so you could start in second. It was basically a three speed and it just wasn’t geared for freeway speeds. Trucks were only built for work back then. I bought mine in a small town in Nebraska while I was working there for a few months. I flew my roommate out and we drove it home to Seattle when the job I was on was finished. We went south to Joplin and then took Route 66 to California and up the west coast. It was a great trip but the first time I got on the freeway I thought the engine was going to blow. We definitely had to take our time and go slow but that just makes for a good road trip. Haha

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@accarter801 awesome. You’ve got to keep it if it was your dad’s. That’s cool.

[@evankatz2893]

Andre my main man getting famous ‘ The Russian Flash ‘ is the best keep up the solid reviews.

[@matthewprather7386]

To get more views this truck needs (deserves) more restomod done to it. Doll up the interior with a restored seat, nice headliner. Go on a rattle elimination campaign - may have to replace the window seals, door rubber. Even those exterior mirrors probably rattle (I had the same ones on 66 F100 and they rattled like crazy - replaced with ones from an early 80s F-Series). Get the heater and defroster working nicely - heatpump would be awesome and would allow adding AC - this would be a good video. There are electric power steering systems that might work on it - directly on the steering box. Another option for power steering is to get a normal hydraulic power steering box from an early 70s F100 (it'll bolt in) and then an electric pump to run it - probably easier (it's how the JL Wranglers work), but not as clean. It'd be awesome to add ABS. Need to show the truck as a useful daily driver... Maybe as some kind of working vehicle - add a big AC inverter to run tools - even a welder - like the Lightning.. Pizza delivery.. Auto parts delivery.. I suspect you might find a business in Boulder that partner with you on a series of videos.. Farm truck is an obvious suggestion although it'd get beat up more, which would be a shame.. Maybe delivering vegetables from farms to local farmers markets. Week in the life of series.. That's where its strengths will shine.

[@spammusubi9004]

Legacy auto should make ev versions of their classic trucks and cars they’d make a killing for the nostalgia crowd

[@Wilftv]

Sir You should put a Don't touch high voltage on that panel

[@ranig2848]

I love those people who need extra 40 miles once in a million years and use it as an excuse why EV doesn’t have enough range… seriously? You can easily add 40 miles of range in a supercharger in 5 minutes. It’ll take you longer to grub a cup of coffee. Even getting gas takes about 5 minutes, going through the credit card stuff, selecting fuel… with supercharger you plug in and go. 5 minutes and you got 75 miles added… people who have Teslas know it’s not an issue. Those who don’t, eventually will. And it will become better and faster in the next 3-5 years.

[@wildbill23c]

For me I only work 4 miles from home, so an EV would be great, except the ridiculous prices on them makes it unobtainable by many people who would benefit from one in reality, many are within range of an EV working for a daily driver for work....keep the gas car for road trips, drive the EV as a daily driver. I could easily go back and forth from work all week without charging with pretty much any of the current market EV's, but the cost is outrageous...even a regular gas vehicle is so outrageous I'll keep driving the vehicles I have that are long paid off LOL. Chevy is the only maker right now that has an EV that's even remotely affordable, but with inflation and higher interest rates, availability and dealer markups its still not affordable. At some point I'll be getting an E-Bike though for most of the year I can ride a bike back and forth to work.

[@amalfi460]

Crazy weather out in Colorado snow one day spring time the next

[@kens8903]

The only thing I don’t like about this build is the charger port. Everything else is perfect. Dream would be to convert a old ranger or Tacoma

[@dustinizard2524]

Awsome build ! I’m old school! But even I love to see what and where ⚡️electric is headed!! And how do these people not know about you’re amazing channel I’ve been watching since yall started!!! Lol

[@Sourman1545]

Same here but i can see a future for the older vehicles thanks to those kits the e-axels and what ever they some up with next. I dont hate the concept of EV but def hate the look of any vehicle made after the early 2000's Don't matter what it is old vehicles have style class elegance the new stuff all garbage in the design department

[@kens8903]

I wonder if you could use one motor and connect it to the transfer case.

[@anthonymrskipt9252]

Absolutely awesome! If I had a yak ranch, I’d want one for sure!

[@USA__WILL]

Bunch of skeptical 🧐 dudes. Helps find out what the consumers think

[@arianlucatero7649]

Thermically controlled radiator so its not running all the time only when it needs could add more range? That guy is brilliant if it does.. anyways if you use 180 miles total a day if it takes 10 min at a gas station, now that turns to 20min at a rapid charger, and if your at the office you can charge and be get more miles anytime cars parked..

[@CodyMiles7879]

future idea for Ford to produce old style fords with electric engines?

[@-Enginerd]

The exposed HV terminals speak volumes about the retrofitter.

[@BryceLovesTech]

Awesome build

[@scubatrucker6806]

I l🧡ve. It. When I watched this being built I was thinking . I wanted to convert my 1998 GMC 2500 extended cab 8ft bed .

[@jdenke5873]

I would much prefer a retrofitted classic for 20-30k over a 70K Lightning.

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Ignore the haters. You have IMPROVED on a smelly, loud and obnoxious dinosaur sucking truck and put in a nice and quiet and non polluting motor instead. You did the right thing.

[@dnsguru]

I want to do this with a Ranger.

[@WW-wf8tu]

Well these people were properly polite. Who goes to a vehicle show to give an honest opinion to the owner that they don't like it? LOL Rude people maybe. And editing out any rude people is also very easy too do. I like the repurposed handicap sign being used as an EV sign. 😅 One might think an EV spot sign would be Orange. To accentuate the internal wire color.

[@markwitkop7022]

I love EV's. Just need a bigger fuel tank!

[@theredmonkey]

It has a giant one but it's a brick so wind resistance is what lowers the range.

[@knightsun]

How much was it to do this ev conversation?

[@bartwaggoner2000]

Andre is such a great shmoozer, so likeable

[@MrGMawson2438]

She wants the EV ABARTH affect 😆at 15:40 😂

[@Makitaization]

With the era of EV's upon us, now maybe people will quit calling engines motors.

[@aussie2uGA]

They'd have to rename "MotorSports" then.

[@Makitaization]

@@aussie2uGA Na. Motorsports refers to the vehicles. Not what powers them.

[@deanjohnston4806]

Love it

[@fpartidafpartida]

Chargezilla 😂, 🤟

[@gtm559]

One mistake only. You show to police this sleeper👮‍♂️😂. They always follow tesla and sports car now they will look for old trucks also

[@lefttea]

Big mistake is talking to police. Strolling through looking for possible revenue.

[@stevevice9863]

Ford should bring back that hood logo for the Lightening.

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Lightning *

[@Papershields001]

I’d way rather have this than a cybertruck.

[@torogi2]

can you show the tesla motor and tesla battery?

[@JohnPMiller]

The battery is from Tesla, but the motors are not.

[@samhklm]

Ouch! $40,000? I think there are better ways to do EV. You have nice weather for January/February.

[@aussie2uGA]

Thats the current cost of items. It's like trying to buy a genuine crate engine, like the Ford 5.2L ALUMINATOR. Thats $27,000 without installation or a transmission.

[@CandycaneBeyond]

How much did this cost?

[@bitemyshinnymetalass1569]

Way cooler and more efficient than Elon's cyber truck

[@PrincessTS01]

moab?

[@toyyoda3710]

Wild-Man? lol ... at 6-2 I would not mess with any little guy named Wild-Man! and how is a 10,000 dollar Tesla battery 20K?

[@RR-vf2bd]

This is future. We all will replace gasoline engines with EV very soon

[@roodick85]

Oh man you guys should go camping with a EV camper!

[@allentoyokawa9068]

Panasonic batteries

[@bruceklassen8261]

Very cool, love the color of the old girl

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

It’s a MACHINE and therefore doesn’t have a gender. It is an IT.

[@wildbill23c]

From the money and practicality standpoint its...well pointless, but for a fun alternative to gas/diesel its cool....but no way could most people afford to do anything like this, they can't even afford a current market EV....heck they can't afford a new vehicle period.

[@Icantbuttons]

these guys are seriously charging $1.4k for a single tesla battery module, what an absolute ripoff.

[@torogi2]

don't say electric powered, say tesla powered😅

[@pigownzu]

The comments from the boomers about EVs will never get old.

[@ivorton23]

I wouldn’t do that to my truck but hey to each his own. It’s different I guess

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cracking Truck

[@LarryRichelli]

Wow, some of these people think they are funny and they are really not "Sneaking up on somebody....and a lol.

[@jvideos7163]

Guys I’ve noticed a lot of your recent videos seem to be recording in like 24FPS. When the camera moves side to side it makes the video very jittery and hard to watch.

[@bluceree7312]

The video was fine. Might look into your graphics card.

[@jvideos7163]

@@bluceree7312 does it on my iPhone 14, my Sony Tv that I stream on. My home pc with a 3090 and my work computer. When their camera is panning it does it real bad. They need to film in 60fps.

[@bluceree7312]

@@jvideos7163 Ok, you must be Steve Austin with a bionic eye, I guess.

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

You’re nuts. Never does that on my iPhone 14 or anything else.

[@nroose]

Seems like the whole idea that EVs are better small and light is probably just hogwash. The batteries are heavy. Most of the energy goes into aerodynamic drag. Gas cars that can not regen are much more dependent on weight and that's why they do so poorly in city driving.

[@MrMoparWagon]

Its ruined.

[@craigcampbell1843]

If Elon was as smart as people think he is he would have been selling Tesla conversion kits for the last ten years like Ford is doing now.

[@aussie2uGA]

Yeah, who needs him selling more cars each year than BMW, Mercedes, and Audi combined. We need him to setup at the Sunday swap shop for ev kits!

[@craigcampbell1843]

@@aussie2uGA do you think Ford is selling their crate electric motors INSTEAD of selling cars? Or in ADDITION to selling cars? These guys paid $45,000 for this kit. That’s almost the price of a Model 3 without even having to build the car. Elon has to know people have been using Tesla parts to convert old cars to electric since the day the first Tesla was wrecked. He could have been selling people those parts directly and making that money himself this whole time.

[@aussie2uGA]

@@craigcampbell1843 You have a point but Ford has been around for over a hundred years. Give Elon some time as I think engineering resources are spread thin at the moment. I’d love to see a new “JC Whitney Catalog” for EV kits come out.

[@jamesengland7461]

Elon must not be very smart- since his company is the world leader in EV sales. He's sold over 3 million cars, and may sell 2 million more just this year. But yeah, he should sell conversion kits for the one person in a million who would buy one and install it.

[@TeslaBulldotcom]

Elon has said multiple times he’s happy for other people to satisfy the niche’s and do the mods for his cars, he’s already got a lot on!

[@IKnewMickey]

So much to like and dislike about this truck. Not going to judge you on your decision tho. For me I wouldn't enjoy this truck with either driveline. It will rattle your fillings loose.

[@scottyellis3442]

I'm on the fence with this one. As a boy I rode in many of these trucks, so I love the actual truck & I absolutely hate electric vehicles I hope the whole electric vehicle market thing crash. But I do appreciate how the new has been added to the old. But with that said I'd rather that y'all had put a new in-line 300 with fuel injection back in instead of the electric.

[@matthewknobel6954]

I would like to see an EV conversion with a 4x4 with a manual transmission.

[@jamesengland7461]

But you don't need a transmission at all. And this one is 4x4.

[@matthewknobel6954]

@@jamesengland7461 Its not a need, its more of a want. I own a manual and love shifting through gears.

[@4literv6]

@@matthewknobel6954 I think ev west has done a couple conversions using the manual transmissions. A couple Porsche ev conversion companies still have the manual also. So they are out there. 🤔

[@jasonnaimie5465]

rich persons toy, not for the everyday person

[@jamesengland7461]

Well, it IS a custom vehicle, like most other ones at a car show....

[@rockyvi5709]

Turning a classic truck into an electric transportation appliance is Blasphemy!

[@graemejohnson9025]

Oh crap. North America power is shut down due to huge freeze. How do you charge this wank box.. My mate in a Original Pontiac Monaro, drove straight past... 2 door coupe, air con, and petrol..

[@jamescharles8663]

Fantastic video. Unfortunately EV vehicles aren’t helping the environment. All the mining involved, shipping etc.