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Any Irish Companies Converting ICE to EV?

  • 15-02-2017 11:30pm
    #1
    Ronan Raver77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭


    Decided to send a UK company an enquiry to convert a Range Rover Defender to be converted to EV... 35K i was quoted. Not that i have the money but i had a 2006 Toyota Landcruiser and sold 2/3 years ago. Driving a vw 1.6 now and was thinking of buying an old Defender and converting. Love the look of the old Defender and was thinking of buying something unique compared to buying a Zoe etc.

    Main reason was i thought the body of a defender would hold enough batteries to give me a lot of km's... Any irish companies doing conversions? I know theres a few one man garage guys but anyone who is leading the game?

    Also legalities tax/vrt I'm sure tax office will say its a diesel and its been converted since.


    Just thinking about it not in a position to do so at this time.


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,344 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    One guy is selling his BMW E39 EV. He done all the conversion himself, with videos on you tube.


  • #3
    Ronan Raver77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Ronan Raver77


    kceire wrote: »
    One guy is selling his BMW E39 EV. He done all the conversion himself, with videos on you tube.

    Yea saw a few of his videos and he's on the EV group on facebook. Just interested in this as a whole, potentially a big business in a few years..


  • #4
    cros13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭cros13


    The only people I know here doing it are going DIY. Importing kits and parts from EVWest and the like: http://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40


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