Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport
The Volkswagen Beetle convertible is a great bang-for-your-buck classic.This one tosses the air-cooled flat-four in favor of an electric motor.The conversion uses parts by EV West, and it gives the car a range of about 100 miles.With 21.5 million of them built, the Volkswagen Beetle is an ideal candidate for electric conversion.
EV West has built EV swaps for many Hollywood high-rollers, including Ewan McGregor's 1954 Beetle sedan. In this case, the build was completed on British Columbia's west coast, by Canadian Electric Vehicles of Parksville.The 1585cc air-cooled flat-four is gone, replaced with an 88-kW electric motor. At 120 or so horsepower, this is roughly twice as much power as you got in the original Super Beetle, though this EV restomod won't be nearly as quick as a modern EV .
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