There is something quietly radical about a 1988 Porsche 924S that sits in a parking lot making no sound until it launches, and then it just pulls. Karl Nichols built exactly that, and when I caught up with him at the State of Charge conference in Denver, Colorado, the car looked like it had rolled out of a factory that never existed…a factory where Porsche and Nissan somehow agreed to share parts.

This is the story of a budget-friendly EV conversion that punches well above its price tag, runs about 200 miles on a charge, and can hit 60 mph in around five seconds. And it was built by one guy in a garage and a half in Taos, New Mexico.

When Phil and Dave pulled up to their first autocross event in an electric car they built themselves, people laughed. The Apex Cricket, a tube-frame open-wheel EV built on a Nissan Leaf drivetrain and C5 Corvette suspension, looked like something between a go-kart and a race car. It weighed 1,700 pounds. It was street legal. And once it launched off the line, nobody was laughing anymore.

I caught up with the father-son team behind the Cricket at a Northern California autocross event to talk through the build, the engineering decisions, and what it actually feels like to drive something this unconventional on both a race course and a public road.

Most EV conversions fall into one of two categories: they’re either experimental one-off projects built to prove an idea, or they’re highly customized performance builds designed to showcase power and fabrication skill. This Nissan Frontier EV conversion sits in a different place. It’s simple, thoughtful, and surprisingly factory-feeling. The truck looks like something Nissan could have released themselves. It’s powered by a full Nissan Leaf drivetrain, and that decision is the reason the whole project works as well as it does.

The team talks lightheartedly about the surreal sensation of racing an electric truck: no noise, no vibration—just tires singing and motors whining. But the quiet cockpit demands sharp focus: race days are long and grueling. When you talk to the racers though, only their enthusiasm comes through.

If you are looking for a dose of nostalgia with a powerful and modern kick this hot rod from Current LA is your fix for sure. This EV conversion of a 1932 Ford "Deuce" captures the spirit of performance while retaining the look and feel of an original. Manual brakes, wood chassis, power nothing except for the pull of an electric motor and supporting electronics.

Does Tesla give you a front license plate holder? Yes they do, but it is permanent once installed. Many drivers want the ability to remove the plate and that’s where the Quick Bandit delivers.

The new EV Scout has been big news and many people are eagerly awaiting their deliveries. But one owner is cutting the line by using their classic Scout 800 for an EV Conversion.

Ferrari hasn't released a EV yet, but the folks at Current LA have taken this Dino and upgraded it with an electric drivetrain giving it two times the power and all the modern comforts.

The Chevy Bolt is one of the top choices if you are looking for an electric car with over 200 miles of range for less than 40k. Indeed I can’t really think of any other options that fit those criteria other than the Bolt or a Nissan Leaf. So I took the opportunity to rent one of the Hertz Bolts for 3 days.

Today I am sitting down with Rishie Garg at his shop in Fremont - ZEVcentric. I met Rishie last year at an Electrify Expo event in San Francisco and we hit it off right away. What I didn’t know at the time was that Rishie had been modifying some of my favorite tuner cars since the 90’s and that the Tesla Model 3 and its potential as a track and enthusiast car reignited his excitement for car culture and led to establishing the ZEVcentric brand.

Today I’m sitting down with Kyle Meziere to talk about his Classic 1953 Jeep that he converted to an offroad electric beast with a Tesla Small Drive Unit and Chevy Volt Batteries. Now that it is complete the car has been into the desert offroad and to SEMA 2023!

This just might be cooler than the Cadillac Lyriq. Built by Legacy EV this Electric Cadillac sports three Netgain Hyper 9 electric motors and a custom battery pack.

I was familiar with SendCutSend but didn't know they had "cardboard aided design", a ton of different materials, an online parts builder, and a bunch more. So cool.

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 are built on the same platform and have a ton in common, but I want to focus on the 5 top differences between the Model Y vs Model 3 that stuck out to me most after renting and driving a Model Y through New England.

Meziere Enterprises is known for water pumps and drag racing, but Kyle Meziere took their electric water pump and dropped it into a Jeep along with a Tesla Motor and Chevy Volt battery pack.

Would you drive a 2,600 pound car with 600 HP to the rear axle and 5,000 ft-lb to the Hoosier slicks? That’s good enough for sub-3 second 0-60 which is really just limited by traction - clever EV tuning could get that down even more.

The specs are there: AWD provided by two 570 HP motors give it 1140 HP to the wheels, 0-60 mph in 2.3 seconds, 0-100 mph in 6.3 seconds, 300 mile range, and oh yeah did I mention it is fully electric?

In this episode we sit down and talk about the history of TOSV, the Tesla Corsa we all attended at Buttonwillow raceway, the new X Takeover for 2024, and the larger EV culture as seen from these leaders and all around nice guys.

After meeting at the track and teaming on some endurance racing, Brian and Joel created Scalar Performance to build a dedicated EV track car for the amateur racer.

The CJ-8 Jeep Scrambler is a relatively rare model with a production run from 1981 - 1986. Usually equipped with a big V6, this particular one has a high torque Electric GT EV Conversion system which more than doubles the stock HP and more than doubles the torque.