TheSamba.com :: View topic - ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive

Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:23 am

The Tesla skateboard plus one of those new repro body shells like in that other thread would be the hot ticket!

Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:50 am

vwuberalles wrote: The Tesla skateboard plus one of those new repro body shells like in that other thread would be the hot ticket!
Yeah, that would be something :D

Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:34 pm

Wow ... Subscribed

Need to find the time to read this Thread from the beginning!

Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:36 pm

AndyBees wrote: Wow ... Subscribed

Need to find the time to read this Thread from the beginning!
Great... let me know if you have any questions :)

Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:38 pm

more development work... this time the open source battery management system 8)

Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:39 am

some nice views of the instrument display in the Tesla powered Fiat 500 8)

Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:24 am

It's been about five months since the last real update on the split window bus project. Did you ever get it on the road? What are your plans moving forward?

I'd love to do a project very similar to yours, which is what makes me anxious for an update.

Here's my big bus... would love to have a VW bus to go along with it.

Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:27 am

Creative.Cruiser wrote: It's been about five months since the last real update on the split window bus project. Did you ever get it on the road? What are your plans moving forward?

I'd love to do a project very similar to yours, which is what makes me anxious for an update.

Here's my big bus... would love to have a VW bus to go along with it.

i watched the youtube walk through on your bus. it is quite awesome. an electric bulli would make a nice pull behind. More space than the mini

Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:59 am

Creative.Cruiser wrote: Here's my big bus...
Beautiful bus and photo. Is that bus electric?

Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:11 pm

BarryL wrote: Creative.Cruiser wrote: Here's my big bus...
Beautiful bus and photo. Is that bus electric?

Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:38 pm

BarryL wrote: Creative.Cruiser wrote: Here's my big bus...
Beautiful bus and photo. Is that bus electric?

Electric propulsion was not practical at the time the powertrain work was being done. I researched it and wasn't able to find anything that I'd be comfortable with. These days there are many more options... if I was restoring the bus 5 years from now, I'd search out a crashed Tesla semi and use its batteries and electric motor. Maybe I'll decide to do that one day if something ever happens to my current engine.

Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:41 pm

The bus also just appeared on the Extreme RVs show on the Great American Country channel. They'll be replaying it a few times over the next two months. There schedule is here: https://www.greatamericancountry.com/shows/extreme-rvs/episodes/500/keep-on-truckin I've also been told that the episode can be purchased for somewhere around $2 on amazon prime... it's season 5, episode 2 of the show.

Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:59 pm

Creative.Cruiser wrote: The bus also just appeared on the Extreme RVs show on the Great American Country channel. They'll be replaying it a few times over the next two months. There schedule is here: https://www.greatamericancountry.com/shows/extreme-rvs/episodes/500/keep-on-truckin I've also been told that the episode can be purchased for somewhere around $2 on amazon prime... it's season 5, episode 2 of the show.
Unreal, that thing must be a blast. I'll go out on a limb and say the 34 minute video is a tad more comprehensive than the GAC feature, thanks for sharing.

Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:00 pm

Creative.Cruiser wrote: It's been about five months since the last real update on the split window bus project. Did you ever get it on the road? What are your plans moving forward?
Sorry we've been busy moving and starting another business teaching people to build electric cars :lol:

Last week we had the automotive engineers inspection on the bus and can now apply to have the vehicle tax registration changed to electric drive. Once the legal stuff is out of the way we can put the bus on the road and start driving it daily 8)

I will get some decent video made showing the final build.

Creative.Cruiser wrote: Here's my big bus...
That's beautiful!

Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:27 am

This (and several similar) articles was making the rounds on Facebook yesterday.

Interesting!

https://jalopnik.com/volkswagen-will-now-convert-classic-beetles-to-electric-1837900039

Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:12 am

vwwestyman wrote: This (and several similar) articles was making the rounds on Facebook yesterday.

Interesting!

https://jalopnik.com/volkswagen-will-now-convert-classic-beetles-to-electric-1837900039

Note we have a thread going here for this topic so let's not duplicate anything here in this guy's dedicated Bus thread:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=724576

Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:57 am

Amazing what you can test with a $50 Prius battery :lol:

Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:57 am

I was really hoping to see the tesla power unleashed with a massive burnout 8)

Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:18 pm

western auto wrote: I was really hoping to see the tesla power unleashed with a massive burnout 8)
Soon :lol:

Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:49 pm

Beyond anything like it.

I'd like to see it one-on-one with the Volkswagen IECC Type 20.

That has front and rear power units with regenerative braking and charging right (without rereading)?