Impeccable 1965 Volkswagen Beetle electric vehicle conversion

Elon Musk says that the real purpose of Tesla Motors is to create a sustainable personal transport system. Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault-Nissan saw the writing on the wall early on, & the Nissan Leaf is one of the results. Other manufacturers are making an effort too, some somewhat reluctantly.

On the other hand, an existing vehicle represents a substantial investment of energy for its production. Converting an existing motor vehicle to electric requires far fewer resources than constructing a vehicle from scratch. Some have given an existing motor vehicle a new lease on life by replacing the internal combustion engine with an electric motor & adding batteries to produce a serviceable motor vehicle. Case in point – Robert Llewellyn takes a look at an impeccable conversion of a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle:

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