evtuners

04/10/2026

25 hours. 110 degree heat. 1,095 miles on an EV conversion Datsun 620 at the 24 Hours of Lemons.

That is a new record, and this truck earned every mile of it.

We caught up with the team hot off the track at Thunder Hill and walked around the whole build. The swappable battery system that had other teams stopping by the pits to stare. Three separate cooling loops that never threw a single warning light across the entire race. Custom aero they designed, 3D scanned, and built themselves. And a motor that just kept pulling lap after lap in conditions that had no business being survived.

This is what grassroots EV racing looks like right now. And the team is already talking about what it takes to go from record holder to C-class winner.

This EV conversion Datsun 620 truck set a new endurance racing record at the 24 Hours of Lemons at Thunderhill, covering 1,095 miles in 25 hours in temperatu...

04/02/2026

Most people don't realize VW kept making the Type 2 Bus in Brazil until 2013. This one rolled off the line in 1973, got restored down there, shipped to the US, and went straight to EV Works on Bainbridge Island for a full electric conversion. Tesla modules, Hyper 9 motor, 90kW, and a four-speed manual that still works exactly like it always did. From the outside, nothing gives it away.
Full build walkthrough is up on the channel.

This 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus was still being made in Brazil when most people thought the model had been dead for decades. The owner had it restored down t...

03/26/2026

With a origin story like this, you know it will be good.

Don and the team at Evolution Motor Co built an EV conversion kit for classic cars using a Nissan Leaf motor, MEB battery pack, and an adapter plate that bol...

03/20/2026

Turns out a Chevy Nomad makes a pretty sweet EV Conversion. This is 1 of 8530 built in 1955.

Long story short, a rusted gas tank made the owner of this built gasser look to an EV Conversion so they could drive and enjoy the rare Chevy again.

The shop EV WORKS is redoing the entire thing from the chassis out, upgrading the suspension and brakes, adding motor and battery box mounts, and sorting it so it is better than it was brand new.

Scott at EV Works is converting a 1955 Chevy Nomad, one of only around 8,500 ever made, to a full EV using a Cascadia IM225 motor, Hypercraft batteries, and...

03/09/2026

I love a good build, but driving is even better, especially when it's as crazy as this Mustang!

We were running at 70% power, half charge, somewhere around 417hp, and it was still spinning 335-wide tires like they were nothing.This is the Revolt Systems...

03/08/2026

We were running at half charge, somewhere around 417hp, and it was still spinning 335-wide tires like they were nothing.

That's what a day driving the 1965 Mustang is like. I spent an afternoon having fun at the shop with Eddie lighting up tires. New Video on YT if you want to hear all about it.

02/28/2026

Extended and Remastered video along with a full blog article of the Apex Cricket EV Autocross monster.

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 po

02/21/2026

*SEASON 3* Out Now of The Next Great Car Era podcast!
Kicking it off right with .motor.company talking about racing in American Solar Challenge, building classics into EVs, and some especially exciting parts they are developing.

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11/01/2025

When you're ready for a candy run if it runs out.

09/28/2025

Caught up with Mr. G at the State of Charge conference in Denver and got the full run down on this super sick Kei truck build.

Hyper 9 motor, custom transmission adapter plate, Tesla Modules, and a whole lot of fun.

Plus the custom drill battery makes this truly one of a kind!

Check out the YouTube walk through on my channel of you'd like to see all the cool details!

09/15/2025

This EV conversion from Nissan Leaf to Frontier looks OEM level good. And with a solar array it will be able to charge itself!

What do you do when you can't buy a small EV pickup truck? If you are Dave you simply convert your own! And I was shocked at how much it cost. During the Sta...