{"id":136988,"date":"2022-03-17T11:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/an-ultra-cheap-electric-car-conversion-kit-is-finally-here"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:23:21","slug":"an-ultra-cheap-electric-car-conversion-kit-is-finally-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/an-ultra-cheap-electric-car-conversion-kit-is-finally-here","title":{"rendered":"An ultra-cheap electric car conversion kit is FINALLY here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98mlJ1N50DU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve showcased plenty of EV conversions on the channel before, but up until now they\u2019ve mostly been high-end, beautifully refurbished classics. In this episode, Jack heads to France to investigate the entry-level of EV conversion. For \u20ac5,000 after government subsidies, a company by the name of Transition One claims it can turn your old banger into a no fuss, no-emissions electric car. Is this the answer to overpriced new cars? Could this be the key to accelerating EV uptake? Check out the episode to find out.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Welcome to a crusty Fiat!<br \/> 1:54 Welcome to Transition One.<br \/> 3:35 One very charismatic founder.<br \/> 5:30 How does it work?<br \/> 7:37 The gearbox lives!<br \/> 8:50 How much??<br \/> 12:12 Range and specs.<br \/> 13:39 Who fits it?<br \/> 14:43 How many orders?<br \/> 15:35 When can I buy one?<br \/> 17:12 Final thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Fully Charged LIVE is BACK! Get your tickets now:<br \/> Farnborough \u2014 29th &amp; 30th April, 1st May 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/fullycharged.live\/\">https:\/\/fullycharged.live\/<\/a><br \/> Amsterdam \u2014 20th, 21st &amp; 22nd May 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/fullycharged.live\/eu\/\">https:\/\/fullycharged.live\/eu\/<\/a><br \/> San Diego \u2014 10th &amp; 11th September 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/fullycharged.live\/us\/\">https:\/\/fullycharged.live\/us\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/fullychargedshow\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/fullychargedshow<\/a>.<br \/> Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above.<\/p>\n<p>Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles &amp; Clean Energy : <a href=\"https:\/\/buff.ly\/2GybGt0\">https:\/\/buff.ly\/2GybGt0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Browse the Fully Charged store: <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.fullycharged.show\/\">https:\/\/shop.fullycharged.show\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/an-ultra-cheap-electric-car-conversion-kit-is-finally-here\">Continue reading \u201cAn ultra-cheap electric car conversion kit is FINALLY here!\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve showcased plenty of EV conversions on the channel before, but up until now they\u2019ve mostly been high-end, beautifully refurbished classics. In this episode, Jack heads to France to investigate the entry-level of EV conversion. For \u20ac5,000 after government subsidies, a company by the name of Transition One claims it can turn your old banger [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":377,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1497,1490,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","category-government","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/377"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}