Electrogenic is now offering a "drop-in" EV conversion

[Helirich]

Motor Trend spreads the word in this piece - not a test review, rather a summary of Electrogenic EV conversion PR

Interesting.

For those that want the cliffs,

215 hp and a gain of 88 lbs. There lots of pics, but they are mostly of a Delorean exterior. There are a couple pics inside. Not much different. Also, a couple pics of the engine compartment. It is basically a giant pice of sheet metal, so you can?t see anything. No pic of the front compartment. Not sure how much storage is left.

Also, no price mentioned. They indicated it would be similar to the electric Jaguar XKE, but no price on that either.

[Helirich]

It has. Don't be an ass.

I hope you are being sarcastic.

[David T]

Today's EV's assume a certain minimum # of miles driven per day and a use factor of at least being driven several times per week. The battery must also be maintained at certain levels to get the maximum life. This profile is not what most people who have Deloreans drive. The majority of the time the car just sits unless you use it as a daily driver. Other common sense problems exist like if you live in an apartment and park on the street, just how do you charge the car? There are a lot of good reasons to consider EV's but you must decide if it is actually a good fit and the economics make sense. No different than when you are looking for a car, you have to decide on a 2 door or a 4 door, an SUV, a convertible, etc. An EV is just another choice. As for converting a car to EV, same considerations but economics is a bigger factor. You can spend more than the car will ever be worth but if you are doing it just because you can and you want a project, then cost is not a factor. You can get tremendous performance from an EV but at the price of much reduced range and battery lifetime. In time battery technology will improve but right now Hydrocarbon IC is a much more matured technology. If you want to go "Green" get a bicycle.

[mike123]

Other common sense problems exist like if you live in an apartment and park on the street, just how do you charge the car?

I actually don't think this problem exists.

[mike123]

According to this article, the Electrogenic kit is $110,000: https://supercarblondie.com/delorean-road-ready-costs/

Even if that is the "installed" price, it seems significantly more expensive than some estimates I've received from more local places that do EV conversions.

[Timeless]

So 215hp..... My PRV with cams and EFI is about 200hp and drives VERY well. I'll pass on that conversion......

[BladeBronson]

So 215hp..... My PRV with cams and EFI is about 200hp and drives VERY well. I'll pass on that conversion......

Have you dynoed it? I have a Stage II and have never dynoed it and always wondered if vendor claims are close to reality.

[Helirich]

A friend of mine sent me this link on the same conversion.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/rese...56b871ea&ei=38

Don?t read it unless you want to get mad. All kinds of BS. Of course they complain about stock power, but I didn?t know our cars were terrible at handling and the motors were so unreliable.

[Chris4099]

As somebody that has been daily driving an EV for 11 years now, the FUD in this thread is amazing. Same tired old arguments made 11 years ago are still being used today. Despite the fact that coal use was decreasing then and has further decreased by 50% over that very time. Even then, at least it's 100% American made, unlike gas.

My D is the last gas car I own. I can't wait to convert it to an EV at some point, but this "kit" is not it for me. The fact you can't install it means it's most definitely not a kit. I have the technical knowhow to do a conversion, just not the fabrication skills or the time to actually do it. So I'm patiently waiting for a time when somebody actually does release a kit that I can then install. Something that preferably is sold on a decent scale so it's not so "unknown" like most engine swapped DeLoreans you find. Once converted, I look forward to the massive performance boost (The DMC-MW Apex conversion I think maybe the fastest DeLorean yet), much lower maintenance and improved reliability.

[Michael]

As somebody that has been daily driving an EV for 11 years now, the FUD in this thread is amazing. Same tired old arguments made 11 years ago are still being used today. Despite the fact that coal use was decreasing then and has further decreased by 50% over that very time. Even then, at least it's 100% American made, unlike gas.

My D is the last gas car I own. I can't wait to convert it to an EV at some point, but this "kit" is not it for me. The fact you can't install it means it's most definitely not a kit. I have the technical knowhow to do a conversion, just not the fabrication skills or the time to actually do it. So I'm patiently waiting for a time when somebody actually does release a kit that I can then install. Something that preferably is sold on a decent scale so it's not so "unknown" like most engine swapped DeLoreans you find. Once converted, I look forward to the massive performance boost (The DMC-MW Apex conversion I think maybe the fastest DeLorean yet), much lower maintenance and improved reliability.

I don't give a flying F about coal usage, price, BS environmental concerns, virtue signaling, blah blah blah.

If an EV does what I want it to do, I'm all in. I would GLADLY drive an ev but I will not wait a minimum of 30 minutes for a charge and hope when I get to a station, there isn't a line.

When they are HONEST about the range, and I don't have to guess, when the battery life and replacement cost truly offsets the gas savings, when the infrastructure is normalized and charging stations are more abundant (not many around my neck of the woods), then and only then I will consider it. I'm glad you are happy, but I want more out of a $50k+ purchase.

It's not Fear, it is very much uncertainty and doubt because we know what we want out of a car, and right now, ev makers don't provide what I'm looking for.