Electric vehicles and EV conversions are creating quite a stir right now — not only are world governments, including the United States, pushing for the transition to electric powered vehicles, but manufacturers are in the throes of figuring out how to accomplish this while. For the American OEMs, this has meant a push pull of strategy, infrastructure investment and the harsh reality of consumer interest (or lack of) resulting in challenges to labor negotiations and rethinking of future plans. However, for the aftermarket, it’s meant a whole new world of possibilities.
This year’s Specialty Equipment Manufacturing Aftermarket (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas Nevada featured a “Future Tech” section in the much-trafficked Central Hall that showcased not only Electric Vehicles, but alternate fuels and developments in the future of the automobile. However, it was the advancements in EV technology and policy that took center stage.
On one hand was the practical: on Tuesday, October 31, Legacy EV which has been leading the way in technician training for electric vehicles hosted a reception announcing the creating of Legacy EV of newly established EV Technician standards of EV production and training lead by a coalition called and the Electric Vehicle Technician Education Council (EVTEC). These standards will be provide the framework for accessibility and safety as more and more technicians venture into the electric vehicle realm.
Check out RacingJunk’s interview with Legacy EV President and Co-Founder Maverick Knowles and Baily Soto who developed the Legacy EV Certified Technician Program as they talk about what the EVTEC standards will mean to the industry.
And on the other hand, there are the builds themselves. RacingJunk got a chance to speak with Georgia-based Southfield Classics’ Dan Paul about two very different “vintage” pickup builds the shop did — one an EV conversion and one a straight up custom build. Check out this walkaround of Southfield’s gorgeous 1950s Chevy pickup conversion as well as 1953 Chevrolet scratch build that makes 300 HP on a custom-built chassis.
EV is nothing but a joke!
I really didn’t think that hotrodders would stoop to this.