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nkaminar · 03-27-2024, 12:47 PM

A Model A that has been converted to electric drive is advertised today on Craigslist, Vancouver. It looks like a nice installation. One gear drive, no shifting, as is the case with all EV's.

Are there any other electric powered Model A's out there?

Price and range were not quoted.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...731185091.html

nkaminar · 03-27-2024, 12:53 PM

On a side note, there was an article in the news today about how manual gear shifting is going the way of the dodo bird. EV's have only one gear and no shifting. Same with hybrid vehicles. The modern automatic has 9 gears and accelerates better, has better fuel economy, and less pollution than a manual transmission. Some countries have outlawed manual gearboxes due to the added pollution.

Mike1291 · 03-27-2024, 02:22 PM

That truck looks really nice. Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the aftermarket interior but it's pretty clean.

It's unfortunate that you can't use the truck bed for holding anything now but I guess you have to make sacrifices for that sort of installation.

ronn · 03-27-2024, 03:25 PM

so travel range is like 40 miles on a good day?

updraught · 03-27-2024, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ronn

so travel range is like 40 miles on a good day?

The guts of it come from a Smart car by the looks of it. Very small battery.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/review...-drive-review/

denis4x4 · 03-27-2024, 04:44 PM

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I would think A purists would hate EV conversions more than they hate hot rodders that use period correct equipment to go fast.

whirnot · 03-27-2024, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

On a side note, there was an article in the news today about how manual gear shifting is going the way of the dodo bird. EV's have only one gear and no shifting. Same with hybrid vehicles. The modern automatic has 9 gears and accelerates better, has better fuel economy, and less pollution than a manual transmission. Some countries have outlawed manual gearboxes due to the added pollution.

What Countries are those? When we have been out of the country manual shifts have been way more prevalent than Automatics. We have had several Hybrids, which ones are you talking about that have no shifting? Ours have always shifted, as you are running on gas most of the time.

Synchro909 · 03-27-2024, 08:02 PM

It's been a while now but I recall seeing an article about a company here that converts fossil fuelled cars to electric and they showed a Model A after it was done. I don't recall where I saw it so pictures won't be possible, I'm afraid. I do recall that is was a very expensive undertaking and not one I would consider. I don't believe the future of motoring lies in electric vehicles. I think it will be Hydrogen and electric is not much more than a stop-gap while Hydrogen is perfected. That should please we old farts because Toyota is working on a piston engine car that runs on Hydrogen.
https://www.google.com/search?q=toyo...9IXHc-AH0,st:0

JayJay · 03-27-2024, 09:18 PM

There have been a couple of YouTube videos about electric Model A conversions, do a search for “electric Model A”.

Randy in ca · 03-27-2024, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

A Model A that has been converted to electric drive is advertised today on Craigslist, Vancouver. It looks like a nice installation. One gear drive, no shifting, as is the case with all EV's.

Are there any other electric powered Model A's out there?

Price and range were not quoted.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van...731185091.html

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Sold a couple of years ago on BAT (mostly or all the same pictures used):
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Synchro909 · 03-28-2024, 01:25 AM

IMO, those big boots look UGLY!

CarlG · 03-28-2024, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Synchro909

IMO, those big boots look UGLY!

For looks, I much prefer the 550x19s I have on my pickup.

nkaminar · 03-28-2024, 06:42 AM

Bill, you are right that hybrids have more than one gear, although it seems like the electric motor has only one.

According to the article, in Europe Volkswagen is dropping all its manual transmission cars to comply with EU regulations.

You can read the article here: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/opini...nos/index.html

katy · 03-28-2024, 12:10 PM

If it's electric, how come the ad lists: fuel: gas

Banditorama · 03-28-2024, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

Bill, you are right that hybrids have more than one gear, although it seems like the electric motor has only one.

According to the article, in Europe Volkswagen is dropping all its manual transmission cars to comply with EU regulations.

You can read the article here: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/opini...nos/index.html

Did the guy who wrote that article's wife run off with a guy driving a stick shift? He seems to have a serious vendetta against manual transmissions for some reason.

The EPA MPG ratings are garbage, especially for manual cars. I have always been able to blow them out of the water. My old 5 speed Mustang got an EPA estimated 18mpg, I average 22 - 24 MPG out of it.

rotorwrench · 03-28-2024, 01:08 PM

It would have to be a pickup just to haul that battery around. I could see it on a Shay model A but the original stuff being modified, it might as well be a hot rod.

johnneilson · 03-28-2024, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Banditorama

Did the guy who wrote that article's wife run off with a guy driving a stick shift? He seems to have a serious vendetta against manual transmissions for some reason.

The EPA MPG ratings are garbage, especially for manual cars. I have always been able to blow them out of the water. My old 5 speed Mustang got an EPA estimated 18mpg, I average 22 - 24 MPG out of it.

More than likely his wife could drive a stick and he was jealous

Yes learning to drive one should be a requirement for license
It will educate the drivers or prevent those who shouldn’t

J

nkaminar · 03-28-2024, 04:39 PM

The article on gear shifter also said that "... Toyota is planning a realistic-feeling fake manual transmission for some EV models." I also know that you can buy a device that produces a fake engine noise. I just have to laugh. You can't make this stuff up.

Cool Hand Lurker · 03-28-2024, 08:40 PM

Sorry, I can't say anything nice about gutting out the heart of a Model A. Keep the hood down and it looks like a nice Model A.... before the repainting job. Reading the original post actually made me feel queasy. I need some brandy. Now.

Grier · 03-29-2024, 12:54 PM

https://flashdrivemotors.com/1930-model-a-ford-model-e/

Hope the link works.

03-27-2024, 12:53 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Electric Model A's On a side note, there was an article in the news today about how manual gear shifting is going the way of the dodo bird. EV's have only one gear and no shifting. Same with hybrid vehicles. The modern automatic has 9 gears and accelerates better, has better fuel economy, and less pollution than a manual transmission. Some countries have outlawed manual gearboxes due to the added pollution. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-27-2024, 02:22 PM	#3
Mike1291 Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 66	Re: Electric Model A's That truck looks really nice. Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the aftermarket interior but it's pretty clean. It's unfortunate that you can't use the truck bed for holding anything now but I guess you have to make sacrifices for that sort of installation. __________________ Early 1931 Coupe Member of the Little Rhody Model A Club (MAFCA & MARC)

03-27-2024, 03:25 PM	#4
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,792	Re: Electric Model A's so travel range is like 40 miles on a good day?

03-27-2024, 04:44 PM	#6
denis4x4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Durango CO Posts: 1,309	Re: Electric Model A's Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I would think A purists would hate EV conversions more than they hate hot rodders that use period correct equipment to go fast. __________________ No restorable Model A's were harmed in the building of this truck!

03-27-2024, 08:02 PM	#8
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Electric Model A's It's been a while now but I recall seeing an article about a company here that converts fossil fuelled cars to electric and they showed a Model A after it was done. I don't recall where I saw it so pictures won't be possible, I'm afraid. I do recall that is was a very expensive undertaking and not one I would consider. I don't believe the future of motoring lies in electric vehicles. I think it will be Hydrogen and electric is not much more than a stop-gap while Hydrogen is perfected. That should please we old farts because Toyota is working on a piston engine car that runs on Hydrogen. https://www.google.com/search?q=toyo...9IXHc-AH0,st:0 __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

03-27-2024, 09:18 PM	#9
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,077	Re: Electric Model A's There have been a couple of YouTube videos about electric Model A conversions, do a search for “electric Model A”. __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan

03-28-2024, 01:25 AM	#11
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Electric Model A's IMO, those big boots look UGLY! __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

03-28-2024, 06:42 AM	#13
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Electric Model A's Bill, you are right that hybrids have more than one gear, although it seems like the electric motor has only one. According to the article, in Europe Volkswagen is dropping all its manual transmission cars to comply with EU regulations. You can read the article here: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/opini...nos/index.html __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-28-2024, 12:10 PM	#14
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,046	Re: Electric Model A's If it's electric, how come the ad lists: fuel: gas __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

03-28-2024, 01:08 PM	#16
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Electric Model A's It would have to be a pickup just to haul that battery around. I could see it on a Shay model A but the original stuff being modified, it might as well be a hot rod.

03-28-2024, 04:39 PM	#18
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Electric Model A's The article on gear shifter also said that "... Toyota is planning a realistic-feeling fake manual transmission for some EV models." I also know that you can buy a device that produces a fake engine noise. I just have to laugh. You can't make this stuff up. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 03-29-2024 at 06:14 AM.

03-28-2024, 08:40 PM	#19
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,565	Re: Electric Model A's Sorry, I can't say anything nice about gutting out the heart of a Model A. Keep the hood down and it looks like a nice Model A.... before the repainting job. Reading the original post actually made me feel queasy. I need some brandy. Now.

03-29-2024, 12:54 PM	#20
Grier Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 40	Re: Electric Model A's https://flashdrivemotors.com/1930-model-a-ford-model-e/ Hope the link works.