Classic and Custom EV Service and Parts

Conversion Service and Parts for Classic, Muscle and Custom electric vehicles. There's nothing like the feeling of a high-torque electric drive system in your own unique ride.

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We diagnose, repair, and upgrade features of existing battery electric systems such as range, rate of charge, instrumentation and more. 

EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK

Concept Car Prototype

SHIFT EV helped get this concept car from its designers imagination to reality on a ridiculously short schedule. When we were first approached, it existed only in 3D CAD files. We procured local resources to produce female molds from the 3D models. Next, we worked with Cobra Kit producer "Pacific Roadster", who did superb work assembling the frame, suspension, new body panels and paint. SHIFT EV installed the electric drive system on location with the Lotus 7 style kit producer "Brunton Auto", who was tapped to make suspension refinements.  This prototype car is the only one of it's kind ever produced.

 

 

1978 Porsche 911 SC

Before we were contacted to service this nice little conversion, it had been parked and disassembled for about a year. Others with good intentions attempted to diagnose the problem with its AC Propulsion system. We resolved it quickly and reassembled the interior. Then balanced, tested and detailed the car. We delivered it to the home of its happy owner, who's driving with an EV grin once again.

Helicopter conversion to electric

In 2016, SHIFT Electric Vehicles assisted some very talented people to convert this Robinson R44 helicopter to an electric drive system for the Visionary Martine Rothblatt, PhD, JD, Author, Lawyer, Satellite Communications and Biotechnology Pioneer.

The original Lycoming (bottom right) engine was replaced by a twin electric motor drive system (bottom left) utilizing YASA motors and Rinehart Motion Systems (RMS) propulsion inverters. Battery power is supplied by a custom assembled BRAMMO battery pack.

This project was completed for proof of concept purposes related to Martine's goals of creating a more responsive aerial transportation system for the delivery of manufactured organs for transplantation throughout the United States. These details and more, are available in this Tesla Motor Club (TMC) video presentation on YouTube.

1975 MGB

Inside this classic MGB are twelve TESLA modules with nearly 60kWh!

This car was converted to electric power elsewhere and arrived at the SHIFT EV shop in power-limited mode. It was not accepting charge attempts. We resolved several intermittent issues to get this classic back on the road. We also added the simple state of charge (SOC) display and an electric PTC heater system, plus many other improvements and fixes.

The repaired is now slightly quicker than the gas version and has a range between 150 and 200 miles per charge.

Porsche 911 Cabriolet (996)

Powered with American made DC electric muscle, capable of 400 ft/lbs of torque. The motor is mounted to the stock six speed transaxle using the first adapter produced (for this transaxle) with a twin radial bearing motor coupling system. Inside is a custom 8-pound flywheel, 6 puck copper clutch and a Stage I KEP pressure plate. It has quite a launch, out performing the gas version's 0-60MPH time.