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"A few months ago, I got a surprising phone call from my dad and brother. As
I’ve said here before, I grew up in a transmission shop, and I’ve had several
other family members growing up who worked in the automotive industry, but most
of what I grew up with were ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles. While my
dad went into another industry, the passion for cars continued as a hobby for
most of us, and nearly everybody stuck with ICE. One of the big family hobbies
is off-roading, with most of us focusing on classic Ford Broncos.
A few years ago, I did what I often do, and served in the role of black sheep
of the family, this time getting into EVs. This apparently rubbed off on others
in the family, and seeing the writing on the wall for the EV transition, my dad
and brother decided it was time to re-enter the industry, this time opening up
a conversion shop that focuses on classic off-roaders.
So far, we don’t have much of a website, largely because we’ve been focusing on
getting the first Classic Bronco conversion done. It’s powered by a NetGain
HyPer9HV motor, just over 37 kWh of reconfigured Tesla battery modules in a
custom pack we built, all pushing power into a manual transmission and the
vehicle’s stock transfer case and solid axles.
In a future post, I’ll share a lot more about the vehicle (which is up and
running, and pretty impressive) and how things go at a couple of shows we’re
about to attend. The big one that’s about to start is the Moab Bronco Safari,
which should give us a good chance to show off its capabilities! But first, my
brother is going to show it off at Chrome in the Dome in Springerville,
Arizona."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
