[UglyCarFan]

All interesting comments. Perhaps one point that is being overlooked, or people are just too kind to mention...is that many people who consider these projects simply don't understand how modern cars work, and the intricacies of all the subsystems. I'm one of them, and gladly admit I don't know crap about Can communications and how to work with the zillions of modules buried in a later model car.

Working on older platforms that don't have all those components can certainly make sense, or just admitting that you want to try something, and go for it. Lately, I've been adding up all the costs, time, and space required to build a car, and the new Bolts and Leafs are looking pretty cheap by comparison. It just depends on what you want to do with your time and money.

 

[SimonRafferty]

is that many people who consider these projects simply don't understand how modern cars work, and the intricacies of all the subsystems.

That's very true. I've worked in this field for a major vehicle system manufacturer - but still find a lot of it bewildering!

It just depends on what you want to do with your time and money.

However, this is a DIY Electric Car forum - so I guess most on here are interested in building rather than buying! For me, I've been looking for an OE EV for about a decade, but still haven't found one that meets my needs! A Cybertruck or the electric F150 are close - but neither are likely ever to come to Europe and wouldn't fit on the roads if they did!

 

[remy_martian]

All you see in SE Asia are minitrucks. I think it's one reason Toyota is sitting on their hands, as they seem to pretty much own that market - many are turbodiesels and the culture is indifferent to breathing really bad air (Bangkok has some of the highest PM2.5 levels on the planet and Thailand and India (technically S. Asia) both are among the few countries that continue to build new coal plants).

Both Ford and GM are said to be working on a small EV truck, so we may see one in two or three years. Whether there's a right hand drive remains to be seen -- the Aussies seem to have been abandoned by the auto industry, despite making some cool car platforms out of GM Holden and Ford.