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I agree - I always say that if you can DIY (not your customers) a conversion will cost twice as much as a second hand Leaf - and be half as good a carEV conversion is every customer's fantasy until they get the estimated cost.
A bespoke car conversion is close to $200k (not counting target vehicle) for a reason -- in times where you can buy a new production EV for 80% less money.
It's got to be a very special vehicle to that customer to dump all that money into, and it has to be really dumb customer money to be handed to someone with no track record.
If you can't DIY (your customers) it will cot twice as much as a nre Tesla and be half as good as a second hand Leaf
Converting is like "Hot Rodding" - your customers are the one who would spend $200K on a fancy hot rod