That’s awesome. Any idea based on the specs how much batteries would cost and what kind of range could be expected? My Boston Bob 2.1 has about 50k km on it so expect it to run a good long time - long enough for electric conversions to become commonplace. 
Jeff

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> On Aug 25, 2021, at 8:25 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I actually think it will be great when along with posts about gas engines and diesel, and different types of gas engines in our vans  we include questions on caring  for electric vans. 
> 
> I expect mine to run as is for a long time. 
> 
> But, who knows what 15 years from now might bring?
> 
> But, my hope is to have a very cool electric VW camper and a very special 85 Vanagon side by side. 
> 
> Fingers crossed the electric one drives itself!
> 
> Eric 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Aug 25, 2021, at 4:05 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Funny! I took a trip out to San Diego a couple of years BC and intended to
>> go visit EV West with that in mind, but I couldn't spark enough interest in
>> my family to make the trip up there. Dang it.
>> 
>> Marc Perdue
>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 1:10 PM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Was watching some fun videos about electric conversions of a 356 and a
>>> split-window
>>> bus <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omOUc75r39g&t=123s> by the wizards at
>>> EV West and thought about what it would take to get a bolt-in kit
>>> <https://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=226> to make
>>> an electric Vanagon. I wrote to their sales department inquiring whether a
>>> Vanagon kit might be on the horizon and they said no, unsurprisingly.
>>> 
>>> However, they said a number of customers have purchased their universal kit
>>> for Vanagons(!). Anyone on the list one of these folks? If so, can you
>>> speak to your experience?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hopefully,
>>> -MB
>>> --
>>> ________________________________________________________________________
>>> Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
>>>