92 Mtech cabrio...with Tesla power

[Julien]

Don't forget that BMW itself has also been building electric cars for over 45 years (starting with a 1602 electric prototype in 1972). BMW has built electric versions as prototypes for every generation since, well before the 'i' division, and no Tesla is not light years ahead.

Here's the factory electric e30 (built in collaboration with ABB - ie. the main sponsor of Formula E). Looking forward to how the project here progresses!

Little factoid.. this was the only front wheel drive E30!

[jon volk]

Couple more pics. Interior work from Ninestitch. Some layout of the battery mounting and front/rear split



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[dmanb2b]

I'd love to come see this when done! Great work

[pandaboo911]

inb4 tesla haters come out of the woodwork. Oh wait too late.

Bad idea? more like Awesome idea. Didn't know you could get a quaife for that power unit! Any idea how much all that weights compared to the v8 + fuel tank?

[reelizmpro]

Awesome. It's clear this is THE swap of all swaps. I'd imagine a ton of additional reinforcement would need to be done to make sure the body can handle it. Hats off to you for grabbing the bull by the horns.

[Staszek]

This is amazing!! Can't wait to see how this turns out. This is going to be the next generation of modding soon, the swaps will be electric once the parts get cheaper and the knowledge is there.

[lukeADE335i]

Agreed - especially once model 3s start getting crashed in decent numbers :)

The battery packs look like they'll be a neat fit! Is the gear selector just for show or will it be used to select forward / reverse?

[jon volk]

Agreed - especially once model 3s start getting crashed in decent numbers :)

The battery packs look like they'll be a neat fit! Is the gear selector just for show or will it be used to select forward / reverse?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrndaP2HzG9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Court M3]

Been following this for awhile now on IG. Loving the progress on this build

[2mAn]

So will this thing be the heaviest E30 when its done?

[jon volk]

So will this thing be the heaviest E30 when its done?

No. Itll be the same or lighter than the LS swap at 3150lbs.
Motor is 295lbs, battery is about 600 between all the modules.

[2mAn]

No. Itll be the same or lighter than the LS swap at 3150lbs.
Motor is 295lbs, battery is about 600 between all the modules.

Will that still have the same range as the Tesla did? I thought they had quite the battery pack

[jon volk]

It’ll be around 100 miles. I’m using two Chevy volt packs, not Tesla stuff. I wasn’t willing to pay $18k for batteries.

[jeffnhiscars]

Several ago at the Blue Ridge BBQ in Asheville, there was an e30 with a forklift engine in it. If I can find the pic I'll post it but it was certainly an interesting car. I think he said he got 25-50 miles from a charge

[jon volk]

I’m more concerned with performance than range. The Volt batteries will support 1200 amps continuous for a period.