The Engiro motor was my favorite motor since using a Tesla small drive unit with independent rear suspension was no option. In 2023 I received an unexpected support offer to buy an Engiro motor at an amount I could afford, thanks! Read full post : Engiro motor for electric Volvo Amazon wagon »
Exploring if I can either fit a L110 from a Lexus GS450h or a Tesla Small Drive Unit (SDU) into my Volvo Amazon to drive the driveshaft and skip the gearbox. Spoiler alert: No…. Read full post : Lexus L110 or Tesla SDU in my Volvo Amazon? »
My unique Volvo 123GT from 1969 is for sale.
I need all the resources (time and money) for the rebuild of the electric Volvo Amazon combi.
The restoration that the GT needs is not there at the moment and for the time being. Read full post : For sale: rare Volvo 123GT from 1969 »
The electric car fire triggered a lot of questions. Now it’s time to share my thoughts on what might have caused the Tesla battery fire in our converted 1967 Volvo Amazon wagon. Read full post : What caused my electric car fire? »
Time for making some decisions. Soon (when I find the keys) my Volvo Amazon wagon project I kept for years will be for sale. Need to face the fact that rebuilding the electric Volvo will take quite some resources. Despite the fact that this one is a California import it has quite some rust especially at the rear end. But as far as I can tell it’s original and unmolested. Well worth a restoration and in fact a better basis than I started from (but by the time I found this one, I had progressed too much with the dark green one) Read full post : California Volvo Amazon wagon needs to go »
Our good old Volvo 940 that made it possible to continue our trip in Sweden after the Volvo Amazon had caught fire received a well deserved wash. It has driven 605.000 km (of which 150.000 by us since September 2016) and just received a fresh MOT. Still going strong.
Read full post : Our good old Volvo 940 gets new MOT and wash »
Do you also want to convert your car (Volvo or another brand) to full electric? As a spin-off of my own EV conversion project I started EVcreate for 'enabling EV conversions'
More info www.evcreate.com
