Karlos the jackal said:

there is a video on YouTube of someone who has converted a classic in to electric

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Robert Llewellyn you mean.
He has a YouTube channel called Fully Charged, where he and others cover pretty much everything green, including converted classic vehicles.

domino said:

Out of interest, where are you in the highlands? Lived there for quite a while and in some ways I miss it.

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Inverness which is 100 miles or so from Aberdeen, Perth n about 150 miles from Edinburgh or Glasgow ,so unless it was a very expensive tesla with a 200 mile range ,it would have to be a hybrid OR a horse n cart ,.....

I would happily EV convert a defender on 2 conditions...

Firstly, I want to be able to easily convert it back. I'd keep the engine etc as a nice show piece in da house. This way the effing greenies can't stop me drivin in the LEZ city centers of which there are more n more by the month.
Secondly, it wouldn't be my only fender, I'd still keep me oil burner

Whats likely to happen is the oil burner will live in a garage and only come out to play over the weekends and holidays whilst the EV town car will do all the day to day work. Not to mention the missus can't drive the fender so I have to play Taxi all the time. With the town car she can do her own driving

dubbleRR said:

Inverness which is 100 miles or so from Aberdeen, Perth n about 150 miles from Edinburgh or Glasgow ,so unless it was a very expensive tesla with a 200 mile range ,it would have to be a hybrid OR a horse n cart ,.....

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Aye, used to live just outside inverness, closer to Dingwall.

Nodge68 said:

Robert Llewellyn you mean.
He has a YouTube channel called Fully Charged, where he and others cover pretty much everything green, including converted classic vehicles.

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yep that's the one I couldn't think what it was called

There's a new fuel supposed to kill older cars Called E10 petrol it getting introduced this year.....I think it wreaks seals n pipes on cars over 10 years old apparently ,,,,Coming to a station near you soon ,,,,You have been warned

dubbleRR said:

There's a new fuel supposed to kill older cars Called E10 petrol it getting introduced this year.....I think it wreaks seals n pipes on cars over 10 years old apparently ,,,,Coming to a station near you soon ,,,,You have been warned

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I think it has been used in Europe for a while. Higher ethanol content so yes, old seals might feel it. I think the old diesel FIP feels it too. Old diesel was like runny wax on your fingers. This new stuff is more like petrol and just evaporates.

dubbleRR said:

There's a new fuel supposed to kill older cars Called E10 petrol it getting introduced this year.....I think it wreaks seals n pipes on cars over 10 years old apparently ,,,,Coming to a station near you soon ,,,,You have been warned

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High ethanol fuel has been used for years in Europe and America E85 and fuel with up to 15% ethanol , the only thing you need to worry about is the rubber fuel lines used in old cars.

Its the doom mongers that run rife. one particular chap wrote 4 articles about the fuel, but every single one contradicted the the other articles he had on the subject

And to be fair if you're running ancient rubber fuel line you're asking for trouble anyway..

dubbleRR said:

There's a new fuel supposed to kill older cars Called E10 petrol it getting introduced this year.....I think it wreaks seals n pipes on cars over 10 years old apparently ,,,,Coming to a station near you soon ,,,,You have been warned

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E10, is damaging to older vehicles not designed to run on it. It doesn't hurt the actual engine, but it is corrosive to rubber, and causes drying, disintegration, hardening and cracking of any components in the fuel system which contain rubber.
This will affect most petrol vehicles designed or built before the mid 90s, as Ethanol wasn't used much before then.
It's a real issue for things like carburettor diaphragms, mechanical fuel pump diaphragms, fuel hoses and other rubber components like seals.

Unfortunately another side effect of adding booze to petrol, is the stuff is hygroscopic, so it attracts water, which then causes secondary corrosion to aluminium components, like carburettor float bowls or aluminium components in the fuel pumps.

Booze in fuel also reduces the storage life hugely, basically meaning that vehicles that aren't used for months at a time, will need the fuel removing from the tank, or it simply stagnate.

This is going to be a pain to classic vehicle owners, which potential makes the move to electric drive, even more appealing.