{"id":27299,"date":"2023-06-15T19:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=27299"},"modified":"2023-06-15T19:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:28:30","slug":"its-a-diy-electric-kit-the-first-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/06\/15\/its-a-diy-electric-kit-the-first-one\/","title":{"rendered":"IT&#039;S A DIY ELECTRIC KIT! THE FIRST ONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Electrogenic-mini-electric-conversion-kit-3.jpg-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Electrogenic-mini-electric-conversion-kit-3.jpg-copy-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electric car conversion company, Electrogenic, based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire has announced what they claim is the first DIY electric conversion to suit the Classic Mini. Actually, it\u2019ll potentially fit any car that uses a Mini subframe at the front end. That opens it up to plenty of kitcars \u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electrogenic is best known for converting all manner of cars such as Land Rover Defender, Porsche 911, Jaguar E-type, Triumph Stag and Citro\u00ebn DS but now they\u2019ve entered the DIY market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No cutting, shutting or bashing is required, as Electrogenic say that you can put your Mini on a two-post ramp, drop the subframe out and replace it with their package. You can either do it all yourself or engage the services of a mechanic. You definitely won\u2019t need to be poking a screwdriver at those high-voltage orange cables. All the parts from the Electrogenic kit are pre-fitted to the subframe. What\u2019s more, should you wish to return your Mini back to A-Series power at a later date, everything is reversible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Electrogenic-mini-electric-conversion-kit-9.jpg-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Electrogenic-mini-electric-conversion-kit-9.jpg-copy-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kit is powered by a 20kWh battery pack that delivers the equivalent of 60bhp with 100 lb-ft of torque, which compares favourably with the nineties Mini, with its A-Series giving 63bhp and 70 lb-ft of torque. The range is 80 miles, but Electrogenic don\u2019t see people worrying about a 300-mile range with this car, built they are soon to launch a range extender option for those that require it, with a second battery pack mounted in the boot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to price the kit costs \u00a318,000 inc VAT and once you get a suitable non-rusty Mini donor at say \u00a36000, a total all-up cost of \u00a325,000 should see this one done and dusted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve been promised a drive of the company\u2019s forthcoming Mini electric demonstrator so look out for that one. There will also be a feature on Mini Sport\u2019s new Mini Recharged coming up in TKC MAG in the September\/October issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more on Electrogenic visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electrogenic.co.uk\/\">www.electrogenic.co.uk<\/a> or call 01865 604 343 <strong>ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Electric car conversion company, Electrogenic, based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire has announced what they claim is the first DIY electric conversion to suit the Classic Mini. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/06\/15\/its-a-diy-electric-kit-the-first-one\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S A DIY ELECTRIC KIT! THE FIRST ONE\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}