Editing Automobile engine replacement (section)

====Aftermarket====
[[File:EVAdapterOverview.jpg|thumb|right|Engine compartment of a converted EV, showing the adapter plate used to couple the traction motor and transmission.  Note the multiple horns toward the upper left, which are not part of the motor]]
Hobbyists have been converting cars to EVs since at least the 1960s. Historically, these have used aircraft [[starter motor]]s and lead-acid batteries; several books have been written to document and guide these conversions,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evalbum.com/build |title=So You Want to Build an Electric Car |date=October 3, 2009 |website=EV Album |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> including ''The Complete Book of Electric Vehicles'' (Shacket, 1979),<ref name=Shacket79>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/completebookofel0000shac |title=The Complete Book of Electric Vehicles |author=Shacket, Sheldon R. |date=1979 |publisher=Domus Books |location=Northbrook, Illinois |isbn=0-89196-033-3 |url-access=registration}}</ref> ''How to Convert to an Electric Car'' (Lucas & Riess, 1980),<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/howtoconverttoel0000luca |title=How to Convert to an Electric Car |url-access=registration |author1=Lucas, Ted |author2=Riess, Fred |date=1980 |publisher=Crown Publishers, Inc. |isbn=0-517-54055X}}</ref> ''Convert It'' (Brown & Prange, 1993),<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-6016361 |title=Convert It |author1=Brown, Michael P |author2=Prange, Shari |date=1993 |publisher=Future Books |edition=3rd |location=Ft. Lauderdale, FL |isbn=1-879857-94-4}}</ref> and ''Build Your Own Electric Vehicle'' (Brant, 1994).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/buildyourownelec0000bran |title=Build Your Own Electric Vehicle |author=Brant, Bob |date=1994 |url-access=registration |publisher=TAB Books |isbn=0-8306-4232-3}}</ref> Many recent non-factory electromods are implemented by extracting and adapting the complete drivetrain (traction motor(s), battery, controller, and inverter) from an existing mass-produced EV, such as Tesla. East Coast Defender demonstrated a Tesla EV-sourced powertrain conversion of a 1969–96 [[Range Rover Classic]], developed with Electric Classic Cars, to ''[[Motor Trend]]'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/ecd-electric-land-range-rover-classic-first-drive-review/ |title=ECD Electric Land Rover Range Rover Classic First Drive: Electro-Luxe |author=Markus, Frank |date=July 13, 2021 |work=Motor Trend |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> In October 2019 there were no purpose-built crate engine EV kits available commercially, but such projects were in development.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-ev/swindon-powertrain-launches-crate-ev-motor/41140 |title=Swindon Powertrain launches crate EV motor |website= PistonHeads |location=UK |date=17 October 2019 |first=Dafydd |last=Wood |access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref> For example, EV West announced their Revolt Tesla Crate Motor in 2020, which married an electric traction motor from Tesla with a gear reduction unit and ended in a universal joint yoke, a suitable interface for a driveshaft.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-crate-motor-ev-conversion-small-block-v-8/ |title=Scrap the Small-Block V-8 Swap and sub in This Literal Tesla Crate Motor |author=Stoklosa, Alexander |date=October 2, 2020 |work=Motor Trend |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> Mechanically, the motor is fitted with mounts compatible with Chevrolet small-block engines to take advantage of numerous small-block repower kits.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/the-new-crate-motor-by-ev-west-and-revolt-fits-just-like-a-small-block-chevy/ |title=The new crate motor by EV West and Revolt fits just like a small-block Chevy |date=5 October 2020 |author=Thomas, Phillip |work=Hagerty |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>