Can you fix the thread title 48 to 40 kWh? Was briefly very confused as never heard of a Nissan Leaf battery back at that size

Sounds like the multi-link suspension in this car is more complicated than the previous model's independent rear suspension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_independent_rear_suspension - better in some ways, but the bit on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ_(X350) about an electronic ...

I think my metal fabrication abilities are close to zero - I would definitely go for as simple as possible on the assembly, and am probably naive in hoping the MGR might turn out to be a near perfect fit to some cars.

I'm not looking for super sporty handling - I'm happy with the Nissan Leaf which is nippy even though ours is almost always in the power limiting eco mode, which I only turn off when I want more power (usually just joining a busy motorway/dual carriage way). Stylistically I'd go for something more ...

Its more modern than I was picturing, but the MGF might work with its removable subframe - similar project underway here but a different motor:
https://openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=181&sid=fbecde87d07b5ae274bcf61e61b6891a

Those Alfa Romeo aren't really my taste, but I can see the ...

In the spirit of no stupid questions, which classic cars would the Lexus MGR suit, if any?

I know the conventional simplest approach is take out the ICE, and attach an electric motor to the manual gearbox - but that retains lots of old bits which the MGR route would remove. The attraction to me in ...

Shared, but the EVA Scotland forums are very quiet. I might be better off emailing their leadership...

Another idea, if you have the ear of your local EV garage, get them to email the MP too. And perhaps HEVRA (Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Repair Alliance Ltd.) might back this too? https://www.hevra.org.uk/

Right, I've drafted a letter to kick things off. Have opened it up to comments rather than edits. Take a look and if you're interested in campaigning for this, let me know what you think:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11zujjGIefLyLWoA5E1JwhqtyAiLaDdDBNQEJ3h-FxRE/edit?usp=sharing

May I ...

There is also the EVA Scotland as a possible lobbying group https://www.eva.scot/

As a member I had a quick search on their forums but didn’t see anything relevant to conversions. Maybe I should post and ask, or email.

The current situation makes me reluctant to seriously entertain doing a DIY ...