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What a great way to bring back old vehicles, they’ve got a new lease of life.

Great idea but way too expensive! Retrokit_italia is already doing that and their conversions are much cheaper. You have to make it accessible for people, not a luxury toy.

poser vid trying to show those mobile battery death traps are safe..

I live in the USA. Imagine my pain and disappointment when you said that this company was in London.

Perfect electric sports car

Thanks for this one Richard. Keep these videos coming. Great bumping into you and Tim tonight at Langstone Tech park at Havant at the Tesla superchargers, really enjoyed the chat. Take care and look forward to the next video. More engineering please. :)

What about a more efficient gas vehicle, bug, your new jaguar, that would be more interesting

No footage of riding the 72V??? That's the motor KW?

dacia/renault dusters ... there are plenty around :D (and one is mine :D)

IF.......I........FALL ❤

Sorry to say that 9k quid is quite expensive. a new Gogoro costs around 2.5k

In the mid 90's drove the blue small frame Vespa to work daily. In India it was marketed by Piaggio as the Vespa PL 170. It had the split seats with the driver seat incorporating a spring mechanism for a comfortable ride. Very reliable plus was easy on the pocket. Smaller port hole under the driver seat mean't accessing the carburettor and spark plug a task.

What next environmental rockers ..???🛵🛵🏍🏍🚔🚔🤪

Classic Vespa's are worth serious money and I really do not see the point in devaluing them with an electric conversion. A really high mileage modern 10 -15-year-old Vespa would be a better choice. Also, because they already have all around brake discs and better comfier seat and suspension layout don't you think Richard?

How can I buy one of these from you ?

Hi. Im wondering if you could tell me? Do converted electric classics require DOE of any kind?

Hugely informative video, thank you. Niall, (Retrospective), is ahead of his time in offering electric conversions and kits. A bit of background on the original Vespa S/F, and L/F scooters. They, (with their 8" and 10" wheels), were only designed for town use. Once out of town, (original 2 stroke models up to 200cc), you will not have the power to keep up with traffic, particularly on dual carriageways. I guess the electric converted models are the same. The small frame scooter was designed for teenagers, who, (back in the '60s, were lightly built). Fast forward to the 2020s, and I think most people sitting on the small frame would find it too small for their body weight. The L/F scooter can carry a 75kg adult easily. You won't feel cramped. I just want to mention a point about safety. Many motorcyclists will tell you that having a loud exhaust means that other road users and pedestrians are aware of your presence. From your video, the electric conversions are almost silent. Will you get pedestrians steeping off the pavement in front of you? A point to consider.

I'd love to have one as well!

it just another advert

omg, just when I turned a blind eye to the Porsches, the Testarossa even, you come after our beloved two strokes! Have you no shame!

My wife and I always look forward to getting to watch this channel. The *BEST* channel here on RUclips!

I’m surprised how confident and natural you are on the Vespa if that’s your first time! I’ve seen riders with many years under their belts far wobblier than that on the road! 😂

Knock knock knock over every bump. I bet Retrospective Scooters wish they'd properly road tested that before handing it over.

Definitely not a sin!! So much room between the axels to put batteries and Tesla motor!!!!

That was great, but why in the world didn’t we get some footage of Tim on the other scooter for comparison?

Is it a sin to convert a classic car to electric? YES

The range is OK if you drive 50 miles per day and are able to get enough charge overnight. The problem with batteries is when they get old they appear to be be full making it difficult to judge range. Then when you use it like you always do they will all of a sudden loose power when you should still have some left. Most people will not have a place to charge overnight. They will be forced to use a rapid charging station. Rapid charging diminishes range over time quicker than trickle charging. Electric cars need a generator that can charge the battery and run the vehicle at the same time. This way you don't have to wait to charge on long trips and can still charge overnight for average daily commutes.

What a totally useless statistic. There is no country in the world where there are as many car fires as in Sweden. Not because of technology, but because there are individuals who light up on purpose and most of them in residential parking lots where there are mostly fissile cars, electric cars are expensive and most of them are on residential lots where there is a greater risk of being caught. Nothing about why they burn. He has no idea what he is talking about (I have my own experience). Not a sound about the deadly toxic gases that form when electric cars burn.

Really enjoyable series. Well done. Thanks. Jim Bell (Australia)

In Australia, the rules with regards to Electric Conversion of vehicles are similar to the rules in the UK. I am not sure if the UK follows a British or European Standard, but in Australia, any Electric Vehicle Conversion must follow NCOP 14. I am also not certain with regards to the Technical Inspection / Approval Process in the UK, and who pays for that to reach completion? In Australia, it isn't cheap, and this Technical Approval Process must be funded by the owner of the newly-converted EV. Also in Australia, following EV Conversion, you are issued with new Registration Plates, and the new Registration Plates must also bear a small blue triangle with the letters "EV" within this triangle. The sole reason for the blue EV triangle, is for the identification of the vehicle, for first responders, such as a Road Accident or vehicle fire. For anyone contemplating an EV Conversion of any Classic Car, my advice is to do some groundwork. The first thing, would be to make contact with your Vehicle Insurer, and explain to them your intentions. This was the first thing that I did, before completing an EV Conversion on my '71 Super Beetle, back in 2019. Hope that this helps.

Thanks for the great vid. Loved those hair pins. I'm really looking forward to the day when I can convert my petrol V8 2004 .. 100 series LandCruiser Sahara to electric and still tow my three and a half tonne caravan. I know it's coming. Jim Bell (Australia)

Your conversions are just as gorgeous as the cars themselves.

Good vid. Thanks. Jim Bell (Australia)

There are a long list of associated risks. The high temps of the fires cause other BEVs and objects to catch fire quickly. You are sitting on the firewall - if a battery catches fire you are not protected, a petrol vehicle fire wont burn through the firewall. Many BEVs being electric; use electric door latches; when the battery starts to catch fire the door latches and electric windows don't work trapping people inside. In West Hollywood, a driver showing off a Tesla Y's acceleration, lost control and hit palm trees, the car caught fire. 3 passengers in the back were trapped, passers by attempted to break windows extracting 2, the 3rd burnt to death.

Falcity Ace shows this clearly as there is video of the Porsche BEV starting on fire while doing nothing; Porche is being sued for all damages. I had not been charged often, it was being charged, it was new. This is not the only case. 4 BYD dealerships burnt to the ground in China; what is in dealerships? New EV cars. Also several transporters carrying cars from the factory have caught fire from more than one brand; new cars never driving more than a couple miles.

You don't properly represent the risk. BEVs can self ignite. Look at the Falicty Ace carferry fire - Started by a brand new Porshe BEV sitting doing nothing but being trainsported.; brand new, perfect as can be determined; it caught fire; then started a fire quickly with 400 other BEVs causing the ship to sink with 4000 luxury cars in 10,000 ft of water off the Azores. Unlike petrol; Electric batteries do not have to be damaged to catch fire. Dendrites are deposits inside cells which can grow and at random cause a short inside a cell, that spreads to other cells catching the entire pack on fire. The tempratures of the fires are 10x has high as petrol.

I was in Beijing a few years ago at a night market. Unlike most asian markets there was almost no motor noise. All the little 3 and 2 wheel vehicles were electric. Thanks for the vid. Jim Bell (Australia)

How much is this conversion

You didn’t show a build video on your Double Cab VW. Did you install the whole battery pack under the back seat and what BMS and charger are you using on it. I might have a good chance to buy a 1970 Double Cab made in Germany. I would like to buy a P100 battery pack and a drive unit for it. Thanks and I love your videos.

Hi, Richard; good show! Nice to see you again. No one ever calls you Moggy these days, right? :-)

Know where you are coming from have had a moped scooter for 2 years now, silent riding and the silly grin is so infectious.. sure the plug pirate would enjoy them too .Keep smiling everyone

A Vespa this age with an electric engine - this is very hard to get my head around! A Vespa smells like two stroke - two stroke was my fist bike an I still like the smell a lot. It reminds me of my wilder days a long time ago. And you can not change the spark plug every time it does not want to start...!🤣🤣🤣

As a scooterist it looks the part but that’s where it stops pointless cost 9k mileage and that rattle would drive me mad.

Bring back 2 star fuel

When I win the lotto, I'm going to call you to order one lol.

How much did they pay you?

No noisy 2 stroke engine

I’m not into twist & goes or electric power.. I’ll stick to my geared 2 stroke Lambrettas there’s nothing like the smell of 2 stroke & the beautiful noise that they omit .. £9k? I could buy myself a rough original SX200 for that lol I cover many miles on mine even did the IOW a couple of years back..343 miles in total, so unless I had a mobile power station following me it would be a nightmare, plus rallying would be out of the question as many sites don’t provide power points. Someone needs to come up with a synthetic fuel for scooters..that would be more acceptable to the masses…

Electric makes so much sense for scooters. I think the only downside is they're so quiet you will hear everything rattling in your storage if you're not careful.

Give me a gas engine any day of the week.