Vehicle Description
1958 Chevrolet Apache known as E-pache EV conversion 2020 NetGain
HyPer 9HV engine Seven Tesla Model S batteries (80-90 mile range)
GM MA 5 speed manual transmission out of 2008 Chevy Colorado Orion
battery management Canadian EV transmission adapter plate 2008
Chevy Colorado 5 speed transmission TCI front suspension with
Ridetech coilovers Wilwood disc brakes in front with custom master
cylinder mounts Stock 3:55 rear axle 15x7 Voxx Ralley wheels with
225/75/15 Hankook Kinergy radial tires Montana truck with Authentic
patina Factory seating interior with upholstered black/grey vinyl
bench seat Factory gauges and stereo Featured in Street Trucks
magazine and EV Builders Guide magazine in 2022 Featured at the
SEMA show in 2022 Comes with adapter cord to a 220v outlet Be
different! This truck gathers a crowd anywhere it goes! Conductive
Classics built the truck and this is taken from one of the articles
written about it; "The goal was to have something with similar
power to what the stock truck had when new - torque somewhere in
the range of 160 pound-feet. using a NetGain Motors only makes 120
horsepower, but it's hard to compare the output to a traditional
internal combustion engine because the power is so linear with an
EV." Although the original three-on-the-tree gearbox was tossed out
during the conversion, the team chose to keep a manual transmission
in the mix. "There's some different perspectives on that in the EV
world, but we're glad we decided to keep a manual transmission in
the truck because it's still engaging to drive it," "The motor revs
to 8000 RPM and we have a tachometer in the truck. But you can also
tell when to shift by ear, just like you would with an internal
combustion engine. Everything is hidden in the beds toolbox. A
battery pack sourced from a Tesla Model S delivers roughly 90 miles
of range and came as part of the kit that the team selected. "Once
we had everything, we started deliberating over where we were going
to put the batteries," he tells us. "We didn't really like the idea
of raising the bed because we weren't going to C-notch the truck or
anything like that. Then my partner suggested that we put them in a
bed tool box. And it turned out that we were able to fit not only
all of the batteries in there, but also all of the EV controllers,
converters, and just about everything else. It worked out
brilliantly." Also this is an area where you plug it in. The team
chose an AR-5 five-speed gearbox from a GMC Canyon for the job. "We
use these transmissions behind 800 horsepower LS engines, so we
knew it could easily handle the power. More importantly, though, we
also knew there was an adapter plate available to mate this
transmission to the electric motor." Lowered but otherwise more or
less stock aside from the EV-related components, the Apache was
Built in the spring of 2021 the team decided to bring the Chevy out
to the inaugural Holley High Voltage event at Sonoma Raceway. In
2022 they then took it to SEMA. It has made it into many magazines
and articles. We have copies of some of them.
