{"id":16073,"date":"2017-05-10T16:13:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T21:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16073"},"modified":"2017-05-10T16:13:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T21:13:57","slug":"icons-electric-vw-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16073","title":{"rendered":"ICON&#8217;s Electric VW Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16074\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1973 VW Thing with an electric motor 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1973 VW Thing with an electric motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 VW Thing with an electric motor\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Ward took ICON&#8217;s newest creation and their first electric conversion out for a test drive. The 1973 Volkswagen Thing retains the factory paint but pretty much everything else was upgraded. Wilwood disc brakes and adjustable coilovers are found on each corner. The flat-four engine was replaced with an AM Racing electric motor and powered by a 40 kW-hr battery pack. The motor produces 180 horsepower and 210 lb-ft of torque. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tnEDfltpr-4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16075\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16080\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16080\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1973 VW Thing with an electric motor 07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1973 VW Thing with an electric motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 VW Thing with an electric motor\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-07.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWBzWXHGLP-xnlhkGF0JHiw\">Jonathan Ward<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Ward took ICON&#8217;s newest creation and their first electric conversion out for a test drive. The 1973 Volkswagen Thing retains the factory paint but pretty much everything else was upgraded. Wilwood disc brakes and adjustable coilovers are found on each corner. The flat-four engine was replaced with an AM Racing electric motor and powered&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16073\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ICON&#8217;s Electric VW Thing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[635],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thing"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1973-VW-Thing-with-an-electric-motor-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11462,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11462","url_meta":{"origin":16073,"position":0},"title":"ICON is Building an Electric 1949 Mercury","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Jonathan Ward recently shared a video tour where he talked about their current and future projects. 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