{"id":55722,"date":"2020-05-12T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55722"},"modified":"2020-05-12T16:01:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T21:01:32","slug":"1958-beetle-with-an-electric-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55722","title":{"rendered":"1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=55739\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zelectricmotors.com\/\">Zelectric<\/a> built this 1958 VW Beetle at their company in San Diego, California. The car is propelled by a 65 kW AC-50 3-phase electric motor producing 102 hp and 120 lb-ft of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a custom four-speed transaxle with a heavy-duty clutch and lightened flywheel. The car has a 100 mile range thanks to 27 kWh 18650 Tesla Model S modules in 6061 aluminum boxes charged via a J1772 port on either 120 or 240 volts. It rides on upgraded shocks, heavy-duty front sway bar, heavy-duty rear camber compensator, upgraded disc brakes, adjustable front beam and rear spring paltes, and Diamond Back white wall tires. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=55740\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-02.jpg?fit=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1366\" 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;Magda Wosinska&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=\"1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-03.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=55742\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-04.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" 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;Magda 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autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ST3JtwGVHRg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQ8a7pTQJpEJY4joJ9fsMog\">ZelectricBug<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/zelectricbug\/sets\/72157658405681564\/\">Flickr album<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelectric built this 1958 VW Beetle at their company in San Diego, California. The car is propelled by a 65 kW AC-50 3-phase electric motor producing 102 hp and 120 lb-ft of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a custom four-speed transaxle with a heavy-duty clutch and lightened flywheel. The car has&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55722\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1958 Beetle with an Electric Motor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":55739,"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":[352,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-bug"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1958-Beetle-with-an-Electric-Motor-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147287,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147287","url_meta":{"origin":55722,"position":0},"title":"1975 Beetle with a 600+ hp Electric Motor","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Knepper Bugs & More specializes in Volkswagen Beetles at their company in Rahden, Germany. 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