THE BUILD
Honda meets Tesla.
I acquired this 1995 Honda Civic around 11 or 12 years ago from a friend who was going through hard times and needed the money. At the time, I did not really know what direction the car would take.
When I got my Tesla in 2017, that direction started to become clear. I quickly came to believe that electric vehicles were the future and became deeply involved with Teslas. Swapping the Honda to electric felt like a fitting way to bring my Honda-building background and my growing interest in Tesla together.
That idea became EGEV: a 1995 Honda Civic with a Tesla electric swap. The build journal follows the motor installation and engine-bay layout, diagnostic work, suspension and brake components, fabrication, and wheel fitment. It records the work behind the conversion from the car as we bought it through its workshop development.
EGEV / THE BEGINNING
How we bought it.
The first photo of the Civic, as we bought it—before the Tesla electric conversion.
EGEV / BUILD JOURNAL
In the workshop.
The red 1995 Civic as the electric conversion takes shape.
EGEV / BUILD JOURNAL
Honda meets Tesla.
The Tesla motor installation, engine bay layout and diagnostic work.
EGEV / BUILD JOURNAL
Suspension, brakes and fabrication.
A closer look at the components and workshop details behind EGEV.
EGEV / BUILD JOURNAL
Motor, wheels and fitment.
More workshop photos from the Tesla conversion, wheel preparation and bodywork.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND EGEV
Acknowledgements.
- In memory ofGordon Hennessey