In this first episode of DIY EV Chat, I speak to Jamie Jones about his adventures in EV conversion, from his son's bike to his electric Beetle, the Bugplug. How did he get started? What were the biggest challenges? And the greatest rewards? Listen and find out.If you're interested in finding out more about Jamie's BugPlug, check out his YouTube channel here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieJones1985">https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieJones1985</a>. You can also find his GitHub repositories for various bits of code and parts here: <a href="https://github.com/jamiejones85">https://github.com/jamiejones85</a>Jamie and I are both hugely indebted to the <a href="https://openinverter.org/">OpenInverter </a>community and particularly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineersFear">Johannes Hübner</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Evbmw">Damien Maguire</a>.

Paul Compton and the 100mph electric Scirocco

Who builds their own electric car? What skills do you need to do it? How did they build it? Where did the parts come from?
These are the questions I'll aim to ask in this series of conversations with other DIY EVers around the world who have completed their own EV conversions.