I learned to drive on a 1970 Volkswagen Microbus. It had a gear shift that seemed three feet long. It wasn't powerful and didn't go fast, especially uphill, and it was never warm enough. As soon as I had my license, I was recruited to drive high school band members or the drama club to faraway events. Party time!
These Microbuses are pretty rare these days, and the vehicle shown here isn't really a Volkswagen anymore. It's a Kindred EV Bus. Yes, all electric. The company Kindred buys up vintage microbuses and restores them with Corvette suspensions, automatic transmissions, and 300 horsepower Cascadia electric motors. Jason Torchinsky takes us through all that work and explains how the Kindred EV Bus has the look and feel of nostalgia with the performance of a high-end modern electric vehicle. Too bad it costs a quarter-million dollars. Read all about the electric Frankenbus at the Autopian.
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