# Tesla "Skateboard" - Make Your Car Electric **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 31, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753 "2016-03-31T07:34:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/1 "2016-03-31T07:34:22Z")
[quote=“Onyx Z32"”] … I think there’s room with these platforms for a return to coach-building where you start with the Model-S battery & motor and build out your own car from there. [/quote] Who’s interested? Maybe I’ll convert my Z… :eek: > It works like this: Tesla will produce and sell the skateboard, which comprises the batteries, motors, suspension and wiring, and sell it as-is to customers. > > From there, owners are able to do with it as they wish, by installing any car body type onto the platform. To speed up the process, Tesla will expand its service centres, giving them the tools necessary to perform these conversions in-house. > > “Elon just loves getting his D out there.” > **[Tesla creates DIY supercar - UPDATE](https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-creates-diy-supercar/)** > > UPDATE: Hope you all enjoyed our April Fools' Day gag for today - happy April 1st. ![http://s3.caradvice.com.au/thumb/770/382/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tesla_skateboard_beetle.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/b/2b22a40ac6cb70e28bc05550718bb3c726c922ae.jpeg) ![http://s3.caradvice.com.au/thumb/770/382/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tesla_skateboard_commodore.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/a/ca1531f3650c8d1cc7130fd29277c61e76960898.jpeg) ![http://s3.caradvice.com.au/thumb/770/382/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tesla_skateboard_falcon-wagon.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/0/00d3a2519a512ee9a973741209653f52cd070960.jpeg) - - - Updated - - - Pulled out this post, it deserves its own thread. What car would you convert? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/2 "2016-03-31T07:57:50Z")
Fisker ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/3 "2016-03-31T08:02:15Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Fiskar lol I’d convert an F350 Diesel, then modify it in some way that I could fill a small fuel tank, install stacks and roll-coal on demand with a flick of a switch. Best of both worlds. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/4 "2016-03-31T08:09:23Z")
Whoa, this could be awesome. I’m not seeing any estimates on what this will cost, though. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/5 "2016-03-31T08:14:48Z")
Damnit, is this an early april fools joke? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/6 "2016-03-31T08:27:02Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > lol > > I’d convert an F350 Diesel, then modify it in some way that I could fill a small fuel tank, install stacks and roll-coal on demand with a flick of a switch. Best of both worlds. Ha! Or convert an LS1 car. lol ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/7 "2016-03-31T08:29:17Z")
b5 s4. all the looks. none of the problems. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/8 "2016-03-31T08:58:13Z")
A Mustang or a Vette. I would receive LZ level hate from thousands of people for either. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/9 "2016-03-31T09:02:42Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > A Mustang or a Vette. I would receive LZ level hate from thousands of people for either. > **[Fastest Street-Legal EV is a Corvette | Video, News | Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/corvette-fastest-street-legal-ev/)** > > Genovation Cars, an electric vehicle turner, has pushed its modified Corvette Z06 to a record-setting top speed for street-legal electric vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/10 "2016-03-31T09:03:45Z")
I’d buy a Prius and install one of these on it. ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/11 "2016-03-31T09:49:59Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > b5 s4. > > all the looks. none of the problems. Ha, well said. ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/12 "2016-03-31T14:29:17Z")
Lol. There’s a company out west called EV West, conversions start at around $20k for parts (uses Tesla batteries). They have an electric e36m3 track car wonder what Tesla pricing will be ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Adam\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adam_s13)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-skateboard-make-your-car-electric/273753/13 "2016-03-31T15:28:53Z")
I think these beauties make sense again ![http://classicmusicandmotors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/car-oldest.jpg](http://classicmusicandmotors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/car-oldest.jpg)