Zombieverter: Open source VCU for reusing salvage EV components

Post by lotharcable » Fri, May 09, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

neilv wrote: post #7

Given that battery fires and automobile crashes happen, and that there are business and legal cultures around that for stock vehicles... Does this "ZombieVerter" have a high chance of being blamed for an incident involving death/injury or very expensive property damage?

Post by aetherspawn » Sat, May 10, 2025, 12:24 AM UTC

NortySpock wrote: post #8

aetherspawn wrote: post #6

Hey, my startup is currently working on something like this. We use a production VCU hardware with custom software and currently support most of the VCU functions you would find in a production vehicle, including in-built CCS2 and NACS charging on the single controller. We are looking to raise to go to the next stage, would love to hear from potential customers or interested angels?

Cool! I am not a "car guy", but I have (with my father-in-law) changed my own oil and replaced the shocks on my (ICE) car. I appreciate the somewhat open-source nature of car repair work, and I would hate for EVs to become all proprietary, locked down systems that are not repairable. At least the standardization of PCs means I can kitbash some parts together into a usable daily driver. Not so for EV's, it seems. So,…

Post by abracadaniel » Sat, May 10, 2025, 3:27 PM UTC

solarkraft wrote: post #20

I thought “This sounds a lot like the logical next step to what Damien Maguire has been working on” and sure enough it is! This man has been working for years on repurposing old EV hardware and using it to electrify cars, sometimes in really wacky (and extremely entertaining) ways on the Youtube channel “evmbw” - I suggest giving it a watch! Some of the cars are really scrappy, but he obviously knows very well what h…