Building Your Own Electric Honda ATV Is Quite the DIY Project

YouTuber RMS Builds converted a 2006 Honda Rancher into a battery-powered electric ATV, following a prior successful conversion of a 2004 Yamaha RC450. The Rancher was chosen for its shaft drive, aiming for a quieter ride; the Yamaha’s chain drive was described as noisier even without an exhaust. The video series explains fabrication and then assembly and the finished vehicle. A 10-kilowatt (13,4 caballos de fuerza) electric motor was mounted where the gasoline engine was, powered by a 6,1-kilowatt-hora battery pack. The builder says the frame needed minimal changes, though machining was required to align the output shaft with the universal joint and rear differential. The ATV weighs 487 libras and targets about 35 millas of range under normal conditions.