Can You Stall a Manual EV? (1984 Electric Celica EV conversion)

Can you stall a manual EV? Baudelio Ibarra drives his 1984 Toyota Celica GT in Los Angeles every day, and our trip today is no different. The entire time we are out, he never touches the clutch to stop, and shifts only when he wants to. The transmission is still in the car. The clutch still works. The engine that used to make the power is long gone and it its place is a Hyper9. This is the drive episode. Baudelio runs Magnetomotive, converts classic cars to electric, and teaches EV conversion workshops. He bought this Celica specifically to convert it, built it in roughly five weeks to make SEMA, and has since put 60,000 miles on it as a daily driver. What we cover on the drive: Why he runs a interlock and what happens without one Shifting a manual EV by ear instead of by tach Third gear for the freeway, fourth gear if you want to see over 100 mph First gear is for burnouts and nothing else The NetGain HyPer9 and why its power band lines up with a factory gearbox 120 horsepower and 180 lb-ft that feels like more than the numbers suggest Why he chose a Celica instead of a Supra or an AE86 60,000 miles later: worn bushings, tired struts, and a $1,800 fix instead of a $50,000 build Chapters 0:00 Why an EV conversion needs a throttle interlock 1:21 Can you stall a manual EV? 4:19 Why the HyPer9 works with a factory gearbox 6:02 Why a Celica instead of an AE86 8:45 60,000 miles on an EV conversion 10:46 He built this car in five weeks