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Sometimes people choose the easiest solution. We chose the hardest: to integrate the entire electric drive system into the axle. Logically converting many robust 4×4 off-road vehicles into 100% electric drive (EV = electric vehicle) and all for 34K. In 3 days.
e-Rovers has developed a powerful universal electric conversion kit for you and has found an strong solution. You can do it yourself. Or your local garage (or shop) can do this. This is easy for a car mechanic to do. It might be his new business.
We don’t fit an electric motor in your car, it’s actually even closer to the wheels, “hidden” within the axle(s). Inside the yellow circle, to be precise:
All the old iron equipment is being removed. That frees up a great deal of space and weight (475kg/1.000ponds or more). In fact, with our e-set, we’re building an electric 4×4 that’s lighter than the fuel version. We’re the only ones in the world to do so. Developed and built in the Netherlands. Dutch made, dutch prices.
What makes us different?
The entire electric drivetrain is housed there. This way, your 4×4 car (or truck) can start a new release of life, ready for a cleaner and more affordable future. Solar will feed you driving (or net). Plug it in at home. We expect that all new fuel-powered 4x4s manufactured will soon have to be modified to EV as well. This will lead to an increase in our sales in the furture. We will be able to service not only existing 4x4s, but also the thousands more are yet to come. And not just for Land Rovers.
You can read here how we managed this. There’s two hours’ worth of reading, suitable for everyone from beginners to experienced technical mobility experts. Going electric has never been easier with e-Rovers e-sets.
Only for the truly indestructible vehicles that have to drive through ditches, over rocks, across prairies, through savannahs, along salty beaches and up mountain peaks. For work, maintenance or rescue operations, for Land Rovers, Toyota Landcruisers, Mercedes-G, VW/Audi/Porsche Touaregs and all other rugged 4×4 on the market. We’ll explain why we can supply all branches 4x4s (to give a glimpse: there’s only a slight difference between those axles) We also explain why modern electric platforms are NOT suitable for a rugged, powerful 4×4 vehicle. Nor are they likely to come onto the market any time soon.
We have entered an exciting new global market with our e-axles
About this site
We’ve deliberately provided a very broad range of information. Only then can you make a sensible choice. And carrying on driving on fuel is expensive isn’t it? This is one of the main reasons for the quick refund (on investment). You’ll be filling up at home with your own solar (or net), rather than at Shell, BP, Chevron and oil-others paying your money. That’s kept in the money bag to start with. Three-quarters cheaper per km/mile, that is, for every km/mile. How many do you drive per year? Start calculating. Let us give you some ideas. (Oh yes, you can help save the world too…).
What problem are we solving?
We are currently seeking funding within the financial sector to get production off the ground. That’s when this question always comes up straight away: what problem are you solving? That is why the answer is on page 1.
Owners worldwide driving a fuel burning 4×4 getting near the end of the vehicles technical lifespan (after about 600,000 km or 375,000 miles any 4×4 car/truck is finished, worn out, broken, no longer usable). So owners have to overhaul the fuel engine, 3 gearboxes, 2 differential axel/shafts and all wheel bearings for another 600/375K to drive? Rust doesn’t occur there, rugged cars you know.
You’ll realise that fuel costs alone are multiple times higher for the next 600.000 km/375000miles distance compared to swap to electric driving and refueling with solar/net. For a fraction of that amount spent on fuel. Within a few years, you will have recouped the entire investment simply by saving on fuel. Recently, this timeframe has been significantly shortened.
Does this problem apply to you too?
Yes and no. It certainly does for Africa and its many other nature reserves, where you need to drive a 4×4 intensively on fuel. That’s clear. But if you live in Amsterdam, Berlin or Rome, you’re already forbidden from entering the city centre (environmental zones). In that case, you also have a problem. So you own a 4×4 and you cannot go there. If you don’t want to drive a standard electric vehicle, or can’t drive one, because your work or leisure activities require you to drive over rocks, hills, beaches or through a wet ditch.
To look for something and not find it
We came up with this idea in 2015 and went out to buy a suitable electric motor. But a suitable electric motor wasn’t available anywhere. End of story, or is it? We just couldn’t get this idea out of our heads. And we also understood why all the other companies couldn’t make this e-axle. We explain this in more detail further on.
So, we’ve developed the electric parts entirely in-house. This has also made us independent of everyone! The unsprung weight (axel) has remained the same. So the total weight of the car has decreased. Exactly how we do that is our little secret. But we’ll be sharing more information later. Two axles, two electric motors on all four wheels:
We have compiled a comprehensive list of e-Rovers USPs below. Everything at a glance.
Why aren’t new indestructible electric 4x4s available yet?
We often hear that manufacturers are quick to come up with solutions to make the new 4×4 car electric as well. That’s a dream. We’ll explain that to you here.
An original equipment car manufacturer (OEM) is not selling these robust 4×4 EV’s. A truly robust electric 4×4 is still not being produced by OEM manufacturers. First reason: all current OEM electric car platforms are not suitable for using in a strong robust 4×4 EV. Second reason is for OEM’s that the market is too small to justify the investment. For the kind of use where Land Rovers, Jeeps and Toyota Land Cruisers have reigned supreme since 1965, they are the undisputed offroad champions.
We no longer need this light, but we’re built to be very reliable, no problems to solve.
What about the battery you’re using?
e-Rovers doesn’t necessarily use new batteries. No, we’ve given this some thought as well. If we use the term re-used batteries, it is actually “batteries serviced”, read more on specs page. Why? Ensuring full compliance with EU regulations. (re-use is waste for the law, funny no?).
But we can also fit new batteries, from Volkswagen for example. We keep up with the latest developments. We’re very much in favour of repairing and re-using batteries. You can read more about this item. We also offer bi-directional charging and discharging connected to your home.
What makes us different
Our design was conceived right from the start in 2015 specifically for harsh conditions. The quiet rise of solar energy in Africa we noticed. The use of solar panels is growing at a rapid pace in Africa. How wonderful would it be to make a big impact there too?
This graphic made by Doeke De Steur, Creative Media Network, based on an idea by Gijs de Jong, in response to numerous requests from Africa.
Our new EV-4×4-concept
There are many different ways to convert and fit an electric motor in a robust 4×4 fuel car (called truck in USA). But, what’s the smartest way to do this? We’ve tackled the issue at its root in 2015. We’ll explain that here. The long-range driving solution.
Simply switching from a fuel burning 4-stroke engine to an electric motor, just bolt one on, is the easiest way. But is it not the smartest way. They’re often not the cheapest way either: each car requires a lot of development work. Nothing is standard. That conversion is complicated and time-consuming; it’s not something you can just pop round the corner to do either. And then there’s another very important reason not to rebuild it like that: a major loss that’s been overlooked.
Pointless, heavy gearboxes
There’s too much resistance which continues to exist and stay in the driveline, the existing driveline remains there when replacing just the fuel-motor with an electric one. So you waste a great deal of range and power to the wheels. Lost in the old driveline for nothing. Costly in terms of energy use no matter the energy source. Any original 4×4 driveline “eats power” away. (about 35% has gone to waste) friction loss in all the gears.
This is eating away at your car’s power
They won’t tell you this if you want to replace a fuel engine with an electric motor. We do.
Two-thirds of the photo above shows the power-hungry three gearboxes, in pairs, 30 or more gears grinding horspower away. This gears also weighs well over 475kg and is being taken away. (hopefully to the melter to re-use, less digging)
That’s why we can travel 45% further on the same battery pack as others. Our 85 kW battery for minimum 400km/250 miles drive in a 2 tonnes offroad car (shaped as a bungalow). The right-hand side of the pic is the 4-stroke fuel engine, which use only 35% of the fuel potential present and loses a great deal of heat extra.
The start
Question was in 2015, after a lovely off-road trip across the beaches of Terschelling in the Netherlands: “burning fuel in a polluting car isn’t something we can carry on doing for much longer” we realised. But where to start? Our first meeting took place.
e-Rovers was born
The founders own 1998 V8 petrol Range Rover P38 is already half as polluting as a diesel; that’s the first we need to get rid of in terms of fuel pollution. This P38 run on LPG and biogas, as a start, since 2005.
Not just for Land Rovers
All branches rugged offroad cars we support, we only “adjust” the EV-axel slightly in our factory in the Netherlands to fit your specific 4×4. It’s not rocket science – just tweak the width a bit, change the fix slightly, or weld the shock absorber eyelet 3 cm further along. Which rim should go on it – 4-hole or 5-hole? A piece of cake.
All Jeeps as well.
What we offer
We are the only company in the world to manufacture this system for lighter off-road vehicles.
Governments can do more
Perhaps more important are the higher costs of maintenance, repairs, fuel, tyres, etc. what is known as the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in leasing too. This makes it worth considering driving an electric car. A 4×4 uses three times as much fuel and costs twice as much to maintain. And you can’t buy e-rugged yet (see e-platform above).
Yet governments work still needs to be carried out burning fuel day after day. “I’m only allowed to lease from the importer. Sorry, mate…”, we hear that a lot.
Their own restrictive rules prevent them from building a prototype with us. And then ordering hundreds of them. EV is Three-quarters cheaper, remember? And yet they’re still turning a blind eye. Not only in the Netherlands…
This disruption is occurring across Europe. Is there an European government agency that deals with this? Please get in touch to discuss this further. EV driving can be done more quickly and cheaply than a civil servant might think.
These yellow pick-ups have a rear axle and in front a differential in the sump with two drive shafts. We can easily build these two different drive configurations. After all, our yellow ball 3-in-1 powerhouse remains the same.
“I’m referring in particular to the political climate in which everything is reduced to a sort of technocratic calculation, even though it simply doesn’t work any more. We’re not doing ourselves any favours by continuing to push that agenda.” (Hans Stegeman, 22 October 2026, Change.inc).
The government spends far too much money on this, which isn’t necessary. They still think in an old-fashioned way. After all, they’re not spending their own money, are they? If it were their own money, they’d think very differently. It’s a bit odd, really. But that’s just how it is.
Even though they’re standing right next to you in the same supermarket, buying an apple. We hope this little sentence will prompt the civil servant to take a proper look at us. Why not run a pilot project with us, civil servant?
Overpromise and underdeliver: Governments. “Every person bears some responsibility for the pollution”.
Who all modifies rugged 4x4s?
There are currently around eight or nine companies that specialise in converting Land Rovers (Defenders) to electric drive (Battery-powered EV = BEV). The costs are higher, up to 100K, and you have to take the car to them. That’s a bit of a hassle and a monthly restriction. Not with us.
However, there is only one that offers this e-axel convertion as an universal convertion set, not just for Land Rovers, but for all robust, serious off-road vehicles with four-wheel drive. The rugged models we are all familiar with, since 1976.
Unique Selling Points for e-Rovers e-axels:
- The electric conversion takes place in your own area; because any local garage can do it, it’s not much work (low labour) 3 days.
- Our package costs €34,500, plus the cost of the battery: €4,000 for the small pack, up to €18,000 for the large packs, offering 400 km/250 miles of driving pleasure. We can use bi-directional charging (home to car and vice versa).
- We ship the e- sets to you worldwide. You don’t need to bring your car to us, unlike with other companies, where you can leave your car for months to complete the conversion.
- e-Rovers actually did set itself apart with unique & smart technology in order to avoid price competition. We have no rivals when it comes to the way we carry out electric conversions for rugged 4×4 cars/trucks – cheaply and quickly, worldwide selling, conversion support.
- Driving an electric car is already more economical than driving a petrol car — but what if you could also charge that car using free electricity from your own roof? That’s where it really gets interesting. By combining solar panels with an electric car, you not only save on your energy bill, but you also drive in a completely carbon-neutral way. Bi-directional too.
- You remove approx. 450kg/992lbs from your 4×4 car and replace it with 380kg/873lbs of batteries including our two electric axels, tailormade. All including a LCD dash screen, converter and charger. We’ll remove the fuel engine and all the gearsboxes. With us, the battery has a much easier job…
- We offer by far the most highly efficient and silent smooth-running 4×4 e-drive system in the world. (maximum efficiency 91%+). As a result, we use 45% fewer batteries as others also. So you spend less money on batteries. And also save a great deal in weight, which means your 4×4 car performs better on rough terrain. Batteries remain expensive and heavy. We use batteries serviced only. (serviced by dutch NOWOS are serviced and repaired while still classified as product, not waste, ensuring full compliance with EU regulations.
- And we use batteries from data centres and hospitals as well. (no mining for lithium and cobalt). A very high level of circularity as a result – saves lots new raw materials out of your sight, as iron, plastic etc for every new car to make. We say batteries serviced better than calling them re-used. (re-use is waste for the law …) See specs for more info.
- Save time. After all, your 4×4 car is in front of you: made earlier, paid for and ready to change to an rugged EV so starting a second life clean. Avoid throwing away. Energy saved for making a new car is hte way to go: re-use what you have. Stop spilling.
- The e-Rovers SRM-electric 3-in-1 motor is connected directly to the wheels by two short shafts; there’s no loss of power – because all internal resistance is gone. And yet a high-low gear system and a torsen differential per axle. As the good old days.
- This is something to think about: e-Rovers can EV-convert any 4×4 vehicle, because our e-axel is very easy to adjust to your car, (in the factory) including the new fuel/hybride 4×4 cars yet to be built; our product will remain highly attractive for at least 20 years to come, if not longer. Why? Hybrids are an interim solution; they’ll have to become 100% EV later. You might think that only used 4x4s can be EV converted, but that’s not entirely true. The world market for new rugged 4×4 is set to be even bigger. Because 90% of those newies sold today and tomorrow are still dirty fuel-powered 4x4s (hybrides) and partly EV. 100% electric cars will be the norm in the future. And there are still no indestructible 4×4 EVs on the market. We explained this.
- There is a large replacement market growing.
- Bi-directional, 2-way DC charging/discharging in conjunction with your home. No need for a home battery. Saves a lot of money. This info is listed under Specs also.
- We keep 85+% of the car unchanged to avoid difficult MOT/TüV problems. An important consideration for us to switch the axles only to electric ones. Your vehicle registration document will show an ‘E’ instead of a ‘P’ or ‘D’ fuel code after EV-convertion e-Rovers.
- The entire set is made in the Netherlands, Europe; e-Rovers is a factory, independent of the whims of other EV manufacturers. We do not use components from Tesla, Nissan Leaf, Chinese parts, Punch, IPM, Revolt, Curtis or similar stuff. We manufacture the electric motor/axels, converter and computer ourselves here. But we use existing European brands for charging. That’s certainly a relief in today’s world. We can also create jobs here and in other countries by carrying out local conversions (in local shops) using our stuff, be a hub, wherever in the world. That opens up a wealth of opportunities for everyone and local investments to connect.
- We’re looking ahead to scalability, sales strength, (sales) dependencies and opportunities in the value chain. We’re ticking all those boxes. We’re no longer burning money and are taking our time to look around for the right partner to start production. If it doesn’t work out here, we’ll look across the border in EU or SA. The development was funded using our own money. Shares are now on sale, for example, to get production starting.
- We follow the new European law to re-cycle more stuff.
- Convert the euro to your currency please.
There have always been Land Rovers all over Africa
A bit of history
The Land Rover and the Jeep were the forerunners of the new all-terrain 4×4 vehicle. Toyota followed later with the LandCruiser. Land Rover was launched in 1949 with the Series I. The Jeep was an important military vehicle during the Second World War. LandCruiser since 1951.
INVESTERS information
As an investor, government or bank, you can now get involved. This also means helping to avoid hundreds of thousands fewer new 4×4 cars will need to be manufactured (digging less new materials) and there are currently no genuine rugged EV 4x4s on the market, nor are any likely to appear. If you, too, are looking to make an impact with your money.
We are classified as an impact business for the purposes of obtaining funding
We are launching an alternativeand green upcycle- industry. The financial risks are quite low and once the first batch of 25 e-sets has been produced and sold we grow every year production. We have a list of over 125 interested buyers.
Recent moths have made it clear that it is not particularly wise to remain dependent on fossil fuels for transport and other sectors. We can hear all the EV drivers here laughing and saving loads of money every day. Driving an EV is so much cheaper and also why we re-use batteries. Yes we do, more to come.
Are we going to throw away all the good cars and make new ones? Is that a sensible idea? Perhaps for the economy, but certainly not for the planet. Dig, dig and make new is stupid. Surely we know that by now.
What we feared on Terschelling
After driving on the beach at Terschelling in 2015, we looked ahead and saw this:.
This photo above will be taken in 2040 if we do not take action.. We’ll end up scrapping thousands of good Land Rovers and Toyoya Landcruisers if we do nothing, simply because they are too polluting for this world. Euro 3 to Euro 6 fuel burning vehicles will soon be banned. Or having reached the technical end of driving and stop running. Unless we could come up with a easy-to-swap electric solution.
This nightmare scenario is not quite there yet; the scrapyard photo above was taken with a touch of artistic ingenuity. But in time, we’ll see scrapyards full of 4×4 that are still in good working order. We’re already seeing photos like this popping up on forums. Why buy a new one, anyway? You have one. Do you ever think about that?
This has given us the drive to carry on with the development. Using our own money – we haven’t received any financial support so far. For 400K, we’ve developed something since 2015 that would have cost the industry millions. That’s interesting. Step in.
About the site
All Rights Reserved. Reading time for this page is 15 minutes, and the entire 5 pages takes approximately 2 hours to read. It’s far too much information to take in all at once, we know.
We’ve opted for a lot of text, because there’s a lot to explain. At the start, we kept getting the same questions. Now we can simply say, “Please read through it again.” It’s not very polite, but it is practical, as you can understand.
We’re writing this site in UK English; because nobody can read Dutch… If the text sounds a bit clunky, we’re working on it. You are welcome to immerse yourself in the world of electric conversions. It was more challenging than we anticipated in 2015. Feel free to skip the rest of reading if you’re in a hurry. The basics are above.
We’re sometimes asked whether we’re part of Greenpeace, or the nature police or Extinction Rebellion. We do sympathise with these movements that are standing up for ordinary people. Things can’t go on like this with all this pollution. And if we add the Hormuz and all that other war shit rubbish from around the world to the mix, the future doesn’t look too bright, does it?
Instead of just giving in, you could actually do something about it. Speed up the transition, for example, and never fly again, and eat far less meat. That’s what we do
Counting cookies
We are being found because demand for green to go is increasing. We now have more than 5,200 unique visitors every month on e-Rovers.org. In February, the figure was 1,350. On top of this, over 800 return each month to read more. It seems that the Strait of Hormuz and the recent tropical temperatures in Europe (Nepal and beyond) have gone a long way towards bringing the growing climate problem back to the forefront. But that doesn’t mean the problem has gone away. We have to act now.
Text can always be boring, but we think humour is important, as are changes
There’s a lovely phenomenon called the frog: “The frog in the pan” symbolises hesitation about change. Look it up. That explains why people do nothing, even though they know full well that things are going wrong. We thought this was an interesting angle for the weekend. Try applying this to yourself. The world’s going to hell this way:
We’re putting together a mix on the site; after the USP and the frog, here’s a bit of dry technical stuff. We manufacture as sustainably as possible:
Our electric motor and financing in general
Now, a bit about the technology. Our electric-axel invention couldn’t be made using off-the-shelf components we told you. There is no electric motor suitable for this purpose we discovered. There are hundreds of different electric motors on the market, but not a single one that can be fitted into the axles as we wanted. That was the first setback.
They simply didn’t exist. So we had to developed the e-axel electric system in-house and start drawing & assembling all parts for testing. Own money involved. Luckily, there are only 58 parts (!) in our e-motor, whereas a normal 4×4 car has thousands. Well, sometimes things go your way.
If you can produce those 58 parts thousands of times, the price drops well below that of a 4-stroke engine and gearboxes. That’s obvious, isn’t it? But producing the first batch is quite expensive. And we’ve run out of own money. But more importantly is, we’re no longer burning money. That means we can’t go bankrupt. We’re taking a step back and assessing our financial situation. We’re taking our time. If this sounds like you, come and have a coffee with us, as they say. You can also join via video call.
By coordinating the production in-house, we have become an independent manufacturer using our switched reluctance motor. (SRM). It works perfectly with our own dedicated converter and computer; it’s robustly built and, of course, shock- and waterproof; and we can handle the latest 800-volt systems. It’s a ready-to-use 3-in-1 powerhouse.
Our powerhouse will fit basicly into your old axle, was our initial idea in 2015, but it actually made more sense to make a new e-axel made from lighter and stronger recycled aluminium and fit the powerhouse in. That way, we could adapt everything at the factory for all 4×4 cars. And suddenly the global market becomes huge. A minor adjustment to the new axle was all that was needed to fit all 4×4 vehicles. Just swap the axles, charge and off you go Electric.
“Keep the car, just change only the old drivetrain” has become reality.
Which brands and models do we supply?
Below are all the models we can supply sets for electric conversion; there are even more brands featured throughout the site.
Sustainable transition
We expect that hybrid 4x4s, such as the one pictured above, will still have to become 100% electric vehicles in 15 years’ time, because fuel in a hybrid will either be banned or so expensive that it will no longer be economically viable. Our slogan:
“CHANGE THE DRIVE, NOT THE CAR” The best way to stop polluting is to stop polluting!
Ask for the price list. Including the new Toyota, it’s definitely cheaper than a VW ID. Buzz or a hybrid Defender. You can buy three for the price of two. Come on now, governments!
If you don’t own a 4×4, there’s another option. You can buy a brand-new petrol-powered Toyota Land Cruiser and convert it to 100% electric straight away using our kit. That would set you back around €60,000 – the same price as a TeslaX or VW e-Buzz, but you’d get a powerful, rugged 4×4 that can handle anything. See the example above.
As a government body, you can order in batches of 50 NEW Landcruisers, which brings the cost down significantly. And as a government body, you can save on VAT and BPM. Why not give it some thought? Think outside the box – come on. Funding is available for this from the EU. See the last page for examples and prices.
Pay 2, get 3 new Toyota Land Cruisers.
We produce e-sets axels of all models listed; you’ll find them throughout the website
If there is no rigid axle, we can also provide independently suspended drive with our e-drive with short drive shafts, as in all modern 4×4 cars. We can even provide two different types in one car (such as pick-up trucks: rigid back & independantly in front) as Toyota above and VW Amarok.
There are thousands of game park safari vehicles (above) on the road all over the world, particularly in Africa. We mentioned this earlier as well. At the end of their service life, they can all now be fitted with our e-axle(s) kit, which we will send out together with the battery if required. There are also plenty of batteries available locally.
At the forefront
Why Dutch? The Netherlands in Europe are one of the most densely populated areas in the world and below sea level in central Europe. We have too many cars, cows, pigs, chickens, iron- and chemical plants and tulips. Perhaps we feel the need doing something about global warming a bit more, even though we are a very small country. The sea is comming up because of heating up the earth. And we are allready below sea-level. Our motivation.
Here is a sneak preview of what e-Rovers can do
Hundreds of new Toyota’s are still being manufactured in Japan. You mainly see them being driven by terrorists, but they’re also available brand new here. Good news for you if you’re after a classic Toyota – but an electric one. You’ll find our selling prices for these new cars listed here and there, including above.
There is no Planet B …
Thank you for reading this first page; we’ve added four more pages under the categories. The e-Rovers founder team.
Note: apart from all the explanations, we also give you a broad insight into camping in nature with the latest roof tents on the last page.
if you missed it. See this movie and understand more abour why to change our lifestyle to electric driving.
