In this article GMFTSLA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTInterest in electric vehicles is at an all-time high, with sales of new EVs up 55% in 2022 compared with the year prior. But there are still a lot of gas cars on the roads today, and it's likely there will be for a long time. A burgeoning industry is breathing new life, and power, into internal combustion vehicles by converting them to electric. Andrew Evers"This is a 1976 BMW 2002 — really fun-to-drive car but underpowered," Michael Bream, founder and CEO of EV West, told CNBC. The complexity of electric vehicles can be intimidating, but that hasn't stopped 14-year-old Frances Farnam, who is working on converting a 1976 Porsche 914.

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Persons: Andrew Evers, Michael Bream, " Bream, hasn't, Frances Farnam Organizations: BMW, EV West, CNBC, Porsche, YouTube Locations: San Diego , California, DIYers