Italian coachbuilder Castagna says it can turn a Fiat 500 into a tender or two. And they did it in six quick steps.

1. First they had to remove the top, remove the doors and the tailgate

2. Then they enlarged the sills, but kept some semblance of structural integrity

3. Removed the entire interior

4. Replaced the interior with some canvas for weather protection

5. Then they had to remove the internal combustion engine and all attachments to install an electric drive train that can motor the thing up to 80 mph and hope the car can stay charged long enough to go 80 miles.

6. Wonder … what in the world have I been doing to this nice car?

Seriously, even though it looks really well and doesn’t pollute the air, there’s got to be a better way. If we want the world to go green, we got to find easier and cheaper ways than this. Right?

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