MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with BisiMoto himself - Bisimoto Engineering's CEO & Chief Engineer - Bisi Ezerioha! Bisi talks about his big EV revelation, personal collection, Bisimoto's new project car - the Moby X, his chemical engineering background, his drag racing history, the wild west of EV tuning, and working on Teslas!

2:54 - Bisi's big revelation about EVs in 2018, at CES.

6:40 - "EVs have No Soul".

9:05 - First time driving an EV? His own Porsche 935 project car for SEMA!

16:13 - "The first time I drove this thing in my shop, I almost urinated on myself... I'm an enthusiast first, and I love speed, I love acceleration... It is intoxicating." - Bisi.

18:16 - "There's a weird connection to the tarmac that I didn't experience with my other cars that are petrol. Almost like my petrol engines dampened that feedback." - Bisi.

21:12 - 935 K3V. Model unboxing, & build.

28:45 - How did petrol friends react to his EV conversion?

30:52 - When did EV conversion happen personally?

35:42 - Bisi's personal fleet.

38:25 - Tesla Model S Plaid Launches - "Wow, it reminds me of my drag car... It's shocking for a sedan. It shouldn't be that fast." - Bisi.

44:41 - More Bisi cars.

56:12 - State of EV aftermarket space.

59:42 - Batteries & Battery improvement.

01:05:21 - Bisi's personal & educational background. Chemical Engineering!

01:17:51 - Where his love for cars came from.

01:23:01 - When did Bisi start drag racing? Compton street racing scene.

01:25:57 - The moment that sparked his interest in performance modification.

01:30:14 - Lightbulb moment at his first drag race.

01:34:20 - Behind the nickname "Bisimoto".

01:36:57 - Cultural soup that led to the Fast & Furious. Tom Young, "Let's race for $5,000."

01:40:44 - Street Racing tricks - dome light distractions & hiding nitrous.

01:44:34 - Career arch, stopped racing in 2014.

01:45:20 - How much are you actually able to tune EVs? Wild Wild West.

01:58:26 - Working on Teslas - "I want to keep learning." - Bisi.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.