Electric mod of existing bike. Not the IMZ version

With 500,000km on my 1989 VW Caravelle, I'd love to convert it to Electric. It rarely goes more than 200km in a day, and on the longer trips would rarely go beyond 500 before needing a decent rest. It seems unlikely this will happen, at least in NSW, because of the difficulty in getting around the design rules and regulations for engineering engine/powertrain swaps. I'd not be doing it for any other reason than it would be a cheaper option, in the long run, to re-building the current engine, or replacing it with a re-con.

As for the Ural Electric prototype, it looks good, but range anxiety will be a big factor. Unless your only reason for having a Ural is to take your dog to the beach. Now, if there was a way to incorporate Hybrid technology into a Ural framework, then that would be interesting indeed.

I struggle with the logic behind the level of mining required to extract rare earth minerals and the cost of lithium alone seems almost unreal. It is a finite resource after all.
Then we come to the battery lifetime and the notion that it is too expensive to replace, so its buy a new car time every 10 years or so. I dont call that a cheap or "green" solution. It seems that lifetime vehicle cost of ownership has been ignored.