He's done it again. Eric Lundgren took parts that other people thought were trash, turned them into a DIY, long-range EV he called the Phoenix.

Last month (on April 1, somewhat unfortunately, since people thought it was a prank) he went on a range test versus a handful of OEM EVs and beat them all. Last week, to both emphasize that it wasn't a prank and to correct for some of the perceived faults in the first run, Lundgren took the Phoenix out again, cruising from the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles down to San Diego and back.

As befitting a stunt like this in the Internet age, there's a video: