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Electric Car Conversion

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Do you have an old car lying around that is on its way to the junkyard? You probably thought about selling it to someone for a buck just to have it taken away. Well there are companies out there who specialize in converting cars from gas to electric. Electric Vehicle Kits (or just EV Kits) are available to convert a car to run on batteries. Its a bit expensive but I do know that some provinces and states offer rebates to those who wish to make the switch. If you are like me and just need a car to putter around town, than going electric may be an option.

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  1. 1

    Ruben T. Rodriguez said:

    I would like to have my 87 pontiac fiero converted. could you help?

    Posted at 09:18 AM, on June 26 2008

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    James Gurney said:

    how muchs would a kit cost ? will it work with anycar, like a Hyundi Accent ?
    jim

    Posted at 07:54 AM, on July 6 2008

  1. 3

    James Gurney said:

    do u have kits for a 2000 hyundi accent ?
    james

    Posted at 08:07 AM, on July 6 2008

  1. 4

    Dave Moore said:

    I would like to convert a 560 sel Mercedes just to show that an old gas guzzler float boat can also be an electric vehicle.
    Do you know if a conversion kit exists for this car?

    Posted at 06:46 PM, on July 19 2008

  1. 5

    jim henderson said:

    this article gives me absolutely no information on how to proceed. i would buy any model which could be converted to electric. how do i proceed and where do i get the necessary information.

    Posted at 07:20 PM, on July 20 2008

  1. 6

    John Ellis said:

    Why is only S-10 and VW and other small cars have this convertion kit and SUV what people mostly drive and just small ones but the larger ones too

    Posted at 02:43 PM, on November 23 2008

  1. 7

    said:

    Could I make a battery kit out of 28 volt lithium ion rechargeable batteries from electric drills. How many would I need to get 100 miles at 55 miles per hour/ If I put 5 in series that would be 140 volts If this could give me 20 miles then adding 5 sets would give me 100 miles. Is there a problem with putting batteries in series or parallel, Is there a limit to how many I can put together?

    Posted at 06:00 PM, on April 13 2009

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    lisa wietzke said:

    can i convert a vw 92 standard passat? and when it says expensive what is that exactly? $2000 or $8000?? thank you for your time

    Posted at 12:43 AM, on April 27 2009

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    SIMON PRYOR said:

    Re the 28v drill battery idea

    yes they can be used, but mostly on electric dragster, you can find a great example on Jesse James "Monster Garage" TV show where the built a 62 chevy Impala with a seven hundred volt battery pack of cordless drills batteries. But I think after 3-4 runs on the drag strip, the batteries were beginning to fade... but that car was a 2 electric motor/automatic transmission combo with drag strip Zilla contollers.
    Good luck Simon

    Posted at 12:12 AM, on May 4 2009

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