Re: Home made Hybrid

[farna@xxxxxxx]

That's a very good idea Michael! There aren'tmany electric cars that show up for sale, but if one can be found that's a start. Even an aborted conversion project would likely be a good start -- much like resto and hot rod projects someone ran out of time. money, or patience for. 

Either a sued car or aborted project can be used for parts if nothing else, provided the donor is close to the size (or rather weight -- an early American doesn't weigh much more than a LeCar) of the car to be converted. The only problem with this is the leaps and bounds of electric car technology over the last 5-10 years. A 20 year old electric car isn't going to be anywhere near as efficient as recent ones. But is the motor and much of the cabling and controls can be used, a new battery power controller will increase efficiency. 

On September 27, 2005 m k wrote:

> Why not buy a used electric car?  There was even a Concord wagon on ebay that went for $2500 or so with not even a thousand miles.  I came across a Renault (boo boo, hiss hiss) Le Car in Ohio that sold for about $300 bucks and needed batteries.  I'm in California so with the transportation cost several times the cost of the car, I had to pass.  You will never recover your time from such a conversion if you do it yourself.  To do it right with new parts, you're looking at $5000 plus the cost of the car.  Get a used motor and motor controller and you may get that down to $3000.
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> Now how much time does it take to recover the cost of a conversion through saving on gasoline?  There's also no need for oil changes, smog, engine electronics, tune ups.  So there is a point where most people would save, but it would take years.  Buy one used and you'd probably start saving during the first year.
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> Michael Kelly


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