Re: Electric Volkswagon
Grant Fraser ( Grantham_Fraser@bc.sympatico.ca )
Sun, 29 Mar 1998 14:58:44 -0800
Jerry W. Decker wrote:
>
> Hi Folks!
>
> A fellow at work tells me he had seen a site on the InterNet which sells an
> off the shelf electric conversion for Volkswagon Bugs that cost less than
> $500....you simply remove the engine, install this electric motor and hook
> up some batteries, and voila, an electric about town tooling car.....he
> could not find the URL but said he would continue to look....
>
> Damn, if that is so, its worth buying an old bug and doing a conversion for
> local trips...I don't recall the range but surely it is at least 100
> miles....
>
> Does anyone know about this or where you can buy it??
>
> Jerry W. Decker
Actually I do know something of electric cars. $500 will get you the
adapter plate and plans. Bit of a rip off. It will cost several
thousand dollars to buy the motor, deep cycle batteries, and motor
controler. You then have to rip out the back seat and use up the trunk
area as well to store the batteries.
There is a plan for a Ford Ranger conversion that makes more sense. It
uses one of those tool bins that fit in the box to store the batterys.
Also, you won't exceed the axel weight.
Grant:?>