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Converting to an electric car one day?

FYI: I went to the Ann Arbor Rolling Sculpture Auto Show last Friday evening and spoke with a guy named Keith who has converted an X 1/9 to electric drive.

He gave me a couple of business cards including one with a link to this:
Michigan Electric Autos

He said it only cost him $2.00-$3.00 a day to drive to work (I recall it being a good hike too). I asked if his conversion cost around $7,000, he said yes but it could be less for others.

EDIT: Most electric cars are DC, this one is AC.

I told him if I ever blew up the engine in my 1977 911 I would go electric. He said using an old 911 body is a popular choice.

Now the X 1/9.
2011 Rolling Sculpture - Ann Arbor pictures by kach22i - Photobucket
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2011 Rolling Sculpture - Ann Arbor pictures by kach22i - Photobucket
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Keith is braking systems engineer and joked if we all went electric that he would still have a future because he installed regenerative braking on this vehicle and knows something about it.

Before I owned my 914 or 911 I was looking at classic Beetles to do an electric conversion. Then my dad showed me the 914, which can be used as well. After driving it with an ICE, it's too much fun to convert to electric.

I do hope to do a conversion someday, if the battery tech can get a little better and cheaper. Acid/gel batteries really do suck for weight and power.

There is an outfit in Tampa that does electric conversions for 356/912/914/VW Bug/Bus

License plate could be taken in several ways.

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Originally Posted by mossguy (Post 6127053)

License plate could be taken in several ways.

Yep! It could also indicate his favorite band!