Comments on: AC Propulsion: Making Gas Cars Electric

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:08 +0000

What I can’t understand is why the process of converting a ,000 POS car into all-electric costs another ,000-55,000 dollars. You just end up with a ,000 electric POS.

Neil Young converted a 1959 Lincoln Mark IV to electric for ,000 and did it entirely from scratch using experimental (and expensive) technology. How come it costs so much for these guys, who’re doing assembly-line conversions when he did a one-off for the same price? Plus it’s a much cooler car.

By: ZAP Alias

ZAP Alias — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:08:30 +0000

Sometimes it simply isn’t possible to convert an regular car to an electric, or it sometimes makes more economic sense to simply purchase a new EV rather than have one converted to electric.

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Aaron — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:08 +0000

What I can’t understand is why the process of converting a ,000 POS car into all-electric costs another ,000-55,000 dollars. You just end up with a ,000 electric POS.

By: ZAP Alias

ZAP Alias — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:08:30 +0000

Sometimes it simply isn’t possible to convert an regular car to an electric, or it sometimes makes more economic sense to simply purchase a new EV rather than have one converted to electric.

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Aaron — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:08 +0000

What I can’t understand is why the process of converting a $15,000 POS car into all-electric costs another $45,000-55,000 dollars. You just end up with a $70,000 electric POS.

Neil Young converted a 1959 Lincoln Mark IV to electric for $40,000 and did it entirely from scratch using experimental (and expensive) technology. How come it costs so much for these guys, who’re doing assembly-line conversions when he did a one-off for the same price? Plus it’s a much cooler car.

Comments on: AC Propulsion: Making Gas Cars Electric

Aaron — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:08 +0000

What I can’t understand is why the process of converting a ,000 POS car into all-electric costs another ,000-55,000 dollars. You just end up with a ,000 electric POS.

By: ZAP Alias

ZAP Alias — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:08:30 +0000

Sometimes it simply isn’t possible to convert an regular car to an electric, or it sometimes makes more economic sense to simply purchase a new EV rather than have one converted to electric.

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ZAP Alias — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:08:30 +0000

Sometimes it simply isn’t possible to convert an regular car to an electric, or it sometimes makes more economic sense to simply purchase a new EV rather than have one converted to electric.

Comments on: AC Propulsion: Making Gas Cars Electric

Aaron — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:08 +0000

What I can’t understand is why the process of converting a ,000 POS car into all-electric costs another ,000-55,000 dollars. You just end up with a ,000 electric POS.

By: ZAP Alias

ZAP Alias — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:08:30 +0000

Sometimes it simply isn’t possible to convert an regular car to an electric, or it sometimes makes more economic sense to simply purchase a new EV rather than have one converted to electric.

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