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Who resurrected the Electric Car?

Here's a deal: For around $20,000-$25,000, the people at Left Coast Conversions will sell you a modular kit -- controller, batteries and motor -- to turn your Mazda Miata, Ford Focus or PT Cruiser into a fully functional electric car. For a little bit more, they will do it for you in three days. They will also convert other type of car, but it may take as long as a week and the price depends on the make and model of the car (they're currently working on a '76 Oldsmobile).

The cars generallly have a range of about 100 miles, and plug in to charging stations installed at 220V outlets.

Here's my alternative=energy transportation dream: Short-range EV plugged into a solar charging station; long-range diesel running biofuel for road trips. First I gotta come up with the $20,000, though (although as demand increases, says Left Coast founder Gadget, the price will come down).

Next year maybe they'll put you in one that can race.

April 22, 2006 |

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That's 20k$ on top of the price of the car? And we need solar panels as well (probably another 10-20 k$ for a small system)?

With 30,000$, one can buy around 1000 Green Certificates of a MWh, enough to power a few hundred homes, or a single home for a few centuries.

Choices choices ...

Posted by:Hans | April 28, 2006 at 10:30 PM

$20K is too high for a conversion kit. $6-8K is more like it.
Here are some sources:
http://www.canev.com/KitsComp/GeoKit/Geo-Kit.html

http://www.electroauto.com/catalog/catalog.shtml

http://www.e-volks.com/

Posted by:Electric | May 23, 2006 at 09:35 AM

These are a whole different kit. They incude high current NiMh batteries, which gives much better range. The batteries are embedded in generic group24 cases, and give a +70 mile range, not the common 40 mile range. But feel free to compare and shop. The shop is local, here in Los Angeles.

Posted by:mike | June 30, 2006 at 07:16 AM

Watched a very interesting review on the G Wiz electric car last night. Tim Lovejoy from Channel 5’s Fifth Gear took to the streets of London to see if the £7,000 G Wiz was a practical enough vehicle. He found it wasn’t much use for taking the kids to school as it was a little on the small side for the children in the back but was adequate enough to get him self and his golf clubs in, so not too bad I suppose.

It is reckoned that the £7,000 price tag for the car will pay for its self within 1 year due to the car being exempt from the congestion charge, road tax, and can be parked for free in central London. The top speed of the car is just 40 mph and can travel for 40 miles on a single charge. In my eyes this is perfected for anyone living in the central of London.

Posted by:Used Car Parts | October 09, 2006 at 11:18 PM

Global warming has been hitting countries across the globe. Wether we like it or not it is the reality that we are going to face.

But there is still hope, if we just make one step at a time to solve this problem.

Going for Hybrid and Biofuels could be a great factor in reducing pollutants.

For 100% emission free, Electric Cars is the ultimate solution. Lets go for green and help save the planet.

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