Pimp my ride : a 10,000 dollars budget to build an electric car?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 13:14Bradley GTII : 5000$
Electric conversion parts : 5700$
Driving a clean, green, cheap car you built by yourself : Priceless.
This is what Texas teenager Lucas Laborde is telling his classmates this fall.
The 17 years old spent last summer converting a conventional gas-powered kit car to run on batteries. And it works !
Though Lucas experienced a few surprises during the conversion, his car is highway-ready, capable of travelling 40 miles between charges, at a top speed of 45mph, and heaps of low-end torque.
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RVD2000 says:
October 30th, 2008 at 2:13 am
good on you