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914 EV discussion, Who's doing or done an electric 914? |
Joe Bob |
Feb 21 2008, 09:23 PM
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http://www.electroauto.com/gallery/vp914.shtml
http://electric914.wordpress.com/ http://www.evcl.com/914/ Electro Automotive has a kit for 14K...yikes..... Otmar seems to be REAL busy building components..... I'm thinkng of doing one for my twins..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I have two years to get it done..... |
daveyboybadion |
Feb 23 2008, 08:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 19-January 06 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 5,437 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I too have been toying with the idea of an electric 914, but the high intro price of the Electromotive kit is daunting. It's great to see this discussion and find new sources of information. There is one comment I wanted to make about the cost per mile discussion: watching the Nightly news tonight, gasoline is above $3.00 today and the pundits are predicting $4.00/gal by this Spring. Considering that gasoline will continue to trend up and improvements in battery technology will result in lighter, higher capacity, longer lasting and cheaper batteries in the future, electric 914's and other cars of that size and competence look like the future. Or maybe TDI diesels, running on biodiesel...daveyboy
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banger |
Feb 24 2008, 12:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 354 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Santa Clarita Member No.: 7,205 Region Association: Southern California |
There are other options as well, if you are just looking to reduce your cost. You could burn E85, which is slightly less than gasoline. It does have the advantage of 105 octane though. Another option is propane, which is about 30% less than gas, and also 115 octane. And finally there is CNG compressed natural gas. This is more like the electric conversion, since you will have a more limited range, due to the size of the tanks. But CNG can also be filled up at home, so each night you plug in your car, and have a full tank of cng in the morning. I personally am opting for E85, and am building an engine for it.
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