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911 surpasses 914 as electric porsche of choice, thanks to RUF |
brer |
Oct 21 2008, 10:19 AM
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jmill |
Oct 23 2008, 05:06 PM
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I believe it was mentioned that if you spent $400 a month on gas buying a Tesla might justified. Not that you could save that much.
Even the DIY EVs are spendy. Your looking at $4500 for the kit not including batteries. Plus you'll need a donor vehicle. When it's all said and done your looking at @ $8,000 going with LA. Your range with lead acid isn't that great. I need to go about 70 miles. Lithiums could do that but it adds $14,000 to the cost. Now your looking at almost 20g's. I'll have half that in a great little 914. The other 10g's will keep me in gas for the next 7 years. By the time I spend all my gas money I would need to buy another set of batteries. There's my next few years gas money. It just doesn't add up for me at this time. But if you dont have to go over 35 mph, you have donor car already and you live 5 miles from work. An EV might be for you. |
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