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914 Electric Conversion, 914 electric conversion |
AmblerEV |
May 16 2021, 05:03 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 16-May 21 From: Ambler PA Member No.: 25,550 Region Association: None |
Ambler EV is going to officially unveil our full 914 electric conversion at our grand opening June 5, 207 & 211 South Main Street, Ambler PA. For those of you in the Philadelphia area, stop by and see the future. For those of you outside the Philadelphia area, follow our page on Facebook to see more teasers as the day get closer www.facebook.com/Amblerev. For those of you attempting this yourself, I am happy to talk end specs but questions about components used or design will not be answered (EV West is your source for that). If you are interested in buying a full electric 914 (or converting your 914 roller) so that it can handle level 2 charging, has a range over 200 miles, and will no longer contain any vacuum or 40 year old EFI electronics, stop by or email me at sam@amblerev.com.
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Craigers17 |
May 18 2021, 03:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 749 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States |
Not sure why the electric car discussions are always so polarizing? I just view EV's as "another option".....not as "the final mandate that we are being forced into"(possibly my own naivety). I view, at least an immediate future, where vehicles are powered by a variety of options including electric, hydrogen, H2O, and whatever other alien technology we are able to deconstruct and re-imagine. I also feel that there will always be some sort of exemption for gas powered vehicles to account for the "car hobbiest/enthusiast crowd", as well as other markets that will require diesel or gas. Like most things, I don't believe these discussions are always so black & white / cut & dry, etc.
That said, like a lot of people here, to me it's more about practicality, usability, & cost, along with other nuances one way or the other. To me, you've got to have at least a 300 mile range, 0-60 in the 7-8 second range, top speed of at least 90, and overall weight of 2100-2200 lbs. Those would be my personal goals, before even considering converting a 914...not even discussing cost yet. I think I would personally enjoy instant torque, eliminating many moving parts, Oil leaking onto my carport, valve adjustments and trips to the gas station. Conversely, I KNOW I would miss meaningful manual shifting between gears, as well as the sounds and smells of a combustion engine and the organic experience of that whole thing. It's my assumption that most people on this site have 914's because of that "experience"...the inexplicable smile that that you can't wipe off when you feel so attached to the road and to your 914, as you rapidly shift between gears, while careening through the twisties with the top down surrounded by the sounds & smells of a gas engine, the 70's leatherette interior that somehow still smells like the 70's, and somehow thinking that you might still hear the vague sound of your radio somewhere in the background. I think some parts of the above adventure will be hard to duplicate with an EV 914..... but who knows.....I've never driven one....just my 2 cents.... |
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