EV from VW, Electric conversion from VW to 914 Options

[eyecolor]

I drive mine to work most days and have fun.
It truly has its limitations and the 1000 kit must be missing a zero
Happy to correspond with you
My 914 did not have a working engine so my decision was easy


George


I did a search, and got about 6 pages deep, and unless I missed it, still couldn't find any threads on this, which surprised me.

I'm thinking of doing an electric vehicle conversion on my 914. I have a running 1.7 carburated, and a spare injected 2.0, but an EV conversion is something I've wanted to do on some of my past cars. I did a quick search and found a guy selling a complete EV kit for less than $1000. It's for a VW Van, which I understand should bolt right up.

Any thoughts?
Anyone else do an EV, and I just can't find the thread?

(before you start flaming about speed/sound of exhaust/etc, my day-to-day vehicle is a suburban, and I'm the guy in front doing the speed li

[PThompson509]

I bought my 914 specifically for conversion to EV - it's been something I've wanted to do for a looooong time (since mid 80s). I've been driving it for about 7 years now, and it is still fun. I do wish I had air conditioning and other fun things like that, but I'll survive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

For an easy conversion, check out the HPEVS AC-51 motor - it has good pep, and will survive most of what you can throw at it without breaking the transmission.

As others have mentioned, check out www.evalbum.com - lots of examples there.

Word of warning: it will NOT be cheap.

Feel free to ask questions, either PM or here.

[arkitect]

I'm in agreement with Mike B., too expensive at this point in time.

I like the idea of them and could live with the short range but the cost is prohibitive to me....maybe in another five years or so.

Dave