I’m keeping an eye on the electric conversion kit coming soon™️ from Edison Motors or at least get a parts list to buy everything piecemeal. Keeping your 2007 and converting when the transmission, axles, or engine goes out is a real possibility. Hell, even selling those parts to offset could be an idea as well.
The thing that converted me was a video that floated around the internet pre-YouTube where a guy did an EV conversion of a Volkswagen Super Beetle using lead acid batteries and a jet engine starter for a motor. It absolutely smoked a Corvette on the drag strip. My original plan was to get an old S-10 or Ranger and convert it. Building a battery box would be easy since they still had frame rails then it would just be a matter of getting the voltages right with wiring and a controller to map controls and slapping an electric motor at the end of an axle. Obviously it’s a bit more nuanced, but it’s a dead simple application all around.
I’m keeping an eye on the electric conversion kit coming soon™️ from Edison Motors or at least get a parts list to buy everything piecemeal. Keeping your 2007 and converting when the transmission, axles, or engine goes out is a real possibility. Hell, even selling those parts to offset could be an idea as well.
The thing that converted me was a video that floated around the internet pre-YouTube where a guy did an EV conversion of a Volkswagen Super Beetle using lead acid batteries and a jet engine starter for a motor. It absolutely smoked a Corvette on the drag strip. My original plan was to get an old S-10 or Ranger and convert it. Building a battery box would be easy since they still had frame rails then it would just be a matter of getting the voltages right with wiring and a controller to map controls and slapping an electric motor at the end of an axle. Obviously it’s a bit more nuanced, but it’s a dead simple application all around.