The Purge › Public › Off Topic v
How I converted my 98 Ford Escort into an Electric car

Threaded Mode
How I converted my 98 Ford Escort into an Electric car
Zephyrs Offline

Posts: 1,084
Threads: 95
Joined: Dec 2005
#1
06-02-2009, 03:56 PM
Ok not exactly "ME" but still cool all the same

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3155482/

this guy was not a specialist just had some car knowledge.
Find
Reply
Jakensama Offline

Posts: 11,118
Threads: 339
Joined: Mar 2005
#2
06-02-2009, 04:11 PM
Kinda cool, but the following line is funny - "I love the freedom and convenience it brings, but I hate the fact that I am burning fossil fuels to drive my car. I finally decided to do something about that."

No, now you are driving your car off the power grid, whose source of energy is obviously unicorn farts.
Website Find
Reply
Diggles Offline

Posts: 7,104
Threads: 681
Joined: Mar 2018
#3
06-02-2009, 04:28 PM
ya, go from gasoline which is bad, to coal power which is THE worst, great ideas!
[should not have shot the dolphin]
Find
Reply
Thudz Offline
Purge Officer
Posts: 3,596
Threads: 205
Joined: Aug 2002
#4
06-02-2009, 04:42 PM
Maybe he powers his house with solar cells. That's getting pretty popular and affordable.
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson

Spread my work ethic not my wealth.
Find
Reply
Slamz Offline

Posts: 19,068
Threads: 1,458
Joined: Feb 2014
#5
06-02-2009, 05:12 PM
He said he pays a premium on his electric bill for "green energy".

Which is to say he's paying extra for power that comes from a coal plant, but is credited towards green energy in the numbers.
Find
Reply
Vanraw Offline

Posts: 8,502
Threads: 624
Joined: May 2003
#6
06-02-2009, 06:39 PM
Hey this is cool stuff from a hobby perspective. Ive done a bit of research on this just to play and see if I could do it. Haven't pulled trigger yet but its coming along way. There are enven electrical assist systems that sit between your existing motor and the rear axial and improve gas millage dramatically. Sort of the poor mans hybrid.

People have actually been doing this for decades now.

A complete providor.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.go-ev.com/">http://www.go-ev.com/</a><!-- m -->

Battery vendor that is rated the best.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.a123systems.com/#/applications/phev/">http://www.a123systems.com/#/applications/phev/</a><!-- m -->

Motors.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.adcmotors.com/public_site/products/">http://www.adcmotors.com/public_site/products/</a><!-- m -->
Maul, the Bashing Shamie

"If you want to change the world, be that change."
--Gandhi

[Image: maull2.gif]
Find
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)