Geo Metro Electic Conversion Project
What a jolt ... to discover a couple of guys are taking what looks like
the ForkenSwift's identical twin Metro, and they're doing a budget conversion on it.
To top it off - the car's in Hawaii! Don't ask me why, but I find it very cool that the ForkenSwift's twin is being built in freaking Hawaii, while today I was out in the snow & ice, squirting oil into its body panels to try keeping rust from coming back and ruining the bodywork I did this summer.
They started documenting on Oct. 14 ('07), and just before Xmas the motor was installed on the transmission:
OK, looking at that motor it suddenly becomes obvious they're not
quite as low-budget as the ForkenSwift.
It looks to me like a brand new D&D motor. Apparently they're using a
Geo Metro EV kit bought through Wilderness EV's.
Some other neat vehicles in their fleet too. I notice a gen2 Prius in the background of one pic, and the author of the blog has also done a WVO Mercedes. The kicker is: I remember watching the video of this guy's Merc earlier this year. The interweb's a small place.
It would be interesting to find out exactly what year the car is, whether it's 2- or 4-door, and what specs they're aiming for (ie. voltage, controller power, etc.) Maybe if we're lucky they'll let us know.
Nice work guys! Looking forward to watching the progress.
http://electricmetro.blogspot.com/