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Old 03-06-2016, 08:16 PM   #30 (permalink)
Isaac Zackary
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A VW Super Beetle or standard Air-Cooled Beetle would be a prime candidate for an EV conversion. But I am trying to get away from doing all this work and modifying personally. I used to do all my own mechanical work. But more and more I'm getting to lazy or just don't have the time to do it myself. Shop the idea of a factory made behind appeals to me right now.

However, I'd have never thought to look for wrecked EV's for parts. That could be quite economical. But speaking of economical EV's, from what I've read, there are a few dealers out there trying to get rid of some perfectly fine Leafs for as little as $5,000. Searching online I've seen some in the $7,000 range. Now take 24% off of that with the CO tax rebate and I could potentially have a perfectly fine Leaf (with all the amenities of a modern car) for less than $4,000, without heading to do any more than get the car from some state like Georgia to Colorado.
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