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It's just that the hobbyists of 15 years ago were getting similar range in the conversions they built for far less cost and batteries with 1/4 the specific capacity than what the Leaf has...
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True, but the batteries were lead acid and the weight was 500% that of the new (expensive) lithium-ion batteries used today. If you used the EV Kit's out there but used lithium-ion batteries, instead of inexpensive lead acid, it would cost as much as the production LEAF in all probability.