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Originally Posted by nemo
What about the specs speed, range, cost and hours to build?
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Lol... The answer to all of the above is "lots".
I run it up to 100 mph often. When I was building this, I was viewing a lot of conversions on evalbum, and often saw an owner say " I have had it up to 65, but my calculations show that it will go a lot faster". To me, a car does not go a certain speed unless you have actually done it.
As for range, I have pushed it to the 100 miles goal, but that is indeed pushing it and watching my battery gauges with lots of concern. That is also keeping it between 55 and 60, flat sacramento valley. 90 miles is my comfort zone.
Cost has not really been tallied up, but should come in above 30k. There is quite a bit more in this EV than just the conversion costs, since the chassis has been restored as well.
This project was over 1000 hours of build time, and a whole lot more learning the principles of electricity and physics.