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Old 12-15-2018, 04:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Kaiser M725 Electric conversion?

I have an old 1968 Jeep Kaiser M725 and am wondering if I could convert it into a decent electric town vehicle Max range 40-45miles top speed 40mph.


Anyone ever heard of someone converting one of these or the M715?

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Old 12-15-2018, 10:21 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Of course you can do it. It will not be an inexpensive project though.
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range 40-45miles top speed 40mph
You could do that with lead-acid batteries and a forklift motor. With lithium ion batteries and an polyphase-DC VFD motor you could get 90 miles or 80mph.

It's worth doing. There're three or four was to get there, would a mild hybrid diesel/electric be enough?

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