Electric conversion

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Introduction
This is the ultimate engine mod: yank the ICE out and do a 100% battery electric conversion.

There's no arguing the superior efficiency of electric drive over internal combustion.

Instructions for mod

Information required: How do people perform this modification, pictures, problems, what to look out for
Information required: A listing for different ways to do this if its different on different types of cars

User experiences

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User data
User Name Car Make, Model, Year Cost of Mod Time to Perform Mod MPG Before Mod MPG After Mod MPG improvement guess Instruction Link
Example Data Saand Example Data Mazda, 626, 1991 Example Data $5 USD Example Data 1 Hour Example Data 27.2 Example Data 29.8 User mod detail or measurement detailed data


Problems / Consequences of mod

- Discharged batteries

- Danger if motor controllers blow up or the battery bank is shorted together

References

Forum thread links

Ben Nelson's electro Metro build thread

Electric motorcycle conversion

Paul and Sabrina's cheap EV conversion

Electric car conversion: Project ForkenSwift

External links