[ausev] hi im a newbie here with a question(s) for mark farver....

[Chris Robison]

Hi Nick,

This list has its ups and downs; it's not unusual for a couple days to
pass without any messages from time to time.

Heavy, full-size vehicles are not very common because they're less
efficient to drive and more expensive to convert, requiring more powerful
components and a substantially larger battery pack to get acceptable
performance and range. Shooting for 50 miles as an absolute maximum (35-40
on a daily basis), I would plan for somewhere around $15k for this
conversion. You may do better than this, but if so it may be because of
sacrifices you've chosen to make in acceleration and/or range.

I'd be curious to see the numbers you've been seeing that have given you
your $6-10k estimate. (This is more the domain of compact
moderate-performance conversions.) There are unfortunately some vendors
out there who vastly overpromise on performance from [sometimes
dangerously] underpowered conversion kits and components. Then again there
may be certain parts, fabrication steps, etc that you haven't taken into
consideration.


  --chris



On Sun, February 18, 2007 9:50 pm, nick blackhall wrote:
> Hi, im new to the mailing list and have taken a recent, albeit, intense
> interest in EVs. I currently have a truck that i am interested in
> converting and am in need of guidance on how to go about it.
>
> My first question is, am i on the list?  i thought i had sent all of the
> appropriate confirmations back but i havent seen any new mail in a couple
> days.  Just want to make sure that i am infact recieving the mails as i
> hope to.
>
>
> Second question;    again, i am new to all of this but i feel like i am
> beginning to get a grasp on things. I have a 1963 chevy half ton pickup
> that i would am interested in converting to electric.  the origional
> engine is on its last legs and I am going to have to replace it with a new
> one, either ICE or electric.  The thought of not paying for gas is
> appealing.  Anyway, if you can is there a ball park estimate on the money
> and gear i would need to put into it to give it highway speeds and a 50-70
> mile range?  Just by eyeballing some numbers it would seem that i would be
> looking at 6-10 grand. Any feedback would be helpful.
>
>
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read my email, i look forward to hearing
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