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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear AustinEV members and readers,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am a college freshman at Concordia University just north
of Milwaukee, WI.<span style=""> </span>Presently, I am
working on a research project about electric vehicles (EVs).<span style=""> </span>I’m actually trying to answer the question,
“Why don’t we have a practical EV on the market today”?<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I came across this website from someone I interviewed who is
thinking about an EV conversion.<span style=""> </span>Mr.
Franklyn Berry (Milwaukee) advised me that there are a lot of knowledgeable,
“hands-on” people who frequent this website.<span style="">
</span>I hope that a few of you can take the time to respond to some of the
questions below.<span style=""> </span>Any responses will be
greatly appreciated.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">What
do you like most about EVs?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I
gather from my reading that a homemade EV will cost in the neighborhood
of: $2000-$5000 donor car, $5000-$10,000 parts, 500 hrs labor.<span style=""> </span>Is this in the ballpark?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Do you
find it a problem to find places to charge your vehicle?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I have
seen estimates of about $0.05/mile operating cost, including periodic
replacement batteries.<span style=""> </span>Does this
seem close to your experience?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I see
ranges of 40-80 miles.<span style=""> </span>Does this
seem reasonable in your experience?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Are
repairs much of an issue?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">How
many miles have you put on an EV?</li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for any information you can share.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emily Komp</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">kompfamily@hotmail.com</p>
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