Explaining my EV conversion back in '95#ThrowBackThursday #electronics #EVconversion #deetsInAlt

Explaining my EV conversion back in '95
#ThrowBackThursday #electronics #EVconversion #deetsInAlt

Explaining my EV conversion back in '95
#ThrowBackThursday #electronics #EVconversion #deetsInAlt

@jerzone That's super rad. What kind of range/top speed did you get?

Also, was it *you* that killed the electric car??

@swansonite I think best was 30 miles, but the daily commute was only about ten miles, maybe a few more if I got groceries. Did get it up to 65 on the interstate before I chickened out. Lead sled.
It was a heavy 4 door sedan (from CA, no rust!) and 12 deep cycle lead acid batteries did not help.

@jerzone That's about 15 miles more than I would have expected for both!

In 1995, I had a 78 Monte Carlo with a rusted frame that had approximately the same range and top speed. Unfortunately, it probably burned enough gas to offset your efforts by a significant margin.

You ever get the urge to do a "modern" conversion? My wife and I miss our butt-ugly Honda Element every day and I often think about how much fun an electric one would be. Hopefully Honda has the same idea.

@swansonite When the Mazda was starting to rust I got a new, lightweight donor car and started on it, fully blog mode. Went a little overboard gutting it, pulling almost all of the wiring ("I can do better!"). Then dad died and I got a prius and spent a year traveling to straighten out his affairs. Then kid was born. I went to pick it back up some years later and the wiring mess I'd left was too much, so I decided me and the kid could do it when he got older. We didn't. I think it's been a possum house ever since.

@jerzone That's about 15 miles more than I would have expected for both!

In 1995, I had a 78 Monte Carlo with a rusted frame that had approximately the same range and top speed. Unfortunately, it probably burned enough gas to offset your efforts by a significant margin.

You ever get the urge to do a "modern" conversion? My wife and I miss our butt-ugly Honda Element every day and I often think about how much fun an electric one would be. Hopefully Honda has the same idea.

@swansonite When the Mazda was starting to rust I got a new, lightweight donor car and started on it, fully blog mode. Went a little overboard gutting it, pulling almost all of the wiring ("I can do better!"). Then dad died and I got a prius and spent a year traveling to straighten out his affairs. Then kid was born. I went to pick it back up some years later and the wiring mess I'd left was too much, so I decided me and the kid could do it when he got older. We didn't. I think it's been a possum house ever since.

@swansonite When the Mazda was starting to rust I got a new, lightweight donor car and started on it, fully blog mode. Went a little overboard gutting it, pulling almost all of the wiring ("I can do better!"). Then dad died and I got a prius and spent a year traveling to straighten out his affairs. Then kid was born. I went to pick it back up some years later and the wiring mess I'd left was too much, so I decided me and the kid could do it when he got older. We didn't. I think it's been a possum house ever since.

@jerzone "I Think it's Been a Possum House Ever Since" might be a good title too.

@swansonite That's catchier than, "Misadventures in Midwestern Radio"