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The march from ICE to EV continues one step at a time...
Jonathan Ward is brilliant ! I love following his builds. Turning vintage iron into EV modern rides is the future of hot rodding. I still would prefer a big block with a turbo or two , it is still cool.
Anything is possible. Well, OK, ALMOST anything. All it takes is time and money. LOTS of both.
Converting to electronic ignition? Nothing new there, I was removing points and condensers and installing electronic ignition way back in the 1970s.
Throttle body fuel injection? Readily available in kit form. A simple bolt on conversion.
Converting to battery power? No big deal, it was done long ago, using 36 VDC forklift motors and 6 Trojan T105 batteries. No, it wasn't very practical, but it worked. Control was by relays, not sophisticated electronic wizardry. There is something to be said FOR the "KISS Factor": Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Yes, I know, simplicity is old fashioned; sophisticated electronic wizardry is the only way to go these days. Even a golf cart (E Z Go) has an electronic brain. Don't mess it up, it will take a big chunk of $1000 to replace it (no, it is not repairable!). I used to work in a dealer's shop many years ago, and replaced a few of them. I remember it well.
Converting to battery power? No big deal, it was done long ago, using 36 VDC forklift motors and 6 Trojan T105 batteries. No, it wasn't very practical, but it worked. Control was by relays, not sophisticated electronic wizardry. There is something to be said FOR the "KISS Factor": Keep It Simple, Stupid!
These days it's simpler and easier to use properly created electronics. A friend of mine started a business doing just that and now supplies a lot of EV conversion shops: http://www.manzanitamicro.com/
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Yes, I know, simplicity is old fashioned; sophisticated electronic wizardry is the only way to go these days. Even a golf cart (E Z Go) has an electronic brain. Don't mess it up, it will take a big chunk of $1000 to replace it (no, it is not repairable!). I used to work in a dealer's shop many years ago, and replaced a few of them. I remember it well.
I know people that repair circuit boards, not replace them, though these days getting replacement circuit boards is often fairly cheap if you know where to look. If someone made it, someone else can repair it and probably does.
For example, my neighbor's Sony Bravia 55" flat screen TV went out last month. He went to buy a new one because they are cheap. I took the old one and determined that the picture board was out, as the power board and input board were still working. The picture board was listed at $350, which is about what a new TV would cost. BUT, I found a TV parts company online that sold warrantied rebuilt cards for $30 and put one of those in. Worked a champ and gave the TV to my BIL.
The march from ICE to EV continues one step at a time...
We should point out that like Tesla's, these cars are the purview of people that don't need to rely on them as their exclusive mode of transport. IE, most Tesla's that I saw parked in the neighborhood (when I lived in a ritzy neighborhood) also had a suburban or ICE crossover parked in the driveway. The Tesla was for Dad to drive 12-35 miles to his job as a bigwig at one of the local tech firms. Because the Tesla isn't a solution (yet) for taking Westyn to her Gymnastics Tournament five hours away.
Ahh, more head in the sand from someone obviously worshipping the great god of gasoline. Why so threatened that you have to be this much of an ass?
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