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In terms of minivans, most American makes and models have conversions from at least one of the conversion manufacturers. Braun even has a converted Ford Explore

by a-wu 8y ago

In terms of minivans, most American makes and models have conversions from at least one of the conversion manufacturers. Braun even has a converted Ford Explorer. The one issue I can see is that Waymo is using Pacifica Hybrids which can't be converted because the floor of converted vans is lowered ~12-14 inches which gets in the way of the batteries. But I can't imagine it would hurt to use a handful of gas-powered vehicles.

gwbas1c 8y ago
The batteries are under the second row. This is where the 2nd row seats fold into the floor in a conventional Pacifica.
- a-wu 8y ago
  Interesting. I think the lowered floor in a conversion still removes that space as there isn't a 2nd row of seats in a converted van.