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It would be really neat for some company to produce kits to replace ICE's with electric motors and battery packs for modern-ish cars like a Corolla/Civic/Fiesta
by mattbrewsbytes 4y ago
It would be really neat for some company to produce kits to replace ICE's with electric motors and battery packs for modern-ish cars like a Corolla/Civic/Fiesta. No need for fancy LCD screens, auto-driving, etc. just replace ICE with EV parts and get 100+mi range and you'd replace most commuter/2nd car use cases.
I envision it to be like PC parts. It would be awesome for standards to develop for EV's like there are for ICE. I'm sure its much more complicated and deals with high voltage so likely to need some education to not fry yourself.
- EvanAnderson 4y agoWhen I posed this to an engineer friend working in the automotive space his comment was that weight distribution and handling / safety (and liability) would be huge issues in retrofitting ICE cars en masse.
- QuizzicalCarbon 4y agoFord sells the same electric engine used in their Mach-E as a separate kit. It’s pretty cool.
- Consultant32452 4y agoOne maker converted his Tesla to ICE because you can't get repair parts for a Tesla. https://evobsession.com/converting-a-tesla-model-s-into-an-ice-vehicle-to-save-it-from-going-to-the-scrapyard/ https://evobsession.com/converting-a-tesla-model-s-into-an-i...