Originally Posted by
Warren Lake
im stuck on old cars and staying there. Ive said when they get better for retrofit of old stuff then ill pay more attention. Looked at you tubes of all different electrics, EV in California and even manufacturers who are bring back old body styles ( a thing ive said for years) but doing it in electric. EV is set up so well he has solar, has it down and is charging all the cars there off what he collects all be it in the right place to collect. They make it better and simpler to the point you can buy a kit that is designed to fit your motor mounts and mate to the transmission you have.
Chevrolet announced an electric retrofit kit some time back. But there are a number of issues with converting a vehicle to electric.
1. Where to store the batteries? And can the vehicle suspension take the weight? And how will it handle with the weight balance?
2. Convert your heater and A/C to electric. Today, the heater uses hot water taken from the engine and the A/C is driven by the engine.
3. Convert power steering to electric.
4. Anything that takes power or vacuum, or anything else, from the engine has to be converted, such as power brakes.
5. A bunch of electronics has to be added and a display for monitoring and control of the electric systems (you need to know how much charge is in your batteries).
Would the transmission be left in the vehicle, or removed? It's generally not needed in an electric vehicle.
Cars are designed as systems - you can't just change one part without affecting other parts.
Mike
Last edited by Mike Henderson; 10-22-2021 at 5:53 PM.
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