Not sure if someone has posted this already...an electric Beetle conversion kit. Rather pricey, but an interesting concept if you are a tree hugger like me
http://jalopnik.com/the-electric-conver ... -514043175
http://evwest.com/catalog/
Electric Beetle
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Electric Beetle
Hi
Not sure if someone has posted this already...an electric Beetle conversion kit. Rather pricey, but an interesting concept if you are a tree hugger like me
http://jalopnik.com/the-electric-conver ... -514043175
http://evwest.com/catalog/
Not sure if someone has posted this already...an electric Beetle conversion kit. Rather pricey, but an interesting concept if you are a tree hugger like me
http://jalopnik.com/the-electric-conver ... -514043175
http://evwest.com/catalog/
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Re: Electric Beetle
Saw a Beach Buggy in the Cape with an electric conversion 
Very strange not hearing an exhaust pipe!
Very strange not hearing an exhaust pipe!
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Re: Electric Beetle
A friend of mine has acquired a baywindow double cab as the base for an EV conversion. I've told him I'll get excitied about it if he can power it entirely using solar to charge his batteries for all his city driving needs. There are a number of ACVW EV projects detailed on thesamba.com forums, including one guy who is managing to get most of his charging from solar, though that does need a trailer for all the solar panels.
The underlying problem I see for EVs in SA is that, unless you can consistently charge with solar, then you're dependent on eskom for your charging. If Eskom can't even keep the lights on, how are they going to provide power for a significant number of electric cars?
The underlying problem I see for EVs in SA is that, unless you can consistently charge with solar, then you're dependent on eskom for your charging. If Eskom can't even keep the lights on, how are they going to provide power for a significant number of electric cars?
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Re: Electric Beetle
If you have a double cab EV you can drive around with a Diesel genny on the back and charge your batteries..... 