In France a company called Transition One, it converts the VW Polo mk4 into an EV from 5000 euros but it only has a top speed of 110kph, check out their website.
You presumably have a better option? Go on, share it with us!Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the technology and potential performance of EVs, I just Don't believe they are the panacea that our governments are telling us...
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Four hours????Evidently not production-ready yet but the principle is supposedly that the company will sell conversion kits to local garages and it’s claimed the conversion would take about 4 hours.
That was my reaction too. It does sound like a (relatively) minimalist conversion though, e.g. retaining the function of the manual gearbox and repurposing the fuel gauge as a charge indicator.Four hours????
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Even so, removing the engine and installing a motor and battery, not to mention everything else, in four hours!That was my reaction too. It does sound like a (relatively) minimalist conversion though, e.g. retaining the function of the manual gearbox and repurposing the fuel gauge as a charge indicator.
It does seem like a fanciful claim, but they’d look a bit silly if they were wildly inaccurate. Go to around the 14 minute point in the video. I suppose if the process became standardised over time for conversions of specific models it will become easier, but tackling any new model would take much much longerEven so, removing the engine and installing a motor and battery, not to mention everything else, in four hours!
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Inaccurate or not, the job is meant to be done by your local garage, not specialists who could do the job blindfolded!
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Synthetic diesel? Surely better than the child labour and environmental damage done by cobalt mining, not to mention the production pollution of making so many electric cars?You presumably have a better option? Go on, share it with us!
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No, there would never be sufficient. It would be a choice between synthetic diesel powered cars or food. In the first case, many would go hungry. Alternatives have to utilise non-food materials. Additionally, there would still be a problem with NOx.Synthetic diesel?