I think that a more practical solution would be to put power rails in the
road that the electric cars can connect to. Would put and end to the
jaywalker problem too.
(j-walker, heh-heh..)

Robert K
1982 Westfalia

----Original Message Follows----
From: Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
Reply-To: Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion?
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:04:01 -0500

Subject: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion?
 > http://www.renewables.com/ElectricVanConv.htm

yousa!! $17,500 for the conversion, NOT including the
batteries!!!????  :(

that hurts. for $17,500, i could buy at least three more buses
AND have a transmission rebuilt, and even get a boston bob
rebuilt engine. :(   or just get the transmission and the engine
and buy some land. ;)

i don't see the value of that conversion ... 50 mile range, and
the price of a new (but small) car??
ok, so you never have to buy gasoline again. but even at
$2/gallon, that's 8,750 GALLONS of gasoline. and even if i only
get 16mpg, that's 140,000 miles. which would take me about 7-8
years to use up. and i doubt very seriously if the batteries
would last that long ... and maybe not even the electric motor.

am i missing something here?

joel

Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg

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