I looked at one of these about 8 years ago. It wasn't built by GM as the
seller implies; it's a US Electricar conversion.
They're very clean and neat conversions, looking almost factory perfect.
However, a warning - the battery is in a tunnel under the floorpan, which
pretty much locks you in to using Hawker Genesis batteries unless you make
major modifications to the design. The batteries need regulators but it's
difficult to find space for them, so battery life can be short. The battery
amortization costs for these vehicles can be crippling. It might be cheaper
to keep a Hummer in gasoline!
It'd be interesting to see if one could find a way to fit lithium batteries
to this car. It'd be a major project, though, and not one I'd recommend to
a beginner.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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seller implies; it's a US Electricar conversion.
They're very clean and neat conversions, looking almost factory perfect.
However, a warning - the battery is in a tunnel under the floorpan, which
pretty much locks you in to using Hawker Genesis batteries unless you make
major modifications to the design. The batteries need regulators but it's
difficult to find space for them, so battery life can be short. The battery
amortization costs for these vehicles can be crippling. It might be cheaper
to keep a Hummer in gasoline!
It'd be interesting to see if one could find a way to fit lithium batteries
to this car. It'd be a major project, though, and not one I'd recommend to
a beginner.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Administrator
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EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/
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Note: mail sent to "evpost" or "etpost" addresses will not
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email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ .
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