Okay, so I feel like the specs I'm looking for are fairly reasonable.
Like the title says I have a '94 taurus sitting around in the driveway. It runs, though it's had some problems. I don't want to have to worry about maintenance and gas etc. Plus I want some experience with electric vehicles. I really would like the ability to service a car myself, and don't feel confident enough mechanically to do that with an automobile. I haven't done anything more complicated than fixing bicycles.
So now let me explain the specs I am looking for. From what I have read, there are some major tradeoffs between range, speed, and costs. My minimum on range is 10 miles. I think I would actually be pretty happy with that, though 20 wouldn't be bad either. Top speed wise it needs to go at least 20 mph. I wouldn't really be comfortable with something that went slower, and wouldn't see the value. I don't need a lot of acceleration, but it does need to be able to go uphill.
It has to be able to go uphill, not anything steep mind you, and It doesn't need to go top speed uphill either. I wish I could tell you a more precise grade, but really I wouldn't know how to estimate hill grade accurately. It's based on a specific hill near where I live, by my standards it doesn't seem steep at all (except when I ride up it on a single speed bike).
I am hoping to do all this for somewhere in between $2,000 - $3,000. I think that this might be possible with my modest specs. I'm willing to do the work myself, even if it takes some time and learning and trial and error.
Any comments or suggestions would be helpful.
I am new to this.
Like the title says I have a '94 taurus sitting around in the driveway. It runs, though it's had some problems. I don't want to have to worry about maintenance and gas etc. Plus I want some experience with electric vehicles. I really would like the ability to service a car myself, and don't feel confident enough mechanically to do that with an automobile. I haven't done anything more complicated than fixing bicycles.
So now let me explain the specs I am looking for. From what I have read, there are some major tradeoffs between range, speed, and costs. My minimum on range is 10 miles. I think I would actually be pretty happy with that, though 20 wouldn't be bad either. Top speed wise it needs to go at least 20 mph. I wouldn't really be comfortable with something that went slower, and wouldn't see the value. I don't need a lot of acceleration, but it does need to be able to go uphill.
It has to be able to go uphill, not anything steep mind you, and It doesn't need to go top speed uphill either. I wish I could tell you a more precise grade, but really I wouldn't know how to estimate hill grade accurately. It's based on a specific hill near where I live, by my standards it doesn't seem steep at all (except when I ride up it on a single speed bike).
I am hoping to do all this for somewhere in between $2,000 - $3,000. I think that this might be possible with my modest specs. I'm willing to do the work myself, even if it takes some time and learning and trial and error.
Any comments or suggestions would be helpful.
I am new to this.
