Greetings. I've been reading about homemade EV car conversions since the late 2000s gas price hike. I'm happy to introduce myself and announce I finally pickup up my donor car, a 1974 Super Beetle!
Getting back into things after some time away from the subject, I can already tell this has advanced quite a bit since the 2000s. I can tell I'll need to get back up to speed. I'll be doing some reading before shitposting, so if anyone wants to kick the ball and drop a link to a good article in the comments I'd be grateful.
I'm a former aircraft mechanic who worked both on-frame and component overhaul. I learned how to build circuit boards in high school. As great as that sounds, if anything needs welding I'm pretty useless
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Goals:
Top Speed: 70-80 MPH
Range: 100 MPH
Street Legal
Hopefully DC
Budget is probably about $10,000 but less is more and I want to have enough left over for the paint barn.
Thanks in advance
Getting back into things after some time away from the subject, I can already tell this has advanced quite a bit since the 2000s. I can tell I'll need to get back up to speed. I'll be doing some reading before shitposting, so if anyone wants to kick the ball and drop a link to a good article in the comments I'd be grateful.
I'm a former aircraft mechanic who worked both on-frame and component overhaul. I learned how to build circuit boards in high school. As great as that sounds, if anything needs welding I'm pretty useless
Goals:
Top Speed: 70-80 MPH
Range: 100 MPH
Street Legal
Hopefully DC
Budget is probably about $10,000 but less is more and I want to have enough left over for the paint barn.
Thanks in advance