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eBay is a wonderful, wonderful place. When it was founded in 1995, eBay paved the way to eCommerce as we know it today. Needless to say this, but eBay dot com is the place where you can search for and buy things that range from Kylie Jenner-style wigs to an electric car conversion kit.
This is autoevolution and, as it is natural for a motoring publication, the latter is what interests us most, not Kylie Jenner and her socialite lifestyle. For $5,999 sans the $688 shipping fee, EPC Corporation will sell you a “Complete Electric Car Conversion Kit.” The thing is, this is not exactly a complete kit because it doesn’t come with a battery control module, a battery (duh!), and a connector.
Fret not, though, because a battery control module from a Tesla Model S costs $949.99 sans the $56.49 shipping fee. A 5.3 kWh battery module scavenged from a Tesla Model S 85 kWh battery is $1,199 and includes the connector and cable to connect it to a charger. The grand total including shipping? $8,892.48. The biggest question, however, is what car is worthy of being converted?
Considering that the Warp 11 motor of the conversion kit produces in excess of 400 lb-ft (542 Nm) of torque starting at zero rpm, you’ll need a rigid chassis. There’s another problem to consider: the shaft and motor adapter plates. Canadian Electric Vehicles Ltd. has a solution in the form of an $825 kit, available for everything from air-cooled Volkswagens to cars equipped with a small-block V8. Hence, the total cost of the hardware needed to convert an ICE vehicle into an EV stands at $9,717.48. Not a lot, yet not cheap either.
EPC Corporation highlights that “this kit is designed for excellent performance on any car or truck up to 6500 pounds. It is intended run at 144 volts, but can also be used with up to 320 volts with minor modifications.” Put plainly, the sky is the limit. If you had the means and time, what car would you convert into an EV?
Fret not, though, because a battery control module from a Tesla Model S costs $949.99 sans the $56.49 shipping fee. A 5.3 kWh battery module scavenged from a Tesla Model S 85 kWh battery is $1,199 and includes the connector and cable to connect it to a charger. The grand total including shipping? $8,892.48. The biggest question, however, is what car is worthy of being converted?
Considering that the Warp 11 motor of the conversion kit produces in excess of 400 lb-ft (542 Nm) of torque starting at zero rpm, you’ll need a rigid chassis. There’s another problem to consider: the shaft and motor adapter plates. Canadian Electric Vehicles Ltd. has a solution in the form of an $825 kit, available for everything from air-cooled Volkswagens to cars equipped with a small-block V8. Hence, the total cost of the hardware needed to convert an ICE vehicle into an EV stands at $9,717.48. Not a lot, yet not cheap either.
EPC Corporation highlights that “this kit is designed for excellent performance on any car or truck up to 6500 pounds. It is intended run at 144 volts, but can also be used with up to 320 volts with minor modifications.” Put plainly, the sky is the limit. If you had the means and time, what car would you convert into an EV?
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