Re: Street Legal Micro Cars

[cburesh@juno.com (Christopher L Buresh)]

>I'm not sure the microcar will save you much.  You will have to go to
>expensive batteries like Optimas due to lack of space, and you still 
>won't
>have any range to speak of.  (Not sure how you plan to use this car.) 

I plan to use Optimas (or similar technology) in all my conversions. 
This vehicle would be just for errands (5 mile range max.)  
 
>As one post suggested, you might consider a motorcycle.  That would be
>cheaper, and would acquaint you with the basic principles of 
>conversion.

I think I need to stay with a three wheeled vehicle, so I can follow the
motorcycle guidelines.
The purpose of this "practice vehicle" is not to just save money.  I
don't mind spending money on projects that are worthwhile.  I just would
rather practice on a $2K vehicle than $10K+ vehicle.  (As long as the end
result is something that I'd use.)

>Or, you could just do reading, go to workshops, ask questions, and 
>after
>accumulating info for a while, dive right in to the "real" car 
>conversion.

I've been doing this for over a year now!  I'm getting a little itchy! 
I'm not confident enough here in Minnesota without the major support of
the West Coast EV companies.


Chris Buresh
Woodbury, MN
EV/VW/TUBA

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