kit car

[woodsman]

Good idea but one that requires expert level fab skills to pull it off. Tremendous amount of work too. A 904 bodied Boxster S would be so cool though.
I've been wishing someone would start buying up all the Boxster rollers and turning them into electric cars. The batteries could go where the fuel tank was and they'd have close to 50/50 weight distribution and could be as quick or quicker than stock.

[evomind]

Originally Posted by woodsman

I've been wishing someone would start buying up all the Boxster rollers and turning them into electric cars. The batteries could go where the fuel tank was and they'd have close to 50/50 weight distribution and could be as quick or quicker than stock.

Not an electric car. God no. What would THAT cost.
If you want something really efficient the tech is already out there, its called turbo diesel. Proven, economical, and great torque. They actually sell diesel fuel at most gas stations.
Not sure why there is any push for electric vehicles. I don't think the tech is quite there, its a hassle to use as a DD, not any charging stations, huge initial cost, on and on.
If I want a lightweight, over priced, expensive "look at me, Im a great liberal" electric car, I could buy a Tesla for about 100k.
Or I can buy a nice older boxster for every day of the week with that money.
Or a few older boxsters, a 1956 replica and a 550 replica.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by evomind

Not an electric car. God no. What would THAT cost.
If you want something really efficient the tech is already out there, its called turbo diesel. Proven, economical, and great torque. They actually sell diesel fuel at most gas stations.
Not sure why there is any push for electric vehicles. I don't think the tech is quite there, its a hassle to use as a DD, not any charging stations, huge initial cost, on and on.
If I want a lightweight, over priced, expensive "look at me, Im a great liberal" electric car, I could buy a Tesla for about 100k.
Or I can buy a nice older boxster for every day of the week with that money.
Or a few older boxsters, a 1956 replica and a 550 replica.

Turbo diesel efficient? Compared to what, exactly? Not electric, that's for sure...
20-40% max efficiency is the lack thereof.

[evomind]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Turbo diesel efficient? Compared to what, exactly? Not electric, that's for sure...
20-40% max efficiency is the lack thereof.

Electric.
Just make sure you factor in the initial costs.
If electric is so cheap, easy to use, convenient, provides good driving range, etc, etc, I think we would see a lot more commercial vehicles using them instead of a handful of tree huggers.

Heck, I had a jetta tdi that I would see 50mpg if I kept it at 60 mph on a flat highway. A tank of fuel would provide close to 500 miles of travel. The car cost less than 24k brand new. That's pretty cheap operating costs if you ask me.

And btw....you can get abt 300k miles out of a well maintained TD, with those electric cars, what do you think the replacement costs of the batteries is once they give out in significantly less miles?
Electric just isn't there yet. Right now its nothing more than a "feel good" choice that is politically charged. Ha, again, no pun intended!

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by evomind

If electric is so cheap, easy to use, convenient, provides good driving range, etc, etc, I think we would see a lot more commercial vehicles using them instead of a handful of tree huggers.

No offense to you personally, but saying things like this is counter productive.
There is a reason that so much money and research is being invested into furthering the tech. Tree huggers? You should hug one for providing that oxygen you're breathing.
We all should. This is, after all, our home...Our children's home.
And I'm out...one cannot change the mind of another, but simply open a window and hope they uncover their eyes and see the light.

Best wishes!

[evomind]

Originally Posted by particlewave

No offense to you personally, but saying things like this is counter productive.
There is a reason that so much money and research is being invested into furthering the tech. Tree huggers? You should hug one for providing that oxygen you're breathing.
We all should. This is, after all, our home...Our children's home.
And I'm out...one cannot change the mind of another, but simply open a window and hope they uncover their eyes and see the light.

Best wishes!

A big reason a lot of the R and D money has swirled down the toilet is as I said before, its a very politically charged goal.
Im not saying it will never work, Im saying right now today its poor from a cost efficiency stand point. That's all.

May I ask how many electric vehicles you currently own?

[Muskie]

Originally Posted by evomind

A big reason a lot of the R and D money has swirled down the toilet is as I said before, its a very politically charged goal.
Im not saying it will never work, Im saying right now today its poor from a cost efficiency stand point. That's all.

May I ask how many electric vehicles you currently own?

Here, Here. Let the market dictate winners and losers, not the government. They've proven over and over to be not very good at it.

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[evomind]

Originally Posted by particlewave

No offense to you personally, but saying things like this is counter productive. There is a reason that so much money and research is being invested into furthering the tech. Tree huggers? You should hug one for providing that oxygen you're breathing.
We all should. This is, after all, our home...Our children's home.
And I'm out...one cannot change the mind of another, but simply open a window and hope they uncover their eyes and see the light.

Best wishes!

How about this part?
"If electric is so cheap, easy to use, convenient, provides good driving range, etc, etc, I think we would see a lot more commercial vehicles using them."

[woodsman]

Thanks for those links Radiumking- I see where your coming from! Good to know I can get a 904 fiberglass body, although he says he makes only one 962 and one 904 per year.