RANT: Electric Conversions, Not what you think...... Options

[KaptKaos]

There's a fellow selling a motor in the classifieds. Here's the link:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=92077

Seems normal enough. I assume, maybe wrongly, that this person is using the car for an electric conversion.

I have no issue with people converting their cars to electric motors. However, I am wondering if it is reasonable to ask or inform the people that are looking to do this to please try to use '76 cars? This is particularly important in California, as the smog checks in California aren't required on Pre-76 cars.

There are two counter arguments that I can think of and they are:

1) '76 cars are fairly rare, and therefore either more expensive and/or harder to find.
2) The point of an electric conversion is to reduce emissions, so using a car that has higher emissions makes more sense.

I am not sure if this is practical/possible/reasonable/feasible, so I figured that I'd ask.

Am I out of line here?

Please note that I mean no ill will to the seller above.

[SteveL]

Question -
When you drive a gas car - 20 MPG, at $4.00 per gallon = $.02 per mile.
When you drive an all electric car, what is the cost per mile? I get a bill every month from the electric utility, so I know it is not free. What does it cost to charge an electric car per mile driven?
How much if you use purely renewable energy sources (wind, solar, tidal) UNSUBSIDIZED. Yes, you have to figure in how much you would be charged in taxes as well as on your direct bill.

Thanks