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.

[IronHillRestorations]

I've always liked the idea of electric cars.

The heck with T Boone Pickens, if you want to solve the electric vehicle problem, take the internal combustion engines away from NASCAR and make them run electric. The battery problem would be solved in about two seasons.

As far as the premise of using only '76 model 914's? Maybe a good idea on paper, but it's hard enough to find a good chassis, let alone limiting it to one year model.

Once you buy the car, it's yours to do as you please, be it V8, Subi, Porsche 6, electric, or JACK STANDS!

[brp986s]

I've always liked the idea of electric cars.

The heck with T Boone Pickens, if you want to solve the electric vehicle problem, take the internal combustion engines away from NASCAR and make them run electric. The battery problem would be solved in about two seasons.

There isn't a battery problem. The energy in the battery? That's the problem. Maybe Li-ion battery prices will come down some, but producing Li metal for a Li-ion is expensive not due to a technological issue, but the high energy required and that part won't going away.

Soon, I expect the subsidies will have to be yanked because the federal gov is broke and getting your neighbors to pay for your car isn't going to work. This will stack the odds against EVs even further.