Electric Celica 1991

[thousand_five]

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

Not sure if this is a repost but I found wandered past this 1990-1991 that was converted to an electric carl.

Shitts n' giggles

[AustSV21]

I wonder what his reasoning behind doing the conversion was? $6500 plus the donor car, that would have bought him enough petrol to last him a long time!

[Mayur]

WTF is the point. He can only go 34 miles before having to recharge. The electricity bills would kill him.

[stepho]

MAyur,

I can see many point behind his ocnversion.

1. it's different.
Same reason I put up with my old '77 Celica that gets dragged off by the latest cookie cutter Subaru's.
2. maybe he just want some practice before doing a really serious conversion.
3. it's a daily driver to work - so range and speed aren't issues.
4. electricity is cheap forever, $6500 is worth about 2-4 years of petrol depending on your mileage and petrol prices are getting higher.
5. no pollution - some people really do care and show it with their wallet.

Personally, I wouldn't have done it but I have often thought about it (some electric cars do really good in sprint races around cones).
He should get credit for going out and giving it a go.

- Stepho