• jabjoe@feddit.uk
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          1 year ago

          To be honest, you don't get a good or cheap EV out of that. Low kWh per mile and short range.

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            1 year ago

            there are companies that offer this. i think (at least in germany) it helps, that the structure of the car is kept intact, but there are probably still a lot of things the TÜV would like to check. i don't think it's easy (here) for a single person that does this once.

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            1 year ago

            Of course. People been modding/building ICE vehicles forever. ICE are more dangerous.

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      1 year ago

      I was actually quite interested in something like this in high school in the late 2000s. There were a few DIY EVs that existed that were just ICE vehicles with anything ICE taken out, an electric motor put in the engine's place, and several 12v batteries connected in series.

      Of course, they're pretty crude compared to those we have today, but it's very possible.