Quote Originally Posted by Stratos Fear View Post
I'm still struggling with the idea of having to lug a tonne of batteries around - however the chassis is configured. I cant help thinking that the technology isnt there yet - I think we're still at the Model T Ford stage of electric car development (whatever happended to epicyclic gearboxes and central clutch pedals?) - rather than the final iteration and that we will no doubt see some more ingenious attempts to resolve the weight and the aesthetics into an attractive package but it will still be a compromise for a year or two yet.
Electric kits seem to be a very specialist area at the moment but no doubt there will be some interesting kit developments in the near future - and maybe a need for specialist training before we are allowed to be let loose on high voltage cabling.
I?ll you one thing. I?ve been looking for an electric motor company to refurbish / rebuild all the electrics I?ve been amassing for my build. All that comes up is companies, 10s of them already all wanting to convert classics to electric power. Frankly I think taking a motor out of a classic whether it be a B series in an MGB or a 308 Dino it?s absolute vandalism. I can just about get my head round having a new series Fiat 500e to go to the shops but taking motoring heritage that is doing so very little harm and wrecking it.