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by dmbche 1097 days ago
There are a couple shops that are doing EV conversions already, for not that much compared to a new EV. The issue is that since the vehicle isn't designed for batteries and an electric motor, there is a lot of wasted space and the safety of the batteries is kind of a grey area.

It's also prohibitevly expensive to get enough batteries for distance, and the controlers are awfully finicky and you kind of have to fight proprietary software if I remember correctly.

I just think we aren't there yet - but maybe I'm wrong!