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Soaring Diesel Costs Mean Electric Trucks Pay for Themselves. and They Will All Come from China (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Oh I got that, I am just lamenting the aborted project with you. I hope things look up for you soon.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I decided to look up some kits to electrify my Ghia, they are around $20k! And they change it from MERD to RWD.

    Looking at the image on this page, that is AI right? Those batteries do not even fit in the frunk. https://cmvte.com/karmann-ghia-manual-electric-conversion-solution/

    This one looks to be a bit more serious https://evwest.com/karmann-ghia-hyper-9-120v-26-5kw-ev-conversion-kit-ac-motor-regen-braking-1955-1974

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    The first one is definitely AI. It has real pictures at the bottom, but they look like from a VW and not a Ghia.

    The second one mentions battery boxes not included. No idea how much they go for.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Looking at the image on this page, that is AI right?

    It's not a Karmann ghia and the batteries in that image don't even match the batteries they sell. Why would you put the batteries in the front? What the hell is even in that image? SLOP. Karmann GHIL

    EVWest is a serious company, but $20K for 26kWhr battery? Maybe 100 miles of range

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    EVWest is a serious company, but $20K for 26kWhr battery? Maybe 100 miles of range

    Yeah, that range for that price was very confusing to me. And it has an 8-hour charge time.

    I know I can do it all for cheaper piecing everything together myself, but it is a daunting task.

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