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Subject: Re: [MakerSpace] Overpriced Electric Car Conversion?
From: Brent Bublitz <phot...@gmail.com>
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I would not mind doing a motorcycle at some point, but the limited ability
to fit batteries in there seems to limit the range.


On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Kevin Crowley <caoha...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Rich has the scrounge crown
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> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Mrspeed700 <mrspeed...@aol.com> wrote:
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>> I am under 2000.00 lots of scrounging.
>> Rich
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>> From: Pete Prodoehl <ras...@gmail.com>
>> To: milwaukeemakerspace <milwaukeemakerspace@googlegroups.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 2:41 pm
>> Subject: [MakerSpace] Overpriced Electric Car Conversion?
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>>  "It took Dr. Adam Blankespoor two years and $14,000 to convert his 1996
>> Honda Civic into an all-electric plug-in vehicle. He's an automotive
>> engineer and researcher..."
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>> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/10/01/2015238/a-honda-civic-with-no-gas-tank-video
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>> Does that sound like way too much to spend? Ben, Tom, Rich, other guys...
>> are you doing it much cheaper?
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I would not mind doing a motorcycle at some point, but the limited ability =
to fit batteries in there seems to limit the range. <br><div class=3D"gmail=
_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:25 PM,=
 Kevin Crowley <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:caoha...@gmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">caoha...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Rich has the scrounge crown<div><div class=
=3D"h5"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Mrspeed700 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:mrspeed...@aol.com" target=3D"_blank">mrspeed...@aol.com</a>&gt;</s=
pan> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color=3D"black" face=3D"arial">I <font=
>am under 2000.00 lots of scrounging.<br>
<font>Rich</font><br>
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From: Pete Prodoehl &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ras...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blan=
k">ras...@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>

To: milwaukeemakerspace &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:milwaukeemakerspace@googlegro=
ups.com" target=3D"_blank">milwaukeemakerspace@googlegroups.com</a>&gt;<br>

Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 2:41 pm<br>

Subject: [MakerSpace] Overpriced Electric Car Conversion?<br>

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&quot;It took Dr. Adam Blankespoor two years and $14,000 to convert his 199=
6 Honda Civic into an all-electric plug-in vehicle. He&#39;s an automotive =
engineer and researcher...&quot;<br>

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ivic-with-no-gas-tank-video" target=3D"_blank">http://tech.slashdot.org/sto=
ry/12/10/01/2015238/a-honda-civic-with-no-gas-tank-video</a><br>

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Does that sound like way too much to spend? Ben, Tom, Rich, other guys... a=
re you doing it much cheaper?<br>

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Pete<br>





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