Fiat X 1/9 Electric Car Conversion

I used to have a Fiat X 1/9 with a chrome grille in high school, but this one is electric. Literally. Ten 90 pound 12 volt batteries give this one pep, for a little while.

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• Fiat
• 1/9
• Electric
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• Electricity
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[autouniondkw102]

I am a X1/9 enthusiast, this is only my point of veiw, so please don't kill me for it: - OH NO NO NO! This is a sports car, not a milk float. This has killed the car compleatly, the lively motor and handling is what make X's sooo much fun. This is a ghastly crime of the worst kind.

(only my opinion)

[LiveWorkDream]

lol ... my second car was an x1/9 so i can relate. thanks for commenting!

[303Miles]

Song please?

[LiveWorkDream]

We Electric. Its a YouTube audio swap since they pulled "Electricty". Click their ad button in the video for full details.

[SpeedMetal4635]

but how cost?

how miles runs on one charge?

how time to charge?

and km/h pleeease

[LiveWorkDream]

Sorry ... wish we knew more, but the owner didn't have time for an interview. I do remember him saying he got from 25 to 50 miles on charge depending on how he drove. Higher speeds drain the batteries quicker, and he topped out around 50. Thanks for asking!

[Raph406]

ahh, thats horable, why would you do that to a sporty car go buy some damn gee wiz insted of ruining a great car. that must be horable to drive with all that weight.

[expertmax1]

@gancalojorgemelo I feel the same.

[MrBry329]

my golf cart has the same batteries

[tweezy100]

the weight of the batteries is killing the X1/9..it's a brilliant sports car because it's super light weight and well balanced...adding 900#'s of batteries just F@^*%d it up!!!

I can almost understand why you want to go electric, but seriously pay the extra money for the light weight lithium batteries or keep the 1.5liter motor... My 84 X!/9 got over 40 mpg and I hotrodded it all day long!!! so why would you ever need something different????

[tweezy100]

the weight of the batteries is killing the X1/9..it's a brilliant sports car because it's super light weight and well balanced...adding 900#'s of batteries just F@^*%d it up!!!

I can almost understand why you want to go electric, but seriously pay the extra money for the light weight lithium batteries or keep the 1.5liter motor... My 84 X!/9 got over 40 mpg and I hotrodded it all day long!!! so why would you ever need something different????

[ladyanatsu]

@autouniondkw102 Do you actually know that some electric conversions are really fast little cars. White Zombie is the fastest on the drag strip and holds records due to how fast it is.

[josephdupont]

nice conversion. I always thought a spitfire would be a great conversion

[schicktd]

That would be a good car for a electric coversion...Along with the Triumph Spitfire, Yugo, AMC Pacer or Grimlin, Fiat Spyder,...I,d really like to see someone Electrify a big land yacht, like a '82 Lincoln Continental...Or som' tin...

[gancalojorgemelo]

@autouniondkw102

i agree

fiat did not plan it

X1 / 9 was to be a sport and what sport car it was , quite advanced for their time thats not right a electric X1/9?

I just want to kill somebody :7

[sockosockosocko]

@Raph406 my car, with the added weight is still the lightest car in my neighborhood. still easily passes inspection . i'm tired of your ill-informed arguements.. all the best.

[Raph406]

oooooh sorry 1000lbs. do my homework? also not only does weight ruin economy, it ruins performance braking, handling and safety. What happens when the small supply of lithium we do have runs out? there is a very small supply of lithium. 400lbs is still alot of weight. Have you ever priced what that many lithium ion batteries would cost? Lithium mines are extremely environmentally costly including the processing of it. There is no reason to convert these nice old classic cars to electric.