Geo Storm EV Converstion Episode 11

The eleventh installment of a series chronicling my EV conversion of a Geo Storm. Follow the updates at http://geo-storm-ev-conversion.blogsp...

Sorry it took so long to get this uploaded guys, as you can see on the blog I had some computer troubles and some issues with the city and my conversion. Those have been surmounted and should be getting back on track.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• EV
• Electric Vehicle
• conversion

[rillip3]

@DanFrederiksen New springs are unnecessary for this kind of weight. And if I have to change them in four months, they were still free for those four months. :p

[DanFrederiksen]

@rillip3 not when you have to make changes to get them to fit and get new springs for the suspension to carry the added weight. and when you have to buy new ones because they lasted 4 months

[rillip3]

@DanFrederiksen what you say is true, but these batteries were free, which is much cheaper than $3,500 :)

[DanFrederiksen]

the Geo Storm seems like a decent donor car, reasonably light and seems fairly aerodynamic which is very important for high speed mileage.

if at all possible you really shouldn't use lead batteries though. lithium is cheaper anyway, really. because you drag a lot less and they live a lot longer. maybe 3500$ for a 96V 90Ah thundersky pack and that will give you maybe 120km (75mile) range. and it'll only weigh like 90kg instead of 500.

noone should ever use lead. lead is dead