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Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by biztos on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:56AM (#27264393)
> if you have the time and skills to do so.

Or the cash?

Are there companies that will convert your favorite car to electric, or is that just too much of a liability minefield in the USA?

Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by nyxtom on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:04AM (#27264487)
Certainly you can contact some of these companies to get quotes but it's so costly to convert classic vehicles that you might as well just go buy a recent electric car like a Bolt or Focus. It's mostly a cost thing. Also you need to consider the cost of the motor / type and especially (and this is the most important bit) the battery pack. If you're looking to install something like a Tesla battery pack you're probably looking at $10k at least for the pack alone. Could be wrong, but worth looking into local shops - there aren't many that have the expertise that I'm aware of outside evwest and electricgt. I'd be happy to hear of more
Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by nyxtom on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @02:29PM (#27280447)
I will say that I've gotten a quote for an entire conversion kit that includes a Tesla Model S battery pack, motor, controllers, custom couplers for about $20k for my Jeep Wrangler. It's obviously not going to get good range since the Jeep is a giant box but all things considered I paid about 7500 for my old jeep to restore so $20k on top of that is basically a brand new Jeep (and quite a bit cheaper than brand new high end electric vehicles and hybrids). So, not completely out of the question
Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by biztos on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:53AM (#27265845)
I'm sure it costs a fortune, but having a classic car that can still get around once all the gas pumps are gone would be a pretty cool thing even if it's only a rich-people thing:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a3...

Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by Aeolun on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:36AM (#27265591)
Kind of makes sense though? Teslas start at 30k, and you’re not paying them for the fancy bodywork.
Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by everdrive on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:19AM (#27264660)
My last car cost less than $10,000. I think this may be beyond my means.
Re:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed by chucksta on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:06PM (#27270242)
Relative to car prices, converting them is not that expensive when done on a budget. Converted mini-cooper at 4k all in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRnFzklXi4o&list=RDCMUCfV0_w...