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Re:Who owns Tesla’s data? by matt_s on Monday August 08, 2022 @12:25PM (#32387576)
It would be really neat for some company to produce kits to replace ICE's with electric motors and battery packs for modern-ish cars like a Corolla/Civic/Fiesta. No need for fancy LCD screens, auto-driving, etc. just replace ICE with EV parts and get 100+mi range and you'd replace most commuter/2nd car use cases.

I envision it to be like PC parts. It would be awesome for standards to develop for EV's like there are for ICE. I'm sure its much more complicated and deals with high voltage so likely to need some education to not fry yourself.

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Re:Who owns Tesla’s data? by Consultant32452 on Monday August 08, 2022 @02:41PM (#32389290)
One maker converted his Tesla to ICE because you can't get repair parts for a Tesla.

https://evobsession.com/converting-a-tesla-model-s-into-an-i...

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Re:Who owns Tesla’s data? by EvanAnderson on Monday August 08, 2022 @12:42PM (#32387809)
When I posed this to an engineer friend working in the automotive space his comment was that weight distribution and handling / safety (and liability) would be huge issues in retrofitting ICE cars en masse.
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Re:Who owns Tesla’s data? by QuizzicalCarbon on Monday August 08, 2022 @12:56PM (#32388015)
Ford sells the same electric engine used in their Mach-E as a separate kit. It’s pretty cool.
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