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Subject:Re: This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche, your mini van and your school bus | Globalnews.ca
From:David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:04:56 -0700

Can't afford a Tesla at $50-60K, but can afford a conversion at $100K?  He
did say that he is hoping to get to a scale where he can get the price down
to around $30K.  But then we're dealing with a car with an old
chassis/body, too.  Maybe he'll get there.  Meanwhile, new EVs (they're not
all Teslas) can be a lot cheaper than what he is selling, if we can just
get enough of them on the market.  For now, I am still driving my 16 yo
Prius.  Building new vehicles has environmental costs, too, so he is right
about that.

I wonder, would converting an old hybrid be cheaper than converting an old
pure IC vehicle?

At any rate, I am all for getting into the EV future for the sake of us all.

On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 9:48 AM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:

> Some borderline Friday NVC that fits nicely with the post of the Tesla
> pulling the bus or the bus pushing the Tesla depending whether the glass is
> half full or empty.  I think retro-fitting existing gas powered motors with
> electric alternatives will become a business all to itself...give it 5 to
> 10 years.
>
> This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche, your mini van and your
> school bus | Globalnews.ca
>
> https://globalnews.ca/news/8797788/vancouver-company-electric-car-conversions/
>
> Bruce
>

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