Not exactly gliders. They are given a discount (didn't say how much,
didn't ask either) on a brand-new ICE car, and then proceed to rip out
"perfectly good" ICEs and install perfectly good EV components. :) As
a means of customer cost-cutting, they allow the customer to bring in a
Hyundai Getz for conversion, thus allowing someone to buy a used glider
and have it converted.
I asked them what do they do with the ICEs, and he said that it is a
problem. They're working on a few sidelines to use those in outback
scenarios, but nothing solid yet.
Cheers,
Peter
m gol wrote:
> they can get gliders from Hyundai? Can this happen in the USA?
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Peter C. Thompson <
[hidden email]>wrote:
>
>
>> That reminds me - I was lucky enough to have a vacation in Australia
>> last month (2.5 weeks! not bad for an American!) and ended up meeting
>> the folks at Blade Electric Vehicles in Melbourne. Well, their shop is
>> up in Ballarat, but I met them at an expo in Melbourne.
>>
>> Very nice folks converting Hyundai Getz to electric. They just got
>> their conversion past the crash test - they even mailed me the video of
>> the crash testing - very cool stuff. I'll try to find a place to post
>> it...probably on my blog somewhere.
>>
>> They are selling cars, even in this hard economy. Nice to see some
>> positive news on this front.
>>
>> Details: Hyundai Getz glider, AC24LS motor, DMOC445 controller, TS90
>> batteries (dunno how many tho), automatic transmission, air
>> conditioning. It is the kind of car my sister-in-law could drive - no
>> need to be a car or battery geek.
>>
>>
http://www.bev.com.au>>
>> Cheers!
>> Peter
>>
>> Steven Lough wrote:
>>
>>> From EV folks down in Austrailia, and New Zealand
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
http://cbelectriccar.com/blog/ev-manual/5-tips-of-a-good-electric-car-conversion-manual/>>
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