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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-04-06 12:59 PM
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3. Not such a new idea...
don't have links handy, but over ten years ago there were a whole bunch of backyard mechanics who were essentially taking an electric car and stuffing a generator in there to charge the batteries when away from an outlet.

No reason why it wouldn't work, but there are a number of possible production and patent problems bringing such a beast to market by the majors.

10 grand may or may not be a bit much for a conversion kit, but it seems to me that if you grab an old minivan with a blown engine and do the conversion you're gonna come out way ahead.

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