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All existing entries are displayed from newest to oldest below.
| DATE | April 12th 2006 | http://www.tacticalignorance.com | WEBSITE |
| FROM | josh | from? | LOCATION |
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Outstanding! My ONLY gripe is the batteries under the floorboard! its a JEEP, where's the ground clearance?! I agree with the 'displaced' emmissions statements as well. However Cost is more than likely why you chose the batteries you did... Its amazing you did all that work... esp the LED light wiring... they sell LED conversion's dont they? and 'bulb's that screw in with 5-9 LEDs on top that install in seconds? Maybe they didn't back then... at any rate, GOOD JOB! |
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| DATE | March 10th 2006 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Joe | LOCATION | |
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Great work! Very interesting site. I enjoyed reading about the project. It's amazing what someone can do in their garage with a little hard work and dedication. Well done!! Joe |
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| DATE | February 1st 2006 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Dave Kennington | LOCATION | |
| Great work! Your step by step documentation of the project is a big help to others, I converted a car last year and would have found your site very helpful. | |||
| DATE | December 27th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Steve | LOCATION | |
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Jesse James has nothing on you! You've got alot of grit to stick to and complete this project. I'd like to see an itemized price list on your project. Also, the effective range. You started with a heavy vehicle, was there a reason for your choice? Do you think you'll ever do another? I'd love to do an EV, maybe a motorcycle, the only problem with EVs is our country's electric grid is already overtaxed, so there isn't room for charging many. Peace, Steve elec. egr. |
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| DATE | December 22nd 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Robert Lagerblad | LOCATION | |
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First of all, thank for a good site. I just saw the site today and have read some of the content. Will revisit later and look for information and tips. My plan is to convert small pickup truck, S-10, Ranger or similar. Your site gave me inspiration. Thank you. Robert, Denton, TX |
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| DATE | December 21st 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | eduardo | LOCATION | |
| great project. keep it up. | |||
| DATE | December 8th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jim Meixner | LOCATION | |
| Fantastic rig, I would like to know, though, how it does in four wheel drive. Does it cut down your range to use it, do you have the power to climb a steep hill like you could with the ice? | |||
| DATE | November 30th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Tahnka | San Diego | LOCATION |
| Excellent! Thank you for your time and effort involved in sharing your experience through this web site. You have inspired me to try several things with my own Jeep. THANKS! | |||
| DATE | November 20th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | RV | Hawaii | LOCATION |
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Right-on Braddah! After viewing your web(EXCNT!), I decided not to shoot them things(surrounded by 3 of them; 2 now- charity). Thanks to you, my head delightfully hurts. The things I could do to them.... Thank you brah, for sharing your project! Well, got`a go, storm`s here, surfs up!;) |
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| DATE | November 16th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jon Andersen | LOCATION | |
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Way to go! Several folks here in San Antonio have asked me if I have seen your Jeep and until tonight I had to say no. A short time back this last summer you attended a show CPS was putting on but I couldn't make it because I was on crutches from riding my Electric Motorcycle :( I work as a mechanic and also love Ev's , oh and live in the same city as you.. If you need any help just drop me a Email. Again, Nice job! |
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| DATE | November 12th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Tomas | From Sweden | LOCATION |
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Very well done !! I really like what you have done, both to the car and with this site. I have found a lot of useful information. There is only one problem... The most interesting link, doesn´t seem to work --> Results of the Zilla upgrade. Can you please fix it Have a nice(clean)day /Tomas |
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| DATE | November 2nd 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jeff Wilson | LOCATION | |
| Great site Nick and great conversion. I've been reading your conversion story since the early days of my EV experience way back in January 05. You were quite an influence on me. I figured if a teenager could do it, the by golly a 40somthing should be able to work his way through. Thanks for the push, even if you didn't know you were doing it! | |||
| DATE | November 2nd 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Daniel Tetteh Quarshie | LOCATION | |
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Good job done my dear. Actually, am into electric vehicles too and your excellent performance had been a major source of inspiration to me. Together we will make the world a better plece than it is today. Ride On Ride On my dear. I will catch you on the other site. Thanks |
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| DATE | October 26th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | lawson | LOCATION | |
| Amazing! I am cosidering an diesel electric hybrid. I've considered using an 6.2 GM diesel and Advance DC 9.1" electric motor. Run it on biodiesel/wvo, elctricity & propane fumigated and solar modules mount on the roof. I'll need limit the number of batteries due to weight. | |||
| DATE | October 26th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | THE DUTCHMAN | LOCATION | |
| What an excellent job in both design, execution and documentation! You have every right to be proud of what you have accomplished, and SHARED with the community. We need more young people with their head on straight and their act together, as yours is. Congratulations! | |||
| DATE | October 24th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jerry Pohorsky | LOCATION | |
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Hi Nick, Great job with the conversion and subsequent tranny work. I'll contact you by email with another project you might be interested in. I also have a car that was converted from gasoline to electric operation. It's a 1972 Porsche 914. The clutch was removed by the students who did the original conversion so I can relate to your discussion about that. I usually start in third gear (good to over 55 MPH) and then shift into 4th for freeway driving (good to 78 MPH). I use 5th gear as an "overdrive" - top speed is about 80 MPH. It's a 120 VDC system with an Advanced 9 inch motor and Curtis 500 Amp controller. The car is a lot of fun to drive and has a wild yellow/fuschia/purple paint job. Adios, Jerry Pohorsky Electric Auto Association - Silicon Valley Chapter President |
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| DATE | October 17th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jamil Ahmed | LOCATION | |
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Nice work, you did termandise job at the age of 17-18. I'm also want to you, some help about conversation. |
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| DATE | October 8th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Paul Turner | LOCATION | |
| You totally rock! To be 17 and to accomplish that, too cool. Maybe an inverter + a 5000btu converted window air conditioner would solve the ac issue. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks. | |||
| DATE | October 3rd 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Robert Stalnaker | LOCATION | |
| Very Nice indeed1 I was looking for information on how to convert my 97 Jeep GC and found your site! | |||
| DATE | August 27th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Ben | LOCATION | |
| AWESOME! A true Inspiration. Especially coming from a teenage mind, great work. But it seems everyone has the same question. I'm no expert but looks to me like it would be a little too pricy to be practical for the avearge Joe. I drive ALOT and with gas prices like they are I'm Spending nearly 200 bucks a week on fuel in my XJ. Now if there were a way to get the same 350 miles per charge as I do per tank I'd look into it more seriously. But as much as I drive there is NO way I could stop every 40 miles and plug 'er in for several hours. | |||
| DATE | August 24th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Glen | LOCATION | |
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Wow! I accidently stumbled onto your site the other evening, and I can't even begin to say how impressed I am with your work! I certainly hope that you are also working hard to get that EE or ME degree, that you've already proven that you're a perfect match for! There are SO many companies out there that desperately need someone in their engineering department(s) who see things like you do- please don't let that go to waste! I love my Cherokee, and had pretty well given up hope of being a victim to rising gas prices- my truck is strictly a "work" vehicle, and sees maybe 35 miles a day- but I still feel like I'm getting raped every time I put that gas nozzle in the tank. You've offered such an impressive alternative, and your timing couldn't have been better- given the current fuel crises. I hope that your parents realize what an incredible, dedicated mind they have raised- at 17, I barely had any idea what I was going to do on the upcoming weekend! PLEASE don't let this page languish after the electro-jeep project is really "complete". You have some amazing new knowledge from this project, which can be applied to so many other vehicles. Please put that to good use! |
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| DATE | August 17th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Zack | LOCATION | |
| Wondering what kind of gas mileage you get or what range you get on the EV? | |||
| DATE | August 16th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Larry | LOCATION | |
| Great effort Nick. Did you ever tally the final cost? | |||
| DATE | July 26th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Brian | LOCATION | |
| GREAT Website!! If we had a few more people like you we could end all the oil wars and have peace in the world!! OK maybe a little exageration , but not out of the realm of possabilities. Keep up the GREAT work........ | |||
| DATE | July 24th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Mark Watson | LOCATION | |
| Congratulations on the new layout. Keep it up to date as a celebrity :) | |||
| DATE | July 17th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Alex Mayers | LOCATION | |
| Where are the updates? i cant seem to find them. But anyway, nice job. | |||
| DATE | July 16th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | James Beckett | LOCATION | |
| really good one, but i would stick more with updating and fresh data. this will help a lot to play. | |||
| DATE | July 6th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jon Kelley | LOCATION | |
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Interesting. What sort of battery efficiency are you getting? The only problem with the "Zero Emissions" idea is that EV's are actually "Deferred Emissions" - there are still emissions involved in the generation of electricity, unless you are charging from 100percent windpower, solar, or some sort of water motive power (water wheel, tidal generator, hydroelectric.) Also, the batteries seem to mass about twice as much as the engine you've removed - have you thought about trying to find a lighter battery set - perhaps a gel cell or something similar? You might also be able to use a brace of Optima "dry cell" batteries - ganged by fourteens, you can get 168 volts nominal, which should give you a buffer for running your motor. Also, the Optima is about half the mass of a conventional lead-acid cell, with comparable power density. The reduction in mass should help the range significantly. Granted, I haven't perused your site in depth - YET - but I plan to, and I may have more questions. This may be a usable mod (if the power source emissions can be eliminated, charge time can be significantly reduced, and something can be done about battery weight) - but the main issues I've got with the electric vehicle idea centre around the weight of batteries involved, the disposal of unserviceable batteries, and the range and charge times. Also, how would you compare the percieved power before/after? Have you considered some sort of hybrid arrangement, a la Toyota & Honda, to potentially do something about the recharging and range issues? It might be worthwhile - and the generator needs can probably be powered with a small engine - like a Briggs and Stratton or Tecumseh in the 10HP range (I'd probably use a "horizontal" engine for packaging reasons, but a little creativity should allow one to package a "vertical" engine if need be. Something to consider...) JDK San Jose, CA |
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| DATE | July 6th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Trevor | LOCATION | |
| I didn't read any other comments above so it may have already been mentioned, but i did read various pages, and i noticed that you were getting vibrations from your rear driveshaft. You shimmed it and lengthened the stock driveshaft. The way the jeep's transfercase is made, the driveshaft moves in and out (to a certain extent) of the transfercase. If you ever get in a situation where the driveshaft goes in or out too far, you will blow up your transfercase which is NOT cheap to fix! I STRONGLY advise you to purchase a slip yoke eliminator and a CV driveshaft combo. this will make it so the connection of the driveshaft and transfercase are fixed and the driveshaft will be doing all the moving in and out!!! E-mail me with any questions about this. OH and great job on the heep. Put on some 31" mudders and get 'er muddy. | |||
| DATE | July 3rd 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | James Huey | LOCATION | |
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Wow, What a project. I hope it brings you many more miles of enjoyment. I'm a jeep owner as well and am interested in EVs. sincerely James Huey |
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| DATE | June 30th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Len Linkus | LOCATION | |
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WoW! great job my friend. Would you mind giving me an idea of how much the project cost in parts? thanks, Len |
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| DATE | June 15th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Mitch | LOCATION | |
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HI, Your jeep project is awsome! I'm glad to find someone in high school that built an EV. I'm a high school junior. I'm tired of driving my gas car (ford probe). I want to create an EV either a prototype custom car or convert my ford probe. I also live in Texas, I know what you mean about that a/c. Did how did you afford all the EV parts? |
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| DATE | June 12th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Jouri Kensenhuis | LOCATION | |
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Hi Nick, Keep on doing what you're doing because it'great. Since i've read an article in Fourwheeler mag of dec 2001 about Wilde EVolutions Landrover 88 electric conversion I was looking on the internet for detailed info because I want to convert my 1978 Jeep CJ 7 to an EV. Your website is aheaven for people like me who are no electrical geniuses( I am going to take some courses though)Can you tell me what's the estimated cost and manhours of the conversion? I congratulate you on a fine project. greetings Jouri Kensenhuis Amsterdam The Netherlands |
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| DATE | June 8th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Scott | Canada | LOCATION |
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I'm so impressed at what you've accomplished (for being 17! I hope you're continuing onto University to get your electro-mechanical degree. If not maybe you can produce a kit to retro existing cars. If you need a hand ont the design end for drawings let me know! Keep up the great work! |
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| DATE | May 27th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Rod | LOCATION | |
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WoW! That's all I can say. I have a 1987 Jeep Wrangler that I want to convert. I have been searching for info on Jeep conversions and couldn't find anything until today. Thanks GOOGLE!!! Anyway, Your story is great. You answered a lot of my questions. I commute 30 miles round trip to work every day, and I live and work in the desert. My project will definitely include solar recharging. I would like to pick your brain more on this entire project. Please, feel free to e-mail me. Hope to read from you soon. Rod |
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| DATE | March 23rd 2005 | http://www.sproklegrommet.co.uk/ | WEBSITE |
| FROM | Simon Rafferty | LOCATION | |
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Very Impressive! I've built a few EV's, although nothing on this scale. Most of the parts required are rather expensive in the UK (most seem to come from the US). I have plans afoot to build a new Land Rover based vehicle for use in competitions. I had intended just to use a V8 - but this has set me thinking! http://www.sproklegrommet.co.uk |
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| DATE | March 23rd 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Chuck Logan | LOCATION | |
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I too wish to offer my congratulations to an amazing undertaken and successfully completing it. I am an 80 year old retired military man and truely believe what you are doing is a challenge to our younger generation to realize that this can,and has been done, and with solid determination I hope many more of your generation will follow your example. Good luck on your future endavors. Sincerely, Chuck Logan |
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| DATE | March 13th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Paul | LOCATION | |
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It's great to see someone complete a project rather than just talk about it. Congrat's dude you did it! I have just completed my '84 VW Rabbit convertible. I live in Southern Ca. and love passing gas hogs's at 90 plus on the freeway. Great Job! |
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| DATE | February 16th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | John | LOCATION | |
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Awesome work. I'm not an SUV fan much(I refer to them as Suburban Utility Vehicles), but just showing the public a large SUV can be made into a usable, practical, and functioing EV is a major plus. It's a real stereotype killer. I enjoy looking through your gallery and cannot wait to see what upgrades you do. Double the battery pack size, maybe? NiCds? I'm sure you could use some range and an increase to the top speed. I'm currently in the process of converting my Triumph GT6+ to a 200 horsepower electric tire roaster. I have an idea in mind to copy Blue Meanie's sort of looks and speed with Alan Coccini's CRX's range and battery pack out of total vehicle weight percentage. Am not fully sure if it will work; I have to see where I'll be able to cut without risking the structural integrity of the unibody first. If I can fit 25 Optimas into this thing, my range may end up being exceptionally high(80-100 miles to 100percent DoD? I'll keep dreaming...), not to mention the performance with over 200 lb-ft of torque on tap in what would be a 2,600 pound car.(0-60 certainly under 7 seconds!) Glad to see more young people my age converting cars to electric. As Wayland told me, there are too many 'old farts' doing these things, and not enough young people with fresh ideas. I'm sure this was a significant learning experience. I know mine certainly will be. Let us all know of any changes to your ride. |
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| DATE | February 5th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Rush | LOCATION | |
| Excellent documentation. Very precise and easy to understand the step by step conversion. | |||
| DATE | February 4th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Ralph | LOCATION | |
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Very good web page!!! Congratulations on your conversion, and documenting the progress. I'm shure other EV developers will benefit with your experience. I'll look forward to reading your updates! Keep up the good work! Ralph |
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| DATE | January 30th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | ray morgan | LOCATION | |
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I have greatly enjoyed your information on conversion of your jeep I have an 89 xj but i"m probably going diesel on it at a later date. however i do have a 90 dodge colt earmarked for conversion. just have to get parts up. thanks again for sharinig your information. especially on front axel vacuum shift, and the led lighting. will be using this shortly. rem |
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| DATE | January 20th 2005 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Tim | LOCATION | |
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Hi, I live in England and am very impressed by your work. I drive a Ford Ka mostly round town. Fuel economy for the 1.3L petrol is only about 29/30mpg (cold engine) - so I would be very intersted to convert to EV though might need a bigger car for all the batteries!! (Just noticed this is the first entry in 2005!!!!!!!) Keep It Up!! Tim, United Kingdom |
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| DATE | December 10th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Adam | LOCATION | |
| Very interesting and a GREAT reference. It's good to see someone converting something besides an ugly little box like a Rabbit or a Geo Metro. I don't quite understand why you did some of the things the way you did them, but then again I wasn't there ;-) Keep it up, ya volthead! | |||
| DATE | December 5th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Tom | LOCATION | |
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Wow, your webpage is great! It is a dream come true for me! Its cool to see a 4x4 ev can be done! keep grinning -Tom |
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| DATE | November 5th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Gav | LOCATION | |
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Brilliant site, Nick! Good to see you've got that yank-tank finally running on electricity. I've been making slow plans to convert a car myself down here in Australia. This will happen when I have the space and of course the money! Top effort mate! -Gav |
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| DATE | October 28th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Rotation | LOCATION | |
| This site has been an inspiration to me and has prompted me to convert my own vehicle, A 91 Toyota Previa LE. More weight, bigger battery pack, bigger motor, BUT ill be adding a backup generator (running at 2,200 watts) that will be the main charging source for my traction packs. Never have to plug it in and its exaust will use my existing exaust pipe and muffler. With the charger, capable of recharging 192volts from 20percent to 80percent in 20 minutes at a nominal 2,000 watts, I think I found the perfict combination of efficency and practicality. (I drive more then 500 miles a day... Ug!) Thank you for your inspiration, Truely. | |||
| DATE | October 23rd 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | neal | LOCATION | |
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dude...you are trully awesome for completing this project and breaking your foot off in the ass of the gas companies. i appreciate both the project, the updates and progress reports, and the way you solved the problems with assembling your own vehicle. nice job. cheers, neal |
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| DATE | October 10th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | EnergyRay.com | LOCATION | |
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Thank you for nice LEDs use pictures and drawings - http://www.energyray.com/SortedPages/LEDs/LEDs.Ideas.htm |
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| DATE | October 1st 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Butch | LOCATION | |
| I have followed your project on and off for nearly the entire time. You've done a great service showing everyone what it takes to make it come together. My commute to work consists of 11 minutes without traffic or 1 hour and 40 minute walk. I have considered using a caravan or voyager for an EV. This site has significantly "scared" my wife... that is a good thing! Looks like another EV will be hitting the streets in the future. Thank you again, Butch | |||
| DATE | September 25th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | nate weller | LOCATION | |
| i was just wondering since the electric motor creates so much torque can u roast the tires??? is it fast? | |||
| DATE | September 21st 2004 | http://www.evsource.com/ | WEBSITE |
| FROM | Ryan | LOCATION | |
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I really like how you've done this site. I have a bit of appreciation for the conversion process - I'm laboring through my own with a Nissan 200sx right now. Thanks for all the great pictures and write-ups. -Ryan http://www.evsource.com/conversion/ |
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| DATE | July 23rd 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Darryl | LOCATION | |
| Thanks for sharing your project with the world. Its definitely an inspiration for those of us dreaming of converting one day. I have a Miata that I would like to convert once I have the space to work, money for parts, and the energy to see it thru. Looking forward to hearing more of your experiences now that its on the road! | |||
| DATE | June 21st 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Chris | LOCATION | |
| Awesome Project! I love Jeeps and own a '98 Cherokee 4x4. I think an electric Jeep would be cool, no more gas guzzling, or emissions! Keep up the good work and I'm eager to see it when it's finished. | |||
| DATE | June 15th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Butch | LOCATION | |
| We have been gathering info to change a minivan to EV. I know it will be heavy but everything we do is within a 45 mile round trip. If we stay off of the main roads the distance increases less than 10 miles and speed decreses to 50 rather than 60 mph. I have been checking your progress for some time now. I look forward to seeing the portions of the performance page finished. Thank you and congratulations! Butch | |||
| DATE | June 9th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Dave | LOCATION | |
| Your site is awsome! I have a 1990 cherokee that I have been thinking about trying to convert. Gas prices keep going up and it would be nice not to rely on the stupied arab oil market. Anyways get it done so we can see the results. | |||
| DATE | June 8th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | EnergyRay.com | LOCATION | |
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Hello. Your site is a FUN place to visit. I wonder when your car will be 100percent ready.. Regards, Alex http://energyray.com |
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| DATE | May 3rd 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Paul | LOCATION | |
| Your site looks great, well thought-out and nice to see the progression of your conversion. I am interested in doing my own conversion someday, and have enjoyed reading about your progress. Cheers! | |||
| DATE | April 25th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Don Cover | LOCATION | |
| Great idea and great photos! I have a '87 Chevy Spectrum (Isuzu) and am contemplating converting to electric. Should be simple (relatively speaking) as opposed to a 4-wheel drive vehicle! Have gained a lot of information from your site - thanks and best wishes!! | |||
| DATE | April 21st 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Chuck | LOCATION | |
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Great idea, awesome write-up. Will you be adding prices to these different parts? Can't wait to see the final product and see how it runs. Please post more! |
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| DATE | February 23rd 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Steve | LOCATION | |
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Hi. Cool site. I really enjoy stuff like that. I have an 89 Cherokee. Its getting the same Rusty's lift as yours. And now you got me thinking about your project. I'm checking your site often and looking forward to your updates. Looking forward to your completion. Godspeed. |
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| DATE | January 11th 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | jim | LOCATION | |
| hope to see your Elc. jeep running soon ill keep looking to see when its done... | |||
| DATE | January 3rd 2004 | WEBSITE | |
| FROM | Chuck Ranum | LOCATION | |
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converting a Jeep to Diesel (Biodiesel) soon. Keep up the good work! |
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| DATE | November 30th 2003 | http://www.driveev.com/ | WEBSITE |
| FROM | Webmaster | Texas | LOCATION |
| Guest Book Feature Added! Testing... | |||
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