Neil BrownI am quite keen on the idea of an electric car.
I am less keen on the idea of a car which spies on me.
Mark ⛵️🏳️🌈@neil I just want a simple analogue electric car… with knobs not screens. If I had the money I’d look at getting a classic car converted but it’s far from affordable 😔
nabeards@not_a_label @neil just curious what you consider affordable? I've looked into converting my 1988 Suzuki Samurai to electric, looks like it'll be about $12,000. The car cost me $5000 six years ago, so $17,000 for an electric car seems like a good price.
For comparison to something similar here, the BYD S1 Pro starts at $30,000.
Joshua Barretto@nabeards @not_a_label @neil Out of interest, where are you getting those numbers from? Here in the UK £10k seems about the minimum for the draw conversion kits themselves, entirely ignoring fitting/equipment/labour costs.
@jsbarretto @not_a_label @neil a mechanic here in CR that does these conversions 😁
It’s possible prices are fluctuating rapidly with the state of the world, this was about four months ago.
@jsbarretto @not_a_label @neil another difference may be the needed travel distance. Mine is pretty short here, around 100 KM per charge.
Andy Gates@nabeards @not_a_label @neil And while you end up with an electric classic, you also end up with old safety standards and survivability.
@andygates @not_a_label @neil again, dependent on your needs. I travel usually at 30MPH, fastest is 45mph. I spend a lot of time on dirt roads as well. The safety advances seem to be focused on high speed travel. Of course, everyone’s needs are different. But even a car from 2005 would have better safety than my 1988. And you can buy cars from 2005 for US $5000 still.