To convert my 126 to electric is something that I will definitely consider to do some time in the future. I think that some years from now road tax for internal combustion engines will be prohibitive. And I intend on driving my Maluch for many years to come, if I'm still around (knock on wood, picture me knocking on my head
). Ideally, I would buy another 126 to do the converting... But I don't think that's going to happen, I don't even have a place of my own to keep my actual 126
That being said, I don't really see myself engaging on such project in the next 5 to 10 years window.
However I already searched the web for readily assembled electrifying kits, that basically you just had to fit the motor to the flywheel. But these were not on the cheap side. They were somewhere between 5000 to 6000 USD (mainly american companies), and didn't included the batteries which do represent a big investment as well. I believe that, standard lead acid batteries aren't really suited for the complete discharge/charge cycles demanded from a electrical vehicle, because they won't last long on those conditions.
I guess as technology advances, batteries will get, smaller, cheaper, more reliable, and will last longer. As well, some years from now, we'll start to see more scrapped electrical cars, and then it will be cheaper to get some motor and frequency converters/voltage regulators, that we may scavenge and then fit/adapt to our pride an joy cars
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Anyway, I understand the appeal of converting to electric, and who knows, I may start that project sooner rather than latter. Maybe if I win the lottery... Then I would do it for sure.