electrified

[stuffy]

i remember someone had posted a yaris engine for sale on ebay, it was probably this fellow:

http://www.electricyaris.com/

here is a working gen 1, this guy did a fantastic job:

http://www.electricyaris.com/

if your car is used entirely for short commutes this would be great, but overall, probably not practical if you need the car for long trips.

[stuffy]

ok, that second link is supposed to be for a guy in australia who converted an echo hatch, but both have the same url (wtf???)

i'll try again, see if it makes any difference

http://www.electricyaris.com/

[stuffy]

here is a way to get to the page:

http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/566

[the_saint]

That's awesome. I think it would make for an excellent commuter/everyday runner. Besides...if you think about it, how often do you drive more than 100 miles (or 160km) in a day?

Althought, I guess you wouldn't be able to put in a bangin' stereo.

[stuffy]

That's awesome. I think it would make for an excellent commuter/everyday runner. Besides...if you think about it, how often do you drive more than 100 miles (or 160km) in a day?

apparently the average american commute is 30 miles, so this would work great for that.
i know for me that 95% of my driving is short trips, but i do need a car that can do 300km trips and alas, i only have the one car.

[vodkalush]

30miles!?!? I've already gone about 2x that today and its 11am here....but I do like the idea of converting to a hybrid powered setup.

[stuffy]

30miles!?!? I've already gone about 2x that today and its 11am here....but I do like the idea of converting to a hybrid powered setup.

well that's apparently an average and i'm not sure of the source (forget), but it does seem that that is definitely on the rise.