My quick take would be that you would need NiCad batteries in it. Or put another way, what is your budget? I think your range requirements are pushing it for the amount of lead acid batteries you could squeeze in the car, especially as you need the most power near the end of the day to climb back up the hills to get home.
In general I like Subarus... others may know more about their conversion potential. However this one sounds like it may need some body work and may have been driven hard - you want a donor car that is a really solid base to start with so you don't waste all your energy on just fixing the body. "Walker, Lesley R" wrote: > Hi all, > Is a Subaru Legacy a suitable car for conversion? > It's a 1992 Subaru Legacy MI, 5 speed manual, for sale > with a dead motor at TradeMe (local equivalent of Ebay) > http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?id=1668157 > > I want a daily commuter, range up to 100km (~78 miles?) > Charging will not be available anywhere other than home. > Distance to work and back is 40km, but I often go to other > places further away before going home. > Longest distance in any normal day is about 60km. > There are two ways to get to work, one is mostly highway > and the other is winding and slow and would involve more > stops. The height profile of the drive to work is a bit > like this, although of course the hills are not *that* vertical: > > Home > \_____________ > \ <---- Gorge > \_______ > \ Work > > The gorge in the middle is pretty steep, it's the kind of > hill that causes loaded trucks and tankers to _________ Jim Coate 1992 Chevy S-10 1970s Elec-Trak E20 http://www.eeevee.com
