Quoting brucedp5 <[email protected]>:
Judging by the steel wheels, the Model T looks like a 1927. I used a
kit from KTA to convert my 1928 Model A Sport Coupe to 120 volts.
Ron Solberg
http://www.technologytell.com/in-car-tech/4224/old-school-electric-turning-tin-lizzy-into-tin-lizz-e/
Old School Electric: Turning Tin Lizzy Into Tin Lizz-E
by Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 2013
[image
http://www.technologytell.com/in-car-tech/files/2013/07/Hemmings-Motor-News-Model-T-Electric.jpg
Note the battery charger parked next to this Ford Model T. That’s because it
runs on batteries– much like a modern EV. (Photo courtesy Hemmings Motor
News.)
]
Suckers for brass era autos and modern electric cars that we are, the idea
of turning a Ford Model T built in the 1910s into a fully electric car is
pretty awesome.
This video shows a T speedster built to achieve a top electrically driven
speed of 55 MPH running on 48 volts (but most certainly not Volts) of proton
juice. For those who have seen and heard a vintage petrol-powered Model T in
person, the quiet whir of the electric motor is almost eerie compared to the
clattery, rambunctious stock engine and rattletrap transmission.
At least one business we found took the idea and ran with it, going for an
old-school ice cream truck powered by batteries, not dino juice. Somehow,
the quietness of the electric powertrain would seem fitting for an ice cream
truck– all the better to hear the music box playing from several blocks
away, of course. The business’ website calls it “delicious and good for the
earth.” I’ll say!
Fancy doing this conversion to a T yourself? Good luck. This company in Utah
once offered an electric powertrain conversion kit for the Model T, but has
discontinued it, according to its website. Another company reportedly will
still do an electric conversion for you, but doesn’t list a do-it-yourself
kit. Prices typically aren’t listed, yet we’d bet they’re pretty pricey.
This owner figured he had about $5,000 in the electric conversion, plus
another $5,000 in the Model T shell and frame.
Still, there’s something cool about not having to worry about running a
modern-era engine that can accept today’s low-octane, unleaded gasoline– or
indeed not having to worry about an engine at all. A lightweight, early car
like the Model T seems a perfect candidate for becoming an electric car– at
least one you can ride around the neighborhood, assuming the range isn’t
that great compared to modern EVs.
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