http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/classic-cars-to-electric-1.3471705 Calgary man converting classic cars into electric-powered rides Mar 01, 2016 The Calgary Eyeopener, CBC News
[images http://i.cbc.ca/1.3471711.1456873414!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/electric-car-to-classic-cars.jpg Jim Steil says once he's done converting his 1966 Volvo, he's going to start calling it an 'E-Volvo.' (Paul Karchut/CBC) http://i.cbc.ca/1.3471723.1456873775!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/jim-steil.jpg Jim Steil poses in his shop with a Tesla battery. (Paul Karchut/CBC) audio http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/programs/eyeopener/converting-classic-cars-to-electric-roadsters-1.3469380 ] Ferraris, old pickup trucks and even boats — Jim Steil says he’ll do them all When Jim Steil lost his job a few months ago, he took it as a sign to pursue his passion. "As soon as they told me I was laid off I said, 'Well, that's fine, I know what I'm going to do, I'm going to build electric cars.' " But he's doing much more than that. Steil is retrofitting old, inefficient, classic vehicles to become electric powered roadsters. "My 1966 Volvo is soon going to be called the E-Volvo because I'm converting it into an electric car," said Steil. And when it's done, he says it will cost him less than $3 to drive from Edmonton to Calgary. Since launching his company a few months ago, the 55-year-old has already had clients bring him a Ferrari and a 1930s pickup truck. He's also working on convincing his neighbour across the street to convert his Model T Ford. Even as a trained electrical engineer, Steil says he's got a lot to learn. "I initially thought it would pretty easy. I now know that I'm going to have to read some pretty thick manuals." He's using Tesla batteries and says he's willing to convert anything that runs on a motor. Even a boat. "No noise on the lake, no fumes, no gas in the water." Steil figures it'll cost you around $25,000 for a full, long-range conversion. [© 2016 CBC/Radio-Canada] ... https://ca.news.yahoo.com/calgary-man-converting-classic-cars-223800427.html Calgary man converting classic cars into electric-powered rides March 1, 2016 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Calgary-ca-man-converting-classic-ice-to-Electric-rides-tp4680798.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
