Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
>From what I have seen, there are two major reasons that so many Leafs are available at low prices: 1. Lease end. 3 years after starting the lease on a new EV, the Lease runs out and many EV'ers noticed how Nissan was not very forthcoming with honoring battery warranty and ever so slightly re-defin

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161024

2016-10-24 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 24 Oct 2016 at 3:20, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > Tesla EVs nix Uber,Lyft use The only company allowed to make money with Tesla SDVs is Tesla. In other words, when you buy a Tesla, you don't really own it. Tesla will tell you what you can and can't do with it, including making money with it b

Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 24 Oct 2016 at 16:52, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: > I'm thinking of selling my Ghia www.evalbum.com/4346 and buying a used > iMiev or Smart ED. I already have a Leaf that my son drives mostly ... If you can't work on your car because the manufacturer either explicitly or effectively prohibits i

Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 25 Oct 2016 at 0:12, via EV wrote: > What I had in batteries would buy a used Leaf now with low miles and 12 > bars. At least here in Seattle. Used Leaves are indeed going for unsettlingly low prices. I read an interesting and discouraging statistic recently: two-thirds of EV owners who tra

Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread via EV
More importantly is what you have in the end. No matter how good you are at conversions no one gets what the factory gives you for the $. I built the Electric Auto Union. What I had in batteries would buy a used Leaf now with low miles and 12 bars. At least here in Seattle. - Original Mess

Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread via EV
Not sure if it is the wheelbase or what it is? I know that when even a Ford F250 driving by me would buffet me. It may be a good German built vehicle but I was never as ease in it. - Original Message - From: "Robert Bruninga via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: Mond

Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits? > Mark, Have you driven one of these cars? > I have had one at my disposal for about two years. > Every time I drove it I couldn't wait to get out. > On the freeway at speed it is one of the most dangerous cars I've ever driven. Hummh, that is surpri

Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Everything screams to me that the Smart is a nice car for Leasing but stay away if you want to buy! Every car is going to be an orphan as soon as you buy it and it has very limited space so unless you are lucky with the car and the battery and nothing breaks - it appears that you are on your own or

[EVDL] Smart Car Conversion Kits?

2016-10-24 Thread Mark Hanson via EV
Hi folks I was wondering if it makes sense to convert a Smart Car and does anyone know of a good conversion kit? The problem with the Smart ED as I was looking at a used 2014 is they want a $80 monthly battery rental fee for ten years or $9600 on top of the car price. Also there is *no* service

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[EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161024

2016-10-24 Thread brucedp5 via EV
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