A Honda Civic With no Gas Tank (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on Tuesday October 2, 2012 @05:20AM from the a-car-that-will-never-get-a-rod-knock dept.

It took Dr. Adam Blankespoor two years and $14,000 to convert his 1996 Honda Civic into an all-electric plug-in vehicle. He's an automotive engineer and researcher, but if he can do it, you can probably follow in his footsteps and create your own electric vehicle if you are so inclined. He talks about a 45 mile range, with 30 miles as a practical limit. That's not competitive with the Tesla S, but there's also a massive price difference to consider. This is another person Slashdot met at the Ann Arbor Maker Faire. If you want to see what kinds of electric vehicles other have made, possibly for inspiration, the Electric Vehicle Photo Album is a good place to start. And if you want information on how to build your own electric car, using "electric car conversion" as your Google search term will put you on the track of more electric car information than you can shake a Tesla Coil at.

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An all electric car?!? by jrmcc · 2012-10-02 05:25 · Score: 5, Funny

SHOCKING!
Re:Practical? by amiga3D · 2012-10-02 05:37 · Score: 5, Funny

They're you go, bringing facts to the argument again.
e-Fast & Furious? by CMYKjunkie · 2012-10-02 05:40 · Score: 3, Funny

If it's a '96 Civic with "mods," the de rigeur for that means a 4ft tall wing, garish paint, and a fart-cannon exhaust.
Re:Wow, I guess. by mblase · 2012-10-02 06:12 · Score: 3, Funny

I don't understand why this is a story at all.

Did you already forget what site you're on?
Re:OT: where do I turn in geek badge? by EmagGeek · 2012-10-02 06:17 · Score: 3, Funny

It's "Slashdot" represented in 7-bit ASCII, LSB on top and MSB on the bottom of each character.
Re:Practical? by al.caughey · 2012-10-02 06:48 · Score: 3, Funny

> this will never get off the ground
That's because it's a car.... not an airplane. Jeez... look who's the smarty-pants now