Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="thermaloverload" data-source="post: 25660" data-attributes="member: 2445">Since my first post I had a look at the website of the company on the video. A basic car conversion kit without batteries is $9000 US. A bit too pricey for a 30yr old skidsteer. I too had wondered about running time, cost etc. I think that the whole electric car thing will really take off when they get the battery technology sorted out and cost down. Things seem to move so fast these days that I don't think my kids will drive petrol cars.The fly wheel would probably be good with an electronic govenor. You'd get plenty of torque from a DC motor.Another thought was.Just yesterday a mate bought a 1981 Toyota Troopcarrier and he is planning to run it on vegetable oil.Apparently there is a $300 conversion kit that basically heats the oil to make it thin enough(uses heat from the cooling system), has a good filter to stop the left over fish&chips and away you go. You still need a reserve diesel tank to get up to running temp. He has gone this way as it is less complicated than making his own bio-dieselSounds like a pretty cool project and would be a fun way to run a machine for free. All you need is a source of used oil.As a bonus the worksite would smell like a takeaway shop and you can knock trees down guilt free using environmentally friendly fuel.</blockquote>