Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JANUARY 20, 2007

They finally responded last night and apparently they're completely buried under the demand for EV conversion kits. On a brighter note, John Benson (who lives a ten minute drive away) showed me his 914 EV conversion car today. It looks like this is going to take some patience.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 1, 2007

The 914 AC kit uses 8V golf cart batteries and I'm wondering if different batteries like Hawkers or Optima Yellow-Top batteries would be better. Both US-Battery and Trojan have 8-volt golf-cart batteries. With the AC system, I'll probably be pulling less amps and am looking forward to the extended range.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 5, 2007

After much time on the phone with UPS Freight, the 8-volt golf cart batteries finally showed up today! Although the Bill of Lading clearly stated that this was a residence requiring a liftgate, UPS seemed to overlook that part of the order. Here's the semi that showed up at my doorstep to block off the street.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Marine applications and locomotives are not eligible under this FOA, nor are prototype or novelty vehicles, golf carts, snowmobiles and other off-road recreational or sport vehicles.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 28, 2007

I should be getting the 18 8-volt golf-cart batteries from American Battery Company early next week. I've sent three e-mails and one phone call to Electro Automotive asking about the status of the battery racks/boxes and received no reply. As you might imagine, I'm a bit frustrated with this and don't really know what to do next.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 23, 2007

These high-capacity 8-volt golf-cart batteries are 70 pounds apiece. I got this battery strap at a Yamaha golf cart dealer. Tonight was an evening of heavy lifting. I'll definitely take some ibuprofen before tomorrow. Here are the batteries in the front box. The fuel compartment box. And the rear box.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

If you hadn't read before, the 18 8-volt golf cart batteries add 800 pounds to the weight of the car, so the suspension needs upgrading. I received the suspension parts from ElectroAuto today. It looks like I got new springs(blue), torsion bars (red) and two sets of matching shock absorbers (white/silver).

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MARCH 3, 2007

Above is a picture of a heavily sulfated 8-volt golf-cart battery I acquired yesterday. Can one revive a mostly dead battery? Several internet sources say yes. It had a floating voltage of 7.85 when I got it and needed half a gallon of distilled water to fill it back up.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 5, 2007

I'm not sure how much current these golf cart batteries are designed for. If my ammeter from West Marine is correct, then just cruising takes about 50 amps and every time I accelerate even slightly, the current goes up over 200 amps.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 25, 2007

Regarding the 8V golf-cart batteries, Mike also mentioned that they tended to either last 3-4 years or die right away (infant mortality). Apparently I'm the only person with an operational AC kit currently, although several other people are hot on the trail to finishing theirs. Mike doesn't have an AC kit 914 back at the ranch.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A lot of parking lots have been converted to LED lights, and during that conversion, the electricity draw on that circuit was decreased, because the LEDs use less current, so you have a little excess capacity in that circuit, and if you tie into that, now you can cover things like cloudy days or rainy days much better.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 13, 2007

On a more dangerous note, I ordered my 18 USBatt 8-v golf-cart batteries from American Battery company in California. I'm a bit concerned because the nearby spinning CV joint could entangle with the wire if I don't tie it down correctly.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 5, 2007

It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch. If I really get impatient, I think I'll line up the 18 8-volt golf cart batteries on the floor and run two battery cables into the controller just to see if I can get the motor to turn.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 30, 2007

The 8-volt golf cart batteries arrived over 24 days ago and have just been sitting on the garage floor, discharging. This is inside the driver-side fuel compartment looking forward. The two one-inch holes will get grommets for the high-current battery cables connecting the front batteries with the middle pack.

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Electric Auto Association

JULY 5, 2021

“The first year we were invited, we planned to show a few conversions, including a VW bus and a VW Bug,” Douglass explained. Unfortunately, when the assigned HEAA member arrived at the auto show with his Model S, security guards in golf carts quickly converged, blocking the entrance.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”. The only EV he was familiar with was a golf cart, so he tried playing around with that, and eventually converted a Beck into electric.”

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In addition to the Roadster, a whole host of little electric cars will be exhibited at the fair alongside an array of electric scooter and quadricycles: Mega eCity, Mega Multitruck, E-Z-GO RXV (golf cart), Sanifer L7e, Sanifer L6e, Toyota Prius (Plug-in and Flexible-fuel technology models) and ZEV Seven.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 4, 2021

Most of us just did our own conversions. But there are others of us who still have an interest in the conversion aspect and the more technical end of things.” I cut the frame and extended it, and then a guy from the DEVC donated a golf cart motor,” he explained. “I David McNeil’s electric conversion 1971 AMC Hornet.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 3, 2024

BikeOn electric bike conversion kit The BikeOn conversion kit is one of the most highly engineered kits I’ve seen for converting a standard pedal bike into an e-bike. Shandoka electric motorcycle conversion kit for classic motorcycles This one is absolutely fascinating.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The dealership experience is not ideal for many EV shoppers, so unfiltered conversations with EV owners can be a great way to learn. You’ll see solar cars, golf carts, wind energy providers, local dealerships and Harley’s Livewire electric motorcycle, among others.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 28, 2025

In Italy, tourists will be limited to 20,000 a day in Pompeii, and new legislation in Florence may prevent tourists from using golf carts to tool around. So the conversation needs to be, how do we change the metrics of success? There are signs that new metrics are emerging.

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We spoke to EV community member and friend of the channel Mr Zarryl Lobo, who has 30+ years of experience building custom electric golf carts and refurbishing old EVs. This will lead to more conversions. Even 1000 per annum is too low according to experienced people in the automotive space.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A lot of parking lots have been converted to LED lights, and during that conversion, the electricity draw on that circuit was decreased, because the LEDs use less current, so you have a little excess capacity in that circuit, and if you tie into that, now you can cover things like cloudy days or rainy days much better.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 19, 2021

Road rallies were held in Juneau, Alaska , where local and state elected officials riding the city’s first electric bus led the way, and in Muskegon, Michigan , where 70 participants in 40 cars, motorcycles, and a golf cart, navigated a 150-mile circuit from Muskegon to Holland to Grand Rapids and back to Muskegon.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

As electric cars move from garage conversions into mass production over the next few years, public adoption could be held back by something more crippling than battery technology: the notion that electric cars are no more than unattractive golf carts. Using the.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The dealership experience is not ideal for many EV shoppers, so unfiltered conversations with EV owners can be a great way to learn. You’ll see solar cars, golf carts, wind energy providers, local dealerships and Harley’s Livewire electric motorcycle, among others. 2023 NDEW Ventura, CA.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

His interview with President Biden may prove to be an interesting conversation. I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge because before Elon, [people would say] ‘it’s a golf cart,’” Jay Leno said. The conversation between Jay Leno and the U.S. pic.twitter.com/c2QIDrkcEt.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. Lead batts are around 98% recycled. In EV’s they do need replacing in about 5 yrs if done right. But that cost in a built as an EV is much less than an ICE’s costs by about 1/2. Now add much cheaper materials and NiMH is now obsolete.

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