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Electric Conversion Right for Your Car?
Electric Vehicles of America has enjoyed a sudden surge of popularity with gas prices remaining around $4 per gallon. Drivers who fill a 16 gallon tank for $64 once a week, shelling out $3,328 for gas in a year's time, are suddenly wondering if companies like Electric Vehicles of America can help them save money. The cost of electricity for electric cars, 2-3 cents per mile, looks awfully tempting when compared to the cost of driving a mile in a gasoline powered vehicle, about 20 cents per mile for a car getting 20 m.p.g.
Electric Vehicles of America provides consumers with information on shops that will retrofit gasoline powered vehicles to make them run on electricity. The company's website does not claim that electric vehicles are right for everyone; in its FAQs, Electric Vehicles of America recommends conversions for people who have short commutes, defined as 20-50 miles. Those looking to drive at high speeds and for long distances are not the best candidates for electric car conversions, according to Electric Vehicles of America.
Advantages of Electric Car Conversion
The major advantages of electric car use, according to Electric Vehicles of America, are the ability to plug in and recharge rather than buy gas, the absence of engine, exhaust and combustion systems needing maintenance and repair, and the low cost of 2-3 cents per mile for electricity.
Deterrents to Electric Car Conversion
The major deterrents to electric car conversion are the upfront cost of $6-8,000, the $1000-2000 battery replacement cost, and the limited range an electric vehicle can be driven before needed recharging.
Questions to Consider About Electric Car Conversion
In considering the economics of electric car conversion, the first question, of course, is how long will it take to recoup that upfront cost?
Another question to ask is how the conversion affects the vehicle's lifespan. By removing many of the parts that normally fail such as the engine, exhaust and combustion systems, can a driver expect that the vehicle will live to a riper old age than it would have if it remained under gasoline power?
Electric Vehicles of America provides consumers with information on shops that will retrofit gasoline powered vehicles to make them run on electricity. The company's website does not claim that electric vehicles are right for everyone; in its FAQs, Electric Vehicles of America recommends conversions for people who have short commutes, defined as 20-50 miles. Those looking to drive at high speeds and for long distances are not the best candidates for electric car conversions, according to Electric Vehicles of America.
Advantages of Electric Car Conversion
The major advantages of electric car use, according to Electric Vehicles of America, are the ability to plug in and recharge rather than buy gas, the absence of engine, exhaust and combustion systems needing maintenance and repair, and the low cost of 2-3 cents per mile for electricity.
Deterrents to Electric Car Conversion
The major deterrents to electric car conversion are the upfront cost of $6-8,000, the $1000-2000 battery replacement cost, and the limited range an electric vehicle can be driven before needed recharging.
Questions to Consider About Electric Car Conversion
In considering the economics of electric car conversion, the first question, of course, is how long will it take to recoup that upfront cost?
Another question to ask is how the conversion affects the vehicle's lifespan. By removing many of the parts that normally fail such as the engine, exhaust and combustion systems, can a driver expect that the vehicle will live to a riper old age than it would have if it remained under gasoline power?
