He will shortly get a visit from the Feds requesting the road taxes he is not paying. and possibly face a fine for not doing so.
DIY Advanced High Performance Electric Vehicle Conversion Project
A. How much is his monthly electric bill now?
B. How much more pollution is he causing by burning coal (to produce the electricity that powers his car)?
If both of these, and the cost of the conversion, add up then it may be worth while, otherwise....
Somethings I've often thought about:
Suppose we are comparing gasoline to diesel cars.Lets say you use a regular gasoline engine in a car, but used a considerably smaller one, one that only put out the same horsepower as the diesel engined car you are comparing it too (Diesel engine generally put out less HP than an equivalently sized Gasoline engine). The gas mileage would go up for the gasoline engined car. Now lets factor in the price difference... would the two cars get about the same miles/dollar? Something to ponder..
Now with electric conversions. What if you went and replaced the large, powerful gasoline motor, with a small one. Perhaps a tiny one, of equivalent HP to the electric. How would that work out?
I mean, in both these cases, you are looking at making compromises. What if you matched those compromises using regular old gasoline engines? Would those things, then, perhaps balance out? Just something to think about.
What was his electric bill before and what is it now, that he has to charge these batteries every night for a few hours?
How does he think they produce the electricity?
I think a 427 Hemi in a Prius would be more fun.