Green Options » Electric conversion http://greenoptions.com/tag/electric-conversion Posts tagged 'Electric conversion' Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The CitiCar Capital Of The USA (And Perhaps The World): Browntown, Wisconsin http://gas2.org/2009/06/29/the-citicar-capital-of-the-usa-and-perhaps-the-world-browntown-wisconsin/ http://gas2.org/2009/06/29/the-citicar-capital-of-the-usa-and-perhaps-the-world-browntown-wisconsin/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:31:08 +0000 John Ivanko http://gas2.org/2009/06/29/the-citicar-capital-of-the-usa-and-perhaps-the-world-browntown-wisconsin/

There’s an electric car revolution underway in sleepy Browntown, Wisconsin, population 252.

More than six Sebring-Vanguard CitiCars, many zipping down the country roads in southwestern Wisconsin, are registered to owners in this small town – most to Phil Welty and one to myself.  They come in red, yellow and several other colors and look like a wedge of cheese, but they’re all completely powered by electric motors.  It’s estimated that as few as 600 CitiCars are still on the road in the U.S. with less than 3,000 manufactured by Sebring-Vanguard between 1974 and 1976 during the last energy crisis.

“When I first saw the CitiCars back in the 1970s, it was the only all-electric car on the market,” recalls Phil Welty,  “The same problem exists today as in the 1970s, like high fuel prices and our marriage to foreign oil.  I’ve always wanted to bring one back from the junkyard and restore it to fully operable condition.”  Not content with just one, he has two CitiCars on the road, using his other cars for parts.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/06/29/the-citicar-capital-of-the-usa-and-perhaps-the-world-browntown-wisconsin/feed/ Have Your Saturn Converted to an All-Electric Car http://gas2.org/2008/08/14/have-your-saturn-converted-to-an-all-electric-car/ http://gas2.org/2008/08/14/have-your-saturn-converted-to-an-all-electric-car/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:44:46 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2008/08/14/have-your-saturn-converted-to-an-all-electric-car/ Starting later this year, Advanced Mechanical Products (AMP), a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, will take your pre-existing or newly purchased Saturn Sky and convert it to an electric car.

Initially only available for the Sky, AMP will add other Saturn models as company growth allows.

The company is currently taking orders for a limited run of 300 “signature series” Sky conversions. The Sky EV will be able to go from 0-60 mph (0-97 kph) in 5.7 seconds, will have a top speed of 90 mph (145 kph), and can go 150 miles (240 kilometers) before needing a recharge.

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