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Electric Vehicle Conversions
What Can Be
Converted?
Any car can be converted. Some are better suited than others, but it's YOUR car. HilgeV can advise you on what types/makes/models of vehicles are best candidates to determine if your dream machine is an easy build or going to take a bit of custom work.
People have been converting cars to electric for many decades. It's not a new process, nor an unknown process.
HilgeV was invited to the 2009 San Diego International Auto Show. Our 1991 Suzuki conversion was a big hit and many even thought it was a new car and asked us who manufactured this cute little 2 seater.
More information about why you should consider making the change to an all electric plug-in vehicle.
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How to Get the EV you want
With locations in San Diego and Portland, we are the west coast's best choice for converting your old gas guzzler to a plug-in electric vehicle.
We can convert your favorite vehicle to electric. We also offer converted Suzuki Sidekicks
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Speed and Range:
Again, price dependent, but anywhere from low speed 50MPH top to Insane 150+MPH. Range from 40 Miles to 150 Miles with high tech lithium batteries. We can offer a battery monitoring/management system.
Cars:
Any car. That being said, there are some cars that are more easily convertible and therefore lower cost.
They are the best choice due to ample room for batteries.They allow a simple battery rack configuration. They also handle the weight without out major suspension changes.
Depends on speed and range. Anywhere from $8,000.00 for a slower speed (top 40MPH, 40 Mile Range) to $15,000.00 for a highway speed capable machine to $100K for supercars.
Trucks:
Cost:
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MORE TO KNOW
Electric Vehicles (EVs) provide a cleaner source of transportation
Electric engines are so efficient that they produce less than 40% as much greenhouse emissions as gas-powered vehicles produce.
EVs reduce carbon emissions by more than 80% per mile.
They also reduce the amount of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) by up to 90% per mile.
EVs achieve these reductions when charged on the electric power grid. Charging one with a renewable energy system like solar or
wind power will make it even cleaner 1.
Traditional cars really are pretty bad
The emissions from cars traveling in a region make driving the largest source of air pollution in cities 2.
Gasoline and diesel powered motor vehicles generate almost 25% of the pollutants responsible for climate change 3.
In addition to CO2, mobile emissions sources contain:
* Hydrocarbons
* Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
* Carbon Monoxide
Even though these chemicals remain nearly invisible
until they combine to form smog, public health problems from
vehicle emissions cost the US approximately $40 to $64 billion per year.
Exposure to emissions may lead to health problems such as:
* Asthma attacks
* Hodgkin's disease
* Lymphoma
* Lung Cancer 4
Air pollution from vehicle emissions can also create water quality problems and combine into new chemicals that damage buildings
and crops.
1.Technical Report: GREET 1.5 -- Transportation Fuel-Cycle Model (August 1999). Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Technology R&D Center Website. Software: GREET 1,
Version 1.7 Copyright © 1999 UChicago Argonne, LLC Available at: http://www.transportation.anl.gov/software/GREET/pdfs/esd_6v1.pdf. Accessed December 15, 2006.
2.U.S. EPA Automobile Emissions Overview Page. U.S. EPA Website. Available at: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/05-autos.pdf. Accessed February 28, 2007.
3.Cars and Trucks and Global Warming. Clean Cars Page. Union of Concern Scientists Website. Available at: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/vehicles_health/cars-and-trucks-and-global-warming.html. Accessed: January 9, 2007.
4.Clearing the Air. Public Health Threats from Cars and Heavy Duty Vehicles- Why We Need to Protect Federal Clean Air Laws. Surface Transportation Policy Partnership Website. Available at: http://www.transact.org/report.asp?id=227. Accessed. January 9, 2007.
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