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Electric car conversion on a beer budget - ForkenSwift.com
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ForkenSwift: an inexpensive, DIY, medium-speed electric car. The ForkenSwift is a 1992 Geo Metro converted from gasoline to electric power with used forklift parts. Electric motor, etc.), used golf cart batteries (and a golf cart motor controller) and a pair of near-dead "host" cars. It was built by two friends, designed from the outset as a low cost. Runabout for use in a small, quiet city (Brockville, Ontario, Canada). This site documents the conversion in detail. How reliable has it been? What's the f...
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Big 3 electric car questions: How fast? How far? How much? - ForkenSwift.com
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Big 3 electric car questions: How fast? Undoubtedly, the most frequently asked questions about this electric runabout are:. How fast will it go? In city driving, around 50-55 km/h (30-34 mph). How far will it go on a charge? Around 30-35 km (19-22 miles) in warm weather. (Keep in mind: this is on used batteries.). How much did it cost? Total (net) cost to date: $997.60. Of course there's more to these answers. EG: what's its maximum. How fast does it accelerate to 50 km/h / 30 mph? To go from 0 to 50 km/...
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Electric car parts list - ForkenSwift.com
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EV parts list for the conversion . reduce, reuse, recycle! Here's a list of the parts/components used in the conversion. Almost all were "previously enjoyed" - most of the major ones are from an old Baker electric forklift. Plus some golf cart stuff thrown in for good measure. Host vehicles: 1992 Geo Metro 1993 Suzuki Swift. Drivetrain: front wheel drive, with manual 5-speed transmission (clutchless). Additional info about these host cars:. 1993 Suzuki Swift: photo gallery and details. We made the adapte...
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Ecoscort - 98 Ford Escort ZX2 ecomodding thread - Page 23 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com
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Ecoscort - 98 Ford Escort ZX2 ecomodding thread. Find All Thanked Posts. Page 23 of 41. 08-03-2015, 11:23 PM. Join Date: Jul 2013. 07 Ford Focus ZXW SES. 90 day: 36.78. Thanked 191 Times in 138 Posts. Love the new paint and that you color matched the skirts. 2007 Ford Focus Estate - 190k - SGII, upper grill block, partial lower grill block and roof rack delete. 1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67@103.7. 1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired - Sorely missed. 08-07-2015, 05:22 PM. I do it...
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People & organizations who helped build an electric car - ForkenSwift.com
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It takes a village to build an EV conversion . We're very grateful to the following bunch of enthusiastic and helpful people and organizations who contributed to the project through inspiration, education, moral support, generous discounts or donations of time and materials. Roughly in order of appearance:. EVconvert.com - Jerry H. Which was one of the vehicles that inspired the ForkenSwift. Thanks, Jerry. EVDL - the Jedi Masters of the EV community. The EVDL is a high signal to noise ratio discussion fo...
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Cheap electric car conversion for under $1000: how we did it - ForkenSwift.com
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Cheap electric car conversion: the secrets of keeping it under $1000. The ForkenSwift's claim to fame is that it was done on a shoestring budget: it was on the road on October 11, 2007, legally registered and insured as an electric vehicle, for a net cost of $672 (Canadian dollars) including the car. Since then, that figure has crept up to $ 997.60 (as of May 29, 2009), with some upgrades and additional components bought. And it may creep up further as we continue tinkering/refining. Covered on this page:.
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Electric car conversion thread - ForkenSwift.com
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Detailed electric car conversion thread. Follow the epic saga of the car's conversion in words and photos, at the EcoModder forum. I've been posting about the project in excessive detail from the day the proverbial light went on, right up to the present. Also note that if you want to comment or ask questions about the car, this EcoModder thread is the place to do it - I check there regularly. Go directly to the first page of the thread. Or, go directly to the latest post in the thread. Ivan and I crunche...
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Electric car videos - ForkenSwift.com
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Electric car videos, starring the ForkenSwift. From almost the beginning of the conversion, I shot a series of videos to document its progress. There are actually still a few unfinished videos in the vault, and a new one yet to be made to show off a modification installed just this week. From oldest to newest . 1) Project ForkenSwift electric car conversion: 1st powerup. Added: Tue 26 Dec 2006. 2) Project Forkenswift electric car: 1st CONTROLLED powerup. Added: Mon 08 Jan 2007. Added: Sun 01 Apr 2007.
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6000 km retrospective - ForkenSwift.com
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6000 km since conversion: what have we learned? Posted October 4, 2011 . Next week marks the 4th "re-birthday" of the ForkenSwift. That's four years and 6000 kilometers (about 3700 miles) of electric motoring since being converted and legally registered as an EV. Seems like a good opportunity to look back and ponder some of the big questions:. How reliable has it been? How much gasoline has been saved vs. electricity used? What would I do differently? What's the future of the ForkenSwift? One "breakdown"...