Date:         Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:44:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche,
              your mini van and your school bus | Globalnews.ca
Comments: To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
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I imagine the costs will eventually drop as this market and technology get
explored - but then there is the whole issue of how electricity is actually
produced and provided - which is not without its own issues and hypocrisy.

BT

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can't afford a Tesla at $50-60K, but can afford a conversion at $100K?  He
> did say that he is hoping to get to a scale where he can get the price down
> to around $30K.  But then we're dealing with a car with an old
> chassis/body, too.  Maybe he'll get there.  Meanwhile, new EVs (they're not
> all Teslas) can be a lot cheaper than what he is selling, if we can just
> get enough of them on the market.  For now, I am still driving my 16 yo
> Prius.  Building new vehicles has environmental costs, too, so he is right
> about that.
>
> I wonder, would converting an old hybrid be cheaper than converting an old
> pure IC vehicle?
>
> At any rate, I am all for getting into the EV future for the sake of us
> all.
>
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 9:48 AM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Some borderline Friday NVC that fits nicely with the post of the Tesla
>> pulling the bus or the bus pushing the Tesla depending whether the glass
>> is
>> half full or empty.  I think retro-fitting existing gas powered motors
>> with
>> electric alternatives will become a business all to itself...give it 5 to
>> 10 years.
>>
>> This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche, your mini van and your
>> school bus | Globalnews.ca
>> https://globalnews.ca/news/8797788/vancouver-company-
>> electric-car-conversions/
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>