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Hybrid car conversion

  • 28-05-2014 12:37am
    #1
    stealie dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    I've been reading lately about hybrid conversions and wonder what are people's thougts? Seems easy for a competent mechanic to do. Anyone know if it would effect NCT? Also, if it would effect insurance or something?

    Thinking of buying a classic golf or honda and converting it to petrol & plug in hybrid.

    ww..greencarreports.com/news/1078189_convert-your-car-to-a-plug-in-hybrid-all-you-need-is-3000


Comments

  • #2
    mullingar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭mullingar


    Great idea, except for 3 problems.

    -Did you see the size of the battery pack/ controller? Even in a big estate car, you have zero boot space.
    - The wight of the kit would really kill most gains.
    -I dont see any rear brakes! - I would have thought a car like that honda would have discs, but if it had drums it would explain it.


    $3000??? - Just LPG it (if its petrol).


  • #3
    RichyX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,221 ✭✭✭RichyX


    mullingar wrote: »
    -Did you see the size of the battery pack/ controller? Even in a big estate car, you have zero boot space.

    To be fair he does say that the one in the video's a test vehicle and the final control unit will be much smaller.

    Quality video too. I assumed the whole thing was from 1997 when I started watching.


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