New Zealand woman creates her own electric car for $24,000

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New Zealand woman creates her own electric car for $24,000

Rosemary Penwarden says the vehicle, powered by home rooftop solar, has been running smoothly for three years and has thanked oil companies for the motivation

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ecoli]

That's interesting, pity there is no info about the batteries and range
in NZ you could buy a newer second hand Leaf for around $24,000 NZD

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

That's interesting, pity there is no info about the batteries and range
in NZ you could buy a newer second hand Leaf for around $24,000 NZD

New Zealand Grandmother Converts Old Honda Into Electric Car - EcoWatch

Sixty-three year old Rosemary Penwarden converted an old Honda into an electric vehicle that she charges with solar panels, in New Zealand.

www.ecowatch.com

Easy to search for other articles.
75 miles. Used Leaf would have been much cheaper and on the South Island wouldn't be pushed too hard.

Conversion is generally too expensive. Same problem as retrofitting homes to insulate.