So, the electric car is here. There is the GM volt. It won't sell. I'm not surprised. It cost over 40K. The govt will give a subsidy for it, I think 7K, but even then they won't sell. Also, the Nissan Leaf is available. I don't know how it's selling or how expensive it is.
However, did you know there used to a company in california that would convert cars to electric? It was called left coast conversions. I think it started at 17K, with the least expensive batteries, and a common car.
The same industry could be started in canada. It's not too difficult to convert a car to electric. There are books and many web sites on it. People are doing it all over the world.
This company could possibly get a profit of about 5K off of each car (I'm just guessing), or market another way. The other way would be to market to the high end only. Take a car, make the outside look unique and convert it to electric, and make the guts underhood look like a work of art. Rich people go nuts over stuff like this. The profit margin on something like this could be anywhere from 20K to 50K.
I once emailed factory five racing in the USA about having an electric option for their kit cars, and they didn't go for it, however they said some of their customers have done this on their own.
However, did you know there used to a company in california that would convert cars to electric? It was called left coast conversions. I think it started at 17K, with the least expensive batteries, and a common car.
The same industry could be started in canada. It's not too difficult to convert a car to electric. There are books and many web sites on it. People are doing it all over the world.
This company could possibly get a profit of about 5K off of each car (I'm just guessing), or market another way. The other way would be to market to the high end only. Take a car, make the outside look unique and convert it to electric, and make the guts underhood look like a work of art. Rich people go nuts over stuff like this. The profit margin on something like this could be anywhere from 20K to 50K.
I once emailed factory five racing in the USA about having an electric option for their kit cars, and they didn't go for it, however they said some of their customers have done this on their own.