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It’s all gonna be down to the labour time/costs I’d imagine.
Say you could get the electric motor/battery for £500, you still essentially would have to dismantle and rebuild the entire vehicle.
If the motor bolted straight to the existing gearbox maybe it would be viable but realistically I doubt it would be a thing for ‘everyday’ cars :/
Would be a game changer tho
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Do you think that the costs of converting Joe Public's average car to EV will ever come down enough to make it a realistic prospect for those who already own an ICE vehicle, at the point when they might otherwise change that car? e.g. I've got a 12 yr old Trafic van (maybe different for a larger vehicle) - is there any possibility of this being economical to convert in another decade's time, or will the industry's desire to sell new stuff/price of parts and labour mean that it will never make financial sense?
Sorry for the long question, thanks for any opinion!