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If everyone starts buying EV, what happens to all the gas cars? Loose all there trade in value I'm sure. Could they be converted?

Posted by zeitgeist Nov 16 '21, 11:13

Electric motors are small, some cars have them in the wheels...you could build a crate motor that fits right in the engine space, batteries and all, maybe need to put additional batteries in the trunk?

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Housing -- nm - budice Nov 16, 12:02
Cash for Clunkers Parte Deux! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 16, 11:36
There are currently conversion kits, but they are expensive. Most likely that'll remain the case - TWuG Nov 16, 11:24
not many conversion kits out there right now. last number I heard was 25k to 30k. - gort Nov 16, 11:20
Ford has started selling conversion kits -- (link) - oblique Nov 16, 11:18
Yep, worthy vehicles can be converted to EV. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 16, 11:17 1
- "we're not worthy" -- nm - Ford Nov 16, 11:21
Secondary market for people who can’t afford EVs, and eventually scrap, is my guess. -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:14
Gas prices quickly hit $10/gal, for starters. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:13 17
- wouldn't it go way down? -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 12:36 2
  - price usually drops when demand does yeah - economics 101, first class -- nm - mud Nov 16, 12:41 1
    - Big Oil is a different beast. They will get their blood. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:43
- and accelerates the move to EV -- nm - JD Nov 16, 11:20 13
  - And then gas prices hit $20/gal. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:20 12
    - And it gets even more expensive to be poor. -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:21 10
      - And this is where a government comes in, to help during the process of technological upheaval -- nm* - ty97 Nov 16, 11:35 7
        
        Hopefully in the form of subsidies for people needing to buy an EV and not subsidies to prop up the petroleum industry. - TWuG Nov 16, 11:38
        
        Be honest, you had trouble keeping a straight face while typing that, didn’t you? -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:36 2
        
        Not at all. This is an important purpose of a functioning government. - ty97 Nov 16, 11:40 1
        
        Your IM is what I was pointing at, yes. -- nm* - znufrii Nov 16, 11:40
        
        Like they have with affordable broadband? -- nm - JD Nov 16, 11:36 2
        
        Isn’t that in the infrastructure bill? Or is it in BBB? -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 11:38 1
        
        Infrastructure has some provisions to help increase broadband coverage. -- nm - TWuG Nov 16, 11:39
      - Sadly, yes. But the glut of ICE cars on the used market should reduce the cost of having a car, but operating costs will increase. -- nm - TWuG Nov 16, 11:25
      - They clearly need to work overtime and buy a new car. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 11:23
    - Hello per-mile taxes -- nm - oblique Nov 16, 11:21

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