Thore826
Active member
Don't get me wrong; I love the sound my Corvette puts out and get compliments all the time, and I'd NEVER consider swapping out an existing engine for electric. I was walking through a parking lot recently, and noticed a car going along putting out an odd humming sound, and I noticed it was either full-electric or a hybrid in electric mode. My father owned an experimental electric truck made a while back, and he said when it idled it sounded like a jet turbine. I saw an article about some kid who converted I believe a British or European sports car to full-electric, and I saw another guy converted a 1970-something Porsche 914 mid-engine to full-electric.
We had the same model Porsche, and I know my Corvette has more room in it for batteries and motors if the engine and fuel tank were gone. And I'm sure if you really tried you could cut down the weight. You can often find C3's and C4's with blown engines on Craigslist and eBay; why not turn the Corvette into the flagship for custom electric cars? Has it been done before? I'd rather have an electric 'vette than a 6-cylinder, which I saw some rumors on about a year ago on here; the economic and fuel crisis with GM probably helped that idea, if they want/need better fuel economy. Just wanted to get you thinking. Speak your mind
We had the same model Porsche, and I know my Corvette has more room in it for batteries and motors if the engine and fuel tank were gone. And I'm sure if you really tried you could cut down the weight. You can often find C3's and C4's with blown engines on Craigslist and eBay; why not turn the Corvette into the flagship for custom electric cars? Has it been done before? I'd rather have an electric 'vette than a 6-cylinder, which I saw some rumors on about a year ago on here; the economic and fuel crisis with GM probably helped that idea, if they want/need better fuel economy. Just wanted to get you thinking. Speak your mind