Electric Jeep Cherokee

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By Phillip Torrone
Posted 2006/09/28 @ 3:39 pm
Category Energy

C Connors writes – “Nick Viera converted his old Jeep to ev during his junior year in high school. According to Nick, he got 17-20 miles per gallon before converting to electric. 13 cents a mile for gas powered, 4 cents a mile for electric powered. No more emissions, no outrageous complexity, no noise in the ev. There are a lot of jeep Cherokees on the road… His is an extensive site with lots of photos and good text explaining what he did and why.” – Link.

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4 Responses to Electric Jeep Cherokee

badsey on September 28th, 2006 at 1:24 pm said:

You blow me away Nick. It’s only a matter of time before the serious off-roaders go electric also. Sure there is the high-amp low rpm electric motor effect, but electric motors are the future.

Interesting stuff that is useful. Add so solar cells and you have the perfect collegiate car = sits in the lot most of the time charging-up and ready for the weekend or errand. Low overall costs unlike a gasoline engine that needs constant maintenance and driving to keep operating properly.

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Leolo on September 28th, 2006 at 11:54 pm said:

No more emissions? How is electricity generated, once again?

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Fredex on September 29th, 2006 at 5:39 am said:

Leolo, that’s called an inconvenient truth.

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yo_tyler on September 29th, 2006 at 4:35 pm said:

Well in my case, here In BC, our power is (almost) all hydro, and cheep, which makes it prime for EVs, aswell as pollution free.

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