Electric Golf Caddy

4 Responses to “ Is it possible to use electric for a car instead of gas? ”

1. Renee // Sep 9, 2011 at 10:46 am

   you can use electricity for a car
   but it might cost more money…
   however it might save u money in the long run at the rate of gas prices…

2. richard b // Sep 9, 2011 at 11:38 am

   yes it is possible. check with mother earth news as they have plans for building your own electric, or hybrid, vehicle. a 59 Cadillac is not one that i would use in this endeavor, but it certainly can be done.

3. billrussell42 // Sep 9, 2011 at 12:00 pm

   Your question makes little sense.

   Do you want to convert a 59 caddy to an electric car? Not impossible but very difficult and expensive. Probably in the 10s of thousands of dollars. And it would run for 10 minutes on the batteries.

   If you really want an electric car conversion, start with a small light car.

   Or buy one.

4. jiggen // Sep 9, 2011 at 12:29 pm

   yes of course that would be possible. just think of a bus being powered by electric cell “New Flyer Articulated Low Floor Hybrid Bus”.
   At first you must invest a bigger amount to convert your engine to enabling it being propelled by electric cell.

   If this driver’s car gets 20 miles per gallon, this represents 62.5 gallons of gasoline. At $ 3.20/gallon (about the price we paid in 2006), our typical driver spends about $ 200 on gasoline every month.
   An electric car uses kilowatt-hours (KWH) of electricity instead of gasoline. Typically our EV might get from 3 to 7 miles per KWH. So, for this example, we’ll use 5 miles/KWH. In my city, there is a special EV electric rate of just 2.5 cents/KWH. But in other places, the electric rate could be 10 cents or higher per KWH. So let’s use 7 cents.
   Using these numbers, the same 1250 miles per month – that cost our typical driver $ 200 for gasoline – only costs $ 17.50 in electricity for our electric car – a savings of $ 182.50!