Elelctric cars are boring right??

I built my own electric car in the early 80's. I started with a 1966 VW Beetle. I built the motor adapter using the rear of blown engine as the adapter plate. The motor was a GE 2CM77 aircraft starter-generator. The batteries were deep-discharge lead acid. I also designed and built a SCR capacitive commutated PWM speed control with regenerative braking. It was up and running for about $2000, including the $50 VW. My wife and I drove it daily, all we could for about 3 years. I junked the body and kept the motor, adapter and controller. At that time the second set of batteries were consumed, and the salt rusted the body.

The car was reliable and fairly economical, in operating cost however the batteries were a significant expense.

I was waiting for better batteries, the weakest part. It has been so long, to get back in it would take a complete redesign. It might be easier to buy a Nissan Leaf, they will build it not far away.