|
In the News...
|
 |
|
In the Blog...
|
||
| Electric Conversion kits for the Miata? | From the FAQ File | ||||
|
I've gotten a number of questions about
providing a conversion kit for the Miata. Seems like a good idea since the more cars that are converted, the better for all of us. And frankly, if a kit were available, I would be using it instead of doing it the hard way... But what kind of kit do people want? I know when I was looking at conversion kits, I wanted some flexibility with the components, different controller, charger, batteries, etc. than what the kit included. I also would have liked the option to purchase parts of the kit rather than the whole thing at once, this would allow my bank account to recover from the last purchase before moving on to the next, and keep me from storing parts I don't need until later. At any rate, I put together a short survey to see what people are interested in. If you have a minute, and are interested, click here.
|
How safe will the car be?Real safe. First, I have heard that a gallon of gas is equivalent to 13 sticks of dynamite. Kind of puts things in context, don't it? Anyway, to start with, we have a car that met federal safety standards that were in effect at the time it was made. So it has driver side airbag, crumple zones, steel rails in the doors and all those kind of things. As for the conversion, the battery racks fully enclose the batteries and are securely bolted to the frame rails, so the batteries won't fly out of the car in an accident. The batteries are also Absorbed Glass Matt (AGM) type that won't leak or splash acid even if punctured. The Controller has a number of safety features that disable the battery pack on over heating, a stall or an internal error. Plus the pack is fused and is planned to have a circuit breaker that the driver can shut down in an emergency. Click here for more FAQs
|
||||
