A team at MIT has made news recently by converting a Porsche 914 to run on batteries. People have been making custom electric cars for years, but the growing popularity of hybrids has made such projects seem more credible, and slowly-but-steadily improving battery technology has helped solve range problems. Here’s an Alfa Romeo conversion based on forklift components, and an ultra-low-cost Geo Metro project, converted for all of $672. Want to build your own? Here’s how to get started.
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