Deception Bay real estate agent Richard Gowda is definitely more gifted than what his work profile reveals. Well, calling him an auto engineer won’t be an exaggeration, since his recent exploit involved the conversion of his 1990 Ford Capri convertible into a full plug-in electric car. The road-legal vehicle contains 45 Lithium LiFEPO4 batteries that collectively produce 144 volts.
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Where a 20-amp charger takes about 25 minutes to charge the vehicle, a household plug does it in five to six hours. The batteries lie hidden under the back seat. As far as mileage goes, the converted car covers 70km and 80km on just $1.40 of electricity used.
Images: Before conversion:
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Images: During Conversion:
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Images: After Conversion:
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