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Old 5th December 2021, 08:13 AM
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Default Go Electric for £1000 "WOT?"

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/u...ttle-%C2%A3900
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Old 5th December 2021, 10:34 AM
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So that's Go Electric for £1000 if you don't charge anything for your own highly-skilled time, massive expertise built up at great expense in time and money, and presumably a very well-equipped specialist workshop....
Not a good long-term business model?
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Old 5th December 2021, 11:21 AM
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I think it's a brilliant idea, and am looking forward to Mikki's what's in the electric workshop thread
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Old 5th December 2021, 11:49 AM
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£900..., You cannot get just a decent battery alone for £5k
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Old 5th December 2021, 12:09 PM
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£900..., You cannot get just a decent battery alone for £5k
...and at least £2,000 for a Tesla motor, and that's without the electrics to operate it.
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Old 5th December 2021, 12:23 PM
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Might be worth a "Road trip" to gain a little more insight.

https://openinverter.org/docs/index....en_home,3.html
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