There was an interesting article in today’s edition of Colorado Springs’ Gazette, which informs something about Mike Phillips. This man is immensely dedicated about the idea of electric vehicles and spent a whopping sum of around $12,000. To your astonishment, he actually converted a Chevy S-10 from gas into electric power in a period of more than half year. Earlier, Gadget converted a 1978 Triumph to an EV in a weekend.
Sparky EV is a website developed by which informs about his adventure. Sparky is the truck’s name. Website also offers conversion process details. For those who are looking for some adventurous experiments may ask his advice through email. According to the Gazette piece, there are various limitations in the truck like most of the EVs. It offers only arrange of 60-mile, whereas Phillips was unable to cross 30 mph on hills. But the greatest advantage of the truck is its reasonable cost that is only 12 cents per mile. On the other hand, cars such as Chevy Blazer cost 20 cents per mile.
On a more positive note, Philips has a major contribution in making the environment clean and decreasing the usage of oil.
Via:autobloggreen
