• JamesTBagg@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Old muscle cars converted to EV I think are so cool. There was a show that converted an old K10 truck and hid the batteries in the bed tool box.
    A 80s station wagon, a Country Squire, or 70s luxury cruiser like a Cadillac or Lincoln would be awesome.

    EVs, or just newer cars in general, are just so boring and cramped. Not to mention all the connection and surveillance concerns.

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      14 hours ago

      Boring, cramped, and almost impossible to see out of.

      I think Ford straight-up sells an electric motor swap that will fit right in their older cars.

      I have a weird little 4x4 that would be amazing if it were electric. I wouldn’t have to worry about getting in a situation where the engine is tilted too much and it’s simultaneously starving for fuel and oil.

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        12 hours ago

        I’d also like to know why Harley acted so ashamed of the Livewire. Probably one of the coolest things they’ve done up to the Pan America.

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          7 hours ago

          WARNING: PUI

          I rode a Livewire on a demo day, and it was amazing. I’d never operated an electric vehicle other than a forklift before I rode that bike, I was ready for the lack of clutch but I wasn’t ready for how fast it jumped when I first hit the “gas”.

          But then I saw the price tag. $15,000 would have been a bit too much, but it’s a Harley. $10,000 I would have bought it. But they wanted $30,000 for it. That’s CVO money for a short commuter or bar hopper.

          The pan-am is a cool bike for sure, I sat on one the day I bought my Nightster and it was ~8k more, but I really considered the financial gymnastics because I would have loved it. I tried a sportster S, which has a de-tuned version of the pan-am engine. It was really quick but the seating position wasn’t for me. The Nightster has mid controls and is very lightweight. It’s a lot easier to ride long distances, but the Pan Am would probably be more comfortable.