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		abbracadabbra on Oct 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An electric crate motor you can drop into your car Price will be the deciding factor, but none disclosed in the article.

cmrdporcupine on Oct 19, 2019 [–]

Price of motor, controller, and inverter is not the majority of the cost of an EV conversion.

Battery modules are. Hence why so many people use salvage Teslas, Volts, etc.

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