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Including the restoration of the car itself, it took about two years
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It's a long, beautiful process. I've had this car up to 117 miles an hour
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As soon as you press the accelerator, you have full torque. I think everybody should have an electric vehicle. vehicle
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Kailua in Hawaii is home to an incredible modified Porsche. Classic, sleek, electric
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My name is Mark Bush. I have a Porsche 914. It's a 1973 E model
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That's right. Mark took one of Porsche's least popular models, did away with the engine and fuel tank, then
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fitted a HP EVS motor and a 126 volt battery. This car its new life as an electric vehicle is about five years old now This is a daily driver so it not completely spick and span like a show car While that may be the case this is still a mighty impressive conversion
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I was working full-time as a nurse when I started this car, including the restoration of the car itself
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It took about two years. I'd take vacations and just work on the car
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Okay, how to build an electric car. You find a car that's suitable. You put a car
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pull out the internal combustion engine, radiator, the cooling system, the exhaust system
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then get my rest for the next shift. I had to design battery boxes
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I ordered a motor. It's a long, beautiful process. We opted to put the charging port over here on this side
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And for a while, I was opening the hood to charge it. So I put in a cap so I can keep the hood closed
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and still charge it. These are the battery packs and this car originally came with a mid-engine big old Volkswagen motor back here
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I decided I want to have the weight ratios the exact same and I wanted a five transmission I wanted to use the original Porsche transmission I like to shift and it gives you a little bit more maneuverability and choices for power
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This is an incredible conversion, with a performance to match. Here in Hawaii, I looked down at the speedometer
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I was going 80 miles an hour one time. I slowed down because you're not supposed to do that here
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As soon as you press the accelerator, you have full torque. The torque is instant
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That gives you a faster acceleration rate. Zero to 60 and probably approximately six, six and a half minutes, somewhere around there
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Zero to 60? It's six minutes? Yeah. Seconds. Thank you. Six days
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That's funny. I hope that gets edited out. I've had this car up to 117 miles an hour
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but that was in California And for Mark this two laborer of love has certainly paid off I a pilot Driving this car is a lot like flying an airplane
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Well, other than the fact that it doesn't take off and go into the air
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When you go down a hill, it feels like you're gliding. I know every sound, every little nuance of it
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because I had it. completely apart and put it all back together again
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This car has been just an amazing friend almost. I think everybody should have an electric vehicle
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And I think they should drop in price because people should be able to afford these things
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They're really fun to drive. And you can have any kind of car you want, any car you've ever dreamed of
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for just the cost of putting some time and effort and elbow
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into making an electric vehicle for yourself
