Greetings All,
The other day, my better half was mentioning she would like a small neighborhood vehicle to drive around the quite backroads where we live (in a fairly rural area...3/4 of the roads are paved) We already have a level 2 charger in the garage. I was thinking for the price of a decent golf cart (gas or electric) would run around 3-5K used. For a bit more we could get a second hand leaf. We really wouldn't need the range...10-15 miles would be more than plenty for tooting around.
With that in mind I was thinking, if going low speed 30 miles and under in fairly infrequently traveled roads, we could probably take the doors off, maybe the trunk hatch and create a "golf-carty"/ UTV feel...going a step further - I wonder if it would be difficult to give the car a moderate lift and put bigger wheels on it? Aero and extending range are non-factors for this idea.
Safety wise - yes I realize removing the doors is a huge safety issue if driving on the city streets with light/moderate traffic...however this is a fairly rural area, where golf carts , utvs and neighborhood electrics have been sharing the road for a while.
Any other ideas on converting a leaf to the "Ultimate neighborhood EV"?
Thanks in advance!
The other day, my better half was mentioning she would like a small neighborhood vehicle to drive around the quite backroads where we live (in a fairly rural area...3/4 of the roads are paved) We already have a level 2 charger in the garage. I was thinking for the price of a decent golf cart (gas or electric) would run around 3-5K used. For a bit more we could get a second hand leaf. We really wouldn't need the range...10-15 miles would be more than plenty for tooting around.
With that in mind I was thinking, if going low speed 30 miles and under in fairly infrequently traveled roads, we could probably take the doors off, maybe the trunk hatch and create a "golf-carty"/ UTV feel...going a step further - I wonder if it would be difficult to give the car a moderate lift and put bigger wheels on it? Aero and extending range are non-factors for this idea.
Safety wise - yes I realize removing the doors is a huge safety issue if driving on the city streets with light/moderate traffic...however this is a fairly rural area, where golf carts , utvs and neighborhood electrics have been sharing the road for a while.
Any other ideas on converting a leaf to the "Ultimate neighborhood EV"?
Thanks in advance!