Turning Gas Guzzlers Into Clean Cars

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In Mexico City, more than 3.5 million cars navigate the streets, plazas and avenues of North America’s most populous urban area. That makes for a ton of exhaust, but luckily, there’s a solution to this environmental problem. Enter engineer/auto mechanic Alvaro de la Paz and computer scientist Hector Ruiz. Together, they’re transforming old gasoline-fueled automobiles into electric cars. Over the past decade, the pair has converted more than two dozen vehicles into zero-emissions automobiles. While that may seem like a small dent in an enormous cloud of exhaust, the pair hopes that their project will inspire younger generations to work for a brighter, cleaner future.
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I've always thought this would be a cool business to have. Retrofitting cars with more self-driving features would also be awesome.

It doesn't even look like these guy's are using advanced batteries. Small LIPO batteries distributed around the open areas of the car would make weight distribution better and probably provide a much higher total range.

Maybe they are keeping it simple for cost reasons.

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You'd want to match weight distribution so clusters of Li cells around the engine compartment and fuel tank might work well.

visionepsaid:

It doesn't even look like these guy's are using advanced batteries. Small LI batteries distributed around the open areas of the car would make weight distribution better and probably provide a much higher total range.

Maybe they are keeping it simple for cost reasons.

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