# electric dsm **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 14, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182 "2010-01-14T06:18:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nopistons91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@nopistons91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nopistons91)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/1 "2010-01-14T06:18:15Z")
Did you guys ever see this before lol? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/2 "2010-01-14T06:23:57Z")
Wonder how long before it gets commutator walk. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/3 "2010-01-14T07:14:54Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Wonder how long before it gets commutator walk. :rimshot: ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/4 "2010-01-15T06:35:16Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Wonder how long before it gets commutator walk. LOL thats great:biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/5 "2010-01-15T06:39:26Z")
They took the most unreliable car in the worse, and made it less reliable. thats like dividing by zero. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/6 "2010-01-15T06:57:05Z")
I like it. I want to build an electric car. ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/7 "2010-01-15T08:36:25Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > I like it. I want to build an electric car. me too. i need to find another geo metro. they work great with things like forklift motors and stuff. id need at least 100 mile range though or agreements with the places i go to that they will let me plug it in when i get there for a boost. Brian ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/8 "2010-01-15T09:09:47Z")
How much does in usually run to convert a car? I drive 8 miles per day and that would save me the $5/week I spend now 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/9 "2010-01-15T09:53:18Z")
> [@Just Karter](#): > > They took the most unreliable car in the worse, and made it less reliable. > > thats like dividing by zero. If you take the motor out of the car and all the bullshit, you are basically left with a shell. So this guy has less than $5 grand into the car including the motor? I’m surprised more people aren’t doing this. It would never work here, that car would be rotten in half but it sure does work in texas, that thing looks clean. ---
**Author:** ![Detective\_Coating](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/detective_coating/32/5319_2.png) [@Detective\_Coating](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Detective_Coating)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/10 "2010-01-15T10:52:16Z")
This is a pretty old video but cool nonetheless. He is saving a ton of money if he’s just using it to drive to work and running errands. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/11 "2010-01-15T11:04:59Z")
I started looking into doing this but wanted to start with something lot lighter than a DSM. ---
**Author:** ![Sandman315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Sandman315](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sandman315)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/12 "2010-01-15T11:28:39Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I started looking into doing this but wanted to start with something lot lighter than a DSM. crx would be my first thought, or a first gen rx7 ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dsm/78182/13 "2010-01-15T11:34:47Z")
This guy here builds sweet ones, he did a 70’s mustang for Anthony kiedis. > **[Who's Resurrecting the Electric Car?](http://www.laweekly.com/news/whos-resurrecting-the-electric-car-2144267)** > > The 1946 Oldsmobile that sits amid the old boat hulls and flywheels in the Reverend Gadget’s Culver City machine shop harks back to an era of voluptuous curves and radiant chrome; its owner, actor and comedian Tommy Chong, calls it “Ace,” and...