<story><title>Low-cost DIY electric car made from recycled parts</title><url>http://www.designboom.com/technology/low-cost-diy-electric-car-made-from-recycled-parts-380-mile-range-06-17-2017/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>djrogers</author><text>All you have to do is ignore all current safety and road-worthiness regulations, eliminate even the most basic of comforts like A&amp;#x2F;C and heat, and fill the vehicle with batteries of questionable safety and quality. When you’re finished you have a 2 seater with a longer range than a 5&amp;#x2F;7 seater that didn’t skimp on anything.&lt;p&gt;Honestly, this is no different than the guys that stuff V8s into Miatas on the cheap and get performance rivaling 100k sports card. We’ve been doing this with cars for a century now, why would anyone expect electrics to be different?</text></comment>
<story><title>Low-cost DIY electric car made from recycled parts</title><url>http://www.designboom.com/technology/low-cost-diy-electric-car-made-from-recycled-parts-380-mile-range-06-17-2017/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>giardini</author><text>I still hope for a new version of the Baker Electric:&lt;p&gt;Jay Leno on electric cars:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=CRwEXaHTwsY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=CRwEXaHTwsY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Except for the &amp;quot;steering wheel&amp;quot;, the Baker seems the perfect suburban car for Texas cities, where you never know which streets will be flooded or when you&amp;#x27;ll run into a pothole.</text></comment>