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Project ForkenSwift is driving!

The electric car on a beer budget project is road worthy. We featured this team of EV converters earlier as they took an electric motor from a forklift and dropped it in a Geo Metro. While a welder was working on the battery rack, the team wired up six batteries for an impromptu test drive on city streets. Check out the team's website for more history on the project and updates. [Source: YouTube] ... Read more →

ForkenSwift: Electric car conversion on a beer budget Mike Magda

Don't know where these guys are located (their Web site isn't up yet) but their first two videos covering the electric conversion of Geo Metro are worth watching. The project is called ForkenSwift ...

Project ForkenSwift is driving! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The electric car on a beer budget project is road worthy. We featured this team of EV converters earlier as they took an electric motor from a forklift and dropped it in a Geo Metro. While a welder was working on the battery rack, the team wired up six batteries for an impromptu test drive on ...

ForkenSwift: Electric car conversion on a beer budget 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Don't know where these guys are located (their Web site isn't up yet) but their first two videos covering the electric conversion of Geo Metro are worth watching. The project is called ForkenSwift and the crew is using a hydraulic motor salvaged from a forklift. The first video showed a quick ...


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