The Volt Vette Project
One of our long-time members and activists has recently started work on converting a vintage Corvette into an all-electric vehicle! You can keep up with his project by visiting his 'Volt Vette Project' blog on our website. Check back regularly for updates!
Latest Update: September 30, 2009
A Real Electric Corvette from Michael Shoop on Vimeo.
Chapter 1: Why an electric car?
Chapter 2: An electric Corvette???
Chapter 3: Motors - horses and diameters
Chapter 4: I see the light (bulb)
Chapter 5: Engine removal 101 or 2
Chapter 6: The electric motor is here... or should it be there?
Chapter 7: How to remove a gas tank (and live to tell about it)
Chapter 8: Do not mock my mock-ups
Chapter 9: How hard is it to bolt on a motor? I mean really? (part one)
Chapter 10: Fiberglass Boxes for a Fiberglass Car
Chapter 11: How hard is it to bolt on a motor? (part two)
Chapter 12: What difference does a differential make?
Chapter 13: The Demon in the Dash
Chapter 14: Going Batty Over Batteries
Chapter 15: Driveshaft Dreams
Chapter 16: I Need Some Backbone
Chapter 17: Battery Box Bugaboos
Chapter 18: The Light at the End Of the Corvette
Chapter 19: Boxed In
News Flash - May 20, 2008
Chapter 20: Living Green Expo
Chapter 21: May Madness
News Flash - August 14, 2008
Chapter 22: Testing… Screech! Testing… Thump!
Chapter 23: Electric Power Steering
Chapter 24: A Better Backbone
Chapter 25: Universal Trouble
Chapter 26: Back to Testing
Chapter 27: What difference does a differential make? Part 2: Searching for Acceleration
Chapter 28: The Battery Charging System
Chapter 29: Hot Lead? OK, Warm Lead
Chapter 29.5: Something is Burning
Chapter 30: Heat for Humans
News Flash - April 4, 2009
Chapter 31: The Devil in the DC
Chapter 32: The Incredible Shrinking Driveshaft!
Chapter 33: Clean, Green and on the Scene
Chapter 34: The Ring is the Thing
Chapter 35: Scraping Bottom
The People Who Made It Happen
Chapter 36: Air Conditioning, Part One
Chapter 37: The First 3,000 Miles
Chapter 38: Air Conditioning, Part Two