@Sheril one of my favorite places, thanks for sharing.

@andygates @not_a_label @neil again, dependent on your needs. I travel usually at 30MPH, fastest is 45mph. I spend a lot of time on dirt roads as well. The safety advances seem to be focused on high speed travel. Of course, everyone’s needs are different. But even a car from 2005 would have better safety than my 1988. And you can buy cars from 2005 for US $5000 still.

@jsbarretto @not_a_label @neil another difference may be the needed travel distance. Mine is pretty short here, around 100 KM per charge.

@jsbarretto @not_a_label @neil a mechanic here in CR that does these conversions

It’s possible prices are fluctuating rapidly with the state of the world, this was about four months ago.

@not_a_label @neil just curious what you consider affordable? I've looked into converting my 1988 Suzuki Samurai to electric, looks like it'll be about $12,000. The car cost me $5000 six years ago, so $17,000 for an electric car seems like a good price.

For comparison to something similar here, the BYD S1 Pro starts at $30,000.