Electric Avanti

[Buzzard]

And this post follows Stove Huggers' phasing out gasoline vehicles...(Can't post pics there).

[Commander Eddie]

Careful with that. There could be gas fumes present.

[64V-K7]

A couple years ago, there WAS someone trying to transform an Avanti II into what they called the "Evanti". This was an primarily an electric drive car, supplemented with a small Biodiesel burning engine/generator. The electric drive motor was an application from a DC-9, but their effort went belly up. I never got the serial number of the car, but still have the pictures...

[Bamajak]

A couple years ago, there WAS someone trying to transform an Avanti II into what they called the "Evanti". This was an primarily an electric drive car, supplemented with a small Biodiesel burning engine/generator. The electric drive motor was an application from a DC-9, but their effort went belly up. I never got the serial number of the car, but still have the pictures...

Article

https://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/team-enertia-to-enter-biodiesel-electric-hybrid-studebaker-avant/

[lschuc]

A couple years ago, there WAS someone trying to transform an Avanti II into what they called the "Evanti". This was an primarily an electric drive car, supplemented with a small Biodiesel burning engine/generator. The electric drive motor was an application from a DC-9, but their effort went belly up. I never got the serial number of the car, but still have the pictures...

The story on this electric Avanti is in Avanti Magazine Issue 146, Spring/Summer 2009.
Here's the digital issue: https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/avan...56001480906569

And AOAI member David Heacock has converted his 1985 Avanti to a full electric powered car.

It was first featured in Avanti Magazine Issue 142, Spring/Summer 2008,

https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/avanti-magazine-spring-summer-2008-142/0552944001481315720

and a follow-up in Issue 158 Spring/Summer 2012.

https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/avanti-magazine-spring-summer-2012-158/0444097001417289056

Another update was in Issue 168, Fall/Winter 2014.

https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/avanti-magazine-fall-winter-2014-168/0866444001417285447

all are available online in digital form for a small price.

[Bamajak]

Article
https://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/...debaker-avant/

This car was sold to him by a NCSDC member and the car used to have a R4 engine in it..............