Saab 96 electric car

by Swade on June 8, 2009

Woodz sent me a link to a story at Lancaster Online, about a guy named Brandon Hollinger who has turned what looks like it should have been a parts car into a fully functioning electric vehicle.
Electric Saab 96 - 1.jpg
Not the tidiest looking Saab, eh? Well, this is actually the good one. Hollinger bought a pair of Saab 96s – one to use and one for bits – and having never previously built anything in his life, proceeded to turn his ‘keeper’ Saab 96 into a rechargeable electric car.
This is Hollinger with the engine bay of his 96. V4 “out”, batteries and 96-volt electric motor “in”. Yes, a 96-volt motor for a 96. Poetic.
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Of course, what I like about this story is that it’s not only a Saab being featured (which is good), but it’s a Saab guy being featured. As you can see in the still shot from the video, below, Brandon also owns a Saab 900 Turbo, which still runs on dino-juice.
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The full story, with pictures and video, is available here.
Thanks WooDz!

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{ 3 comments }

1 Dylan June 8, 2009 at 10:51 am

I live in Lancaster and cant wait to see this on the road, very surprised how quickly this got on the site. Was just in the paper today.

2 Swade June 8, 2009 at 11:42 am

It would have been on sooner if I had any energy yesterday. I think WooDz sent me the link whilst I was on the ferry over the weekend.

3 Tompa June 8, 2009 at 4:01 pm

Cool! Original and cool. Could be the next big thing in Hollywood.
Better build a 95 with the extra rear facing seat for Brad and Angelina. :-)

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