Chevrolet S10 Visit 1/21/14

     The S10, personally, would not be my choice of vehicle to convert for this project. I just do not like the way it looks. But, appearence and the like aside, it seemed to be a really good truck. It was in a very good condition, seemed to be very driveable and comfortable, but I was not one of the ones in the group to test drive the truck, that was Mr. Grisbee and Shiraz. The S10 itself is very small for trucks and light, which is good for electric conversions because if the car already weighs around 3000+lbs, it's going to weigh a lot more after we put the batteries and motor in. The truck would need a new paint job, a trend I noticed with all the cars we looked at today.

     The man selling the car, named Carl, seemed fairly young, and used the truck to drive to and from school. He loved the idea of us converting the truck to an electric vehicle and seemed very interested in getting an EV for himself. He asked us what kind of cars were needed to convert a car to an EV, and was surprised that the S10 was so perfect for converting. A lot of space for batteries under and in the bed, very lightweight, and safe enough for the driver and passenger, even though there have been problems with safety for the driver, but that can be looked over for the time being.