I can't tell you how excited I am that someone is converting a charade to electric.
I've had three G100/G102 daihatsu charades now (One 3cyl and Two 4cyl models), and more recently a daihatsu feroza. Great cars, and the charades are rather fun to drive.
I'd love to convert a 3cyl charade into electric (3cyl simply because the 3-door models weigh less), and I'll be watching your progress along the way.
I have a few questions so far...
What are the laws regarding EV conversions in victoria, and where do i find more info re: engineering and rego?
Assuming i had a car already, can tell me roughly how much this conversion is going to cost?
We drive around town mostly, but every week (give or take), we travel 120km from Bendigo to Ballarat. There is opportunity to charge at either town, but its that range inbetween that I query. Given that its a know distance, would it be possible to build a 'cost effective' EV car to travel this distance on a single charge?
Cheers --Tzi