Most high school kids these days seem more interested with cellphones than supercars, but there are still those who like to get down and dirty under the hood of a car. Juan Ehringer is taking a Honda S2000 sports car, ditching the four-cylinder engine and replacing it with a powerful electric drivetrain that will give it between 500 and 600 horsepower. That’s quite the project car.
Jalopnik interviewed Juan, and the whole thing is well worth reading who, as your might have guessed, isn't your typical teenager; the kid has a small CNC business setup in his bedroom, and it is safe to say that the kid knows his stuff.
Juan picked the Honda S2000 up for just $6,000 after explaining to the former owner what he planned. He convinced his parents to support this project car rather than buying him a commuter car, though Juan has had to save money from a couple of part-time gigs to scrape together enough money to make the project feasible.
Under the hood will be a 26 kWh battery pack, which Juan estimates will give him between 80 and 120 miles of driving range, and around 600 horsepower to play with.
What a project!
-Courtesy of Gas2.org-- http://gas2.org/2012/10/15/high-school-student-building-an-electric-honda-s20...
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