Anyone doing any electrical conversions like to a car or a lawn tractor?

[Dallant]

I bought a JD lawn tractor sans the gas motor a few years back for spare parts and have pondered an electric conversion. I’ve also thought about a Miata conversion. Anyone doing anything like this?

 

[rich c]

Just bought a 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club convertible, but getting 35mpg while thrashing it around. So far no interest in going any other way. Parts like controllers are so cheap on bicycles, not so much for tractors or cars!

 

[Dallant]

Just bought a 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club convertible, but getting 35mpg while thrashing it around. So far no interest in going any other way. Parts like controllers are so cheap on bicycles, not so much for tractors or cars!

I have an ‘09 Touring PRHT and it’s not the one I’d do anything like that to. I’m really interested in working on the lawn tractor as my existing gas powered one is on It’s last legs. The one I bought w/o engine is almost new so I’m torn as a new gas motor would be an easy install. The only electric conversion kit I’ve seen is almost $1k and you need to strip it of anything with oil, the wiring, the tranny, yada, yada.