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Convert from Petrol to EV

Smooth-Blacksmith523 | 2026-03-11 13:51 | 3 views

So I have a Toyota Ractis 2008, i cant lie, friggin love this car, its fun to drive, has a sport mode, and its my first car so has a special place in my heart, but the car has terrible petrol inefficiency. Its got a triptonic transmission and it burns petrol like no tomorrow on short journeys. I can afford to sell it and get a leaf (but i hate the look of it) or get a BYD Atto 1(but never really knew the brand till recent so trust is not so good) I dont want to part with the car so I figured to convert it to EV, reason being I have gone completely off the grid with my power and installed solar panels, are there any mechanic shops that can do this in Sri Lanka? Reliably? I want to keep the car and just change it to maybe hopefully a 200 km battery but otherwise anything that fits the budget.

Comments (2)
ThePizza666 2026-03-11 17:49

I would love to know about this too!

Sea-Library-6571 2026-03-12 03:50

tbh thats a dumb idea in sri lanka. Keep the car. Buy another EV to offset the petrol costs. That might be cheaper to do. Or use a bike to offset.

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