Saw this on ebay, if your don't like to put gas in your beetle, you can trade up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320338743170&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123&viewitem=

Theer is just something about the sound of an aircooled motor,  one of the salesman told me the he had a customer that bought a new beetle and the only complaint was that it did not have a vw sound, she went and bought a cd of a aircooled beetle running,  (don't know for sure that this is a true story)

I like it.  I have 9 miles to work. I could use it every day.  I might  even hear the radio with out  the piston slapping, valve rattling, muffler lacking  air cooled engine.  SC

In this mornings auto section of the FreePress ,there is a article about Kia is going to put a new gadget on their cars to make the engine stop running whenever you stop,say at a traffic light.  I hate to burst Kias bubble but VW did this to some Rabbits back in the early 80's on a car called a "Fuel Meister"
This worked OK until owners started to raise hell about having to replace a $180.00 starter motor every few months.
Hell fire !! If you want this feature just put a 34mm PICT-4 on your car . A whole lot cheaper.

I've got an even better system on my S-10.  When the rust gets packed tight enough in the fuel filter, it will cut off every time you stop . . . and about half the time you are going.  I can clear the "problem" up by changing the fuel filter, but my gas milage drops by 4-5 MPG.  If I could just figure out how to brace my neck so I won't get whiplash, I'd go into business selling the system.  I've got PLENTY of rust around here, so my raw materials wouldn't cost much . . .  :lol:

My Father was a "Die Hard" electrical Engineer and he said this idea wouldn't "fly" until someone came up with decent batterys. This was 30 years ago and they are still a very long way off.

We are really not that far off on the batteries.  The "decent batteries" are already out there.  Now "decent batteries" that a working man could actually afford to buy, that may still be years away.   :?   What is just around the corner is hydrogen powered fuel cells.  We are looking into them to power our electric pallet trucks at work.  There is a company that makes a fuel cell that is the same size as our current batteries and it puts out a steady 24 volts DC from start to finish.  It has a small hydrogen tank that takes about 30 seconds to fill.  On a full tank it will run the truck as long or longer than a fully charged lead/acid battery.  They cost about three times as much as the battery they replace, but since it takes two batteries per truck (one in use, one charging) to keep our trucks going 24/7, and the fuel cell life is supposed to be 3 times longer than a battery, in theory, they should be cheaper in the long run.  However, you have to invest a small fortune in the hydrogen storage/distribution system.

If the hydrogen infastructure were in place like our petrolium infastructure is now, you would probably see gasoline powered cars go out of production within a decade.

And by the way, that has to be one of the cleanest EV conversion I've ever seen!  It has enough speed and power . . . but like all EVs powered by lead/acid batteies, it's range is the big downfall.  I guess if you wanted to increase your range, you could always make it a hybred . . . just put a gas powered generator on a vintage roof rack and take off!   :lol:

i think we would be fine with 25 -50%  of all cars being  electric.   It will hurt some businesses  since all the jiffy lubes will close and the spare parts bizness will collapse.  The Electric Companies will love it. Oil Companies will take a beating. Advance and Autozone will have a disappear. So there are some big Lobbies against any Grand scale EV's.   All you need to extend the range is a little 5-10 HP gas engine running a generater.  Most of the time 30 Miles is fine.  Go to the mall,   Plug into a quick charger   while you shop.   Drive home   Plug up.  Beats the heck on stepping in a puddle gas at the gas station.   I got a Roomba Vacuum and it finds its charger when its done cleaning floors.  Maybe My ev's charger can scoot out and hook up  when I park at Home.

To heck with all that lectric stuff if gas mileage and a insanely small car is your thing there's a Real Cooper Mini for sale on Hixson pike. :lol: I say real because I dont consider the BMW mini a cooper! :roll:

I saw a gut who had a short bug on the web that was electric he had a soar rig at his house and business to power his toy. He made the same point it doesnt do anygood if you dont power it up for free. :lol: