Electric cars didn’t start with Tesla. A century ago, electric motors competed with internal combustion and steam to become the dominant automotive powertrain. They lost, but that didn’t mean motors and batteries went away. Some people just used available parts to build their own EVs, which appears to be the story behind this first-generation Honda CRX spotted by a friend of The Drive at a Pick Your Part in Chula Vista, California.
Now rusting in pieces, the CRX wears conspicuous EV decals (including a sadly relevant call-out of high gas prices) on the outside and what looks like a lot of DIY fabrication inside. The battery pack is mounted behind the seats with control electronics crammed into every available space. Mounted just ahead of the driver’s side rear wheel well, the onboard charger is a K&W BC-20 that, according to a quic …
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Author: Stephen Edelstein
