This particular car, a 1995 Saturn SL2 4 door sedan, was converted to electric a few years ago. The initial conversion was done with lead acid batteries, and as far as I can tell was a very quality conversion. It was then sold to another owner who drove it for a while, then swapped the lead batteries for Lithium Ion batteries (LiFePO4). This is a massive improvement, basically a similar chemistry to what is in the Leaf and Tesla. The car then had a serious problem where the motor mounts broke allowing the whole motor/trans to swing up and do some serious damage to the mounting structure as well as the CV joints.
I bought the car in non-working condition with the batteries and all. A solid base for a new project, basically an electric car 'fixer-upper' that should not take too long to get back on the road. It will then be a series of ongoing smaller projects to improve the car once it's back together and being used as my daily driver.
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