In April, I decided to map out all of the electric conversion garages in the US I could find on the web to get a feel for how prevalent they are around the US. I’d like to convert my own internal combustion engine car to electric but unfortunately, I live in the northeast and as you can see from the map, there’s not much here as far as conversion garages go.
The map shows professional conversion garages, this doesn’t include amateur or hobbyist garages, which do exist in my area. The map also caused a bit of confusion when I circulated it because it only focuses on where the conversions can be performed and does not include the manufacturers of the parts to perform the conversion.
I decided to make a second map, which shows the conversion parts makers. The first map had a Canadian garage in it and the components map has some Canadian suppliers as well. The goal of the map is to show where in the US it would require the least amount of shipping to receive the components to perform the conversion. Ideally, the conversion process to be as green as possible too.
The components map is still a work in progress. It consists mainly of battery manufacturers with one electric motor manufacturer. I’m sure there are more — if you know of some, please email me. This components map consists only of component manufacturers and does not include distributors.
