This car would turn heads regardless of what was under the hood. But the super clean and simple motor and controller installation clearly demonstrates how few moving parts an EV has. It is no surprise that this dramatic electric street rod has emerged from the shop of EV Parts, Inc.

Building a full-fendered car instead of a highboy allowed placing half of the batteries down low and out of sight between the frame rails and the driveshaft. A pickup truck rear cross member lets the other batteries live under the trunk floor.

If a model A is not your cup of tea, not to worry ... EV Parts, Inc. is always up to new challenges!

So what's it like to drive a street rod that doesn't rumble? Well, the first thing you've got to get over is the feeling that something is wrong when you're sitting stopped at an intersection in absolute silence. If we don't hear that idling engine, we're conditioned to expect trouble. But after a while you get used to hearing nothing but the wind, and getting back into a car that makes noise seems a step backwards.

Not that driving an electric street rod doesn't have its bad moments... like the shock the pedestrians at the local cruise-in have when they sense something behind them and turn to find a street rod following silently at their heels. Or the annoyance you begin to feel when you're forced to sit behind another car with its exhaust pipe pointed your way. Hmmm... maybe exhaust pipes should exit from the front of the car, so we'd each have to experience more directly what we produce.

The most asked questions when driving this roadster, are "How fast?" and "How far?" We've not had the car above 70 mph on the highway, but its capable of more. Range is roughly 40-50 miles between charges on pure electric power. And with a matching trailer and its lightweight propane powered generator, you could drive until your body convinces you its time to make a pit stop.

So if this sounds like a way to have good, clean fun, give EV Parts a call.