Backyard Mechanics Refit Vehicles With Batteries (First Coast News) ST. PETERSBURG, FL (AP) -- Cornelius Cronin bought a $900 Chevy S-10 pickup and spent several weeks removing things he didn't like mainly its dirty, gas-guzzling engine. He fitted an electric motor and batteries under the hood, and now purrs around Oldsmar in a red truck that uses no gas and emits no air pollution. A documentary film asked: Who killed the electric car? Maybe a better question ... [News Source]