Wichita Inventor Creates All Electric Car
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Wichita Inventor Creates All Electric Car
A Wichita man is going electric on the road and is hoping others will follow his lead.
Reporter: Jennifer Bocchieri
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A Wichita man is going electric on the road and is hoping others will follow his lead. He has developed an all-electric vehicle and hopes his device could mean drivers will no longer need to stop at the gas station for fill-ups.

It doesn't look like much. It's a 1986 Isuzu truck that Roger Nethercot is transforming into one of the first all electric vehicles. A hybrid it's not.

"We stripped everything out. The engine and transmission... It all goes and don't go back," said Nethercot.

What will go in are high powered generators, a power supply and a motor that will run the entire vehicle. He can't say how because the patent is still pending, but what Nethercot can promise is that, once installed, the all electric vehicle will never need a charge or gas to run.

"The goal here is to replace all carbon emission vehicles in the world as quickly as possible," he says.

He came up with the idea five months ago but he already has interest from big companies. Next week he plans to drive the rig around town for up to three days to prove it can work.

The next step is to open a place where people can bring their vehicles in to get converted. The total conversion cost starts at $4,000.

Now he just hopes, even though some may think all this is out there, that it catches on.

"Because every invention that's ever been worth a darn came from one man's dream in his head and people thought he was nuts," said Nethercot.

To get information on how you can have your car converted you can call Nethercot at 880-4301 or check out his website www.nethtech.com which will be up and running on Saturday.


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