The Sky's 37 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, with cells made in China and which is assembled by Amp in Ohio, is warrantied for three years/36,000 miles. Almost everything else in the car is American-made. Heck, most of the parts are pure GM The motors and the air conditioner come from the Chevy Tahoe hybrid, for example, and Amp doesn't touch or weld onto the vehicle's frame in any way. Amp also leaves the airbags and the hydraulic brakes alone (but does supplement them with the aforementioned aggressive regenerative brakes). This way, Amp can tell customers that they are really buying GM brakes, GM airbags, GM frame, etc., just with an all-electric powertrain. With the recent disruption in the auto industry, even Tier 1 suppliers were willing to cut deals with AMP for the parts it needed to convert the vehicles. Since the car is still mostly a GM product, finding replacment parts isn't difficult. As one Amp representative told us, using GM's designs and supply chain "feels right. That's the way to start a car company without the billions."
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According to Amp, the converted Sky will have a range of around 150 miles per charge (based on usage) and go from 0-60 miles per hour in under 8 seconds. The Amp'd Sky has a top speed of 90 mph. A full recharge from a 220-volt outlet takes around three and a half hours, while a 110 outlet will need around 14 hours. Amp says that recharging after a typical driving day (40 miles), recharging should take about 90 minutes from a 220-volt outlet.
Those numbers are good enough for around 300 people to place orders thus far, Amp told us, all in the greater Cincinnati area. The company is keeping sales close for now so it can easily service the vehicles if they need fixing. Amp plans to convert 1,000 vehicles this year, so availability will expand soon. Each conversion costs $25,000 on top of the donor vehicle. Saturn, of course, does not make the Sky anymore, but finding one for under $25,000 shouldn't be too difficult, for a total cost of under $50,000 for an all-electric, two-seat convertible.
