# Style over Efficiency
**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223
**Category:** Conversion Kits
**Created:** [March 17, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223 "2013-03-17T19:47:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Jose\_Marc](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jose_Marc)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223/1 "2013-03-17T19:47:42Z")
Is adding a body kit to your standard electric car detrimental for the battery in the long run?
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### Author:  [@evinstitute](https://community.electricforum.com/u/evinstitute)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223/2 "2013-04-18T13:01:59Z")
I know the bodies are designed with efficiency in mind. i doubt there are any body kits out there that do anything other than increase drag. but i suggest you do it anyway because im sick of seeing silly little EV boxes. i would take the hit and do your part to make the EV world cooler.
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### Author:  [@RyanHill](https://community.electricforum.com/u/RyanHill)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223/3 "2013-05-01T07:33:30Z")
I tend to agree with evinstitute, you’re already saving money buy driving an EV in the first place. Don’t worry too much about the, in my opinion, slightly detrimental effects a body kit could have. When I get my first EV one of the first things I’ll be doing, when I have the money, is making it look cooler.
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### Author:  [@FEUS](https://community.electricforum.com/u/FEUS)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223/4 "2013-05-01T08:05:25Z")
I think it all depends on what car and kit it is… I’ve seen some for civics that actually increase the efficiency.
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### Author:  [@xuanthucdmg](https://community.electricforum.com/u/xuanthucdmg)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223/5 "2013-05-15T00:08:05Z")
Thanks all
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### Author:  [@Editor](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Editor)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/style-over-efficiency/3223/6 "2013-06-05T09:54:14Z")
If anyone has any pictures of body kits and accessories which they have added to their electric vehicles, I for one would be very interested in looking at them.