Robin,
Welcome. Your project is a worthy one. I recently rented an Escalade while visiting friends in Colorado. The airport is pretty far from everything and by the time we took back the vehicle, we must have traveled a couple hundred miles and only used half a tank of fuel. I was so impressed by that, I've been trying to think of a way to get that technology into a bolt. I met a guy with a nicely restored '68 Buick Skylark who did that very thing and has himself a first rate daily driver. He did all the work himself but he has a huge alignment shop and pretty deep pockets. As long as we are talking big, be sure to incorporate antilock brakes into your project. Best of luck and keep us posted on your progress. Don