Learning how to build your own electric car is not really that difficult of a project.
We did our own conversion of a 1995 Toyota Corolla in about 2 weeks at a cost of only a few hundred dollars.
How did we do it? Click here.
It really turned into a family project after it began, here’s how you can do it too.
What will you need to get started?
Detailed plans on how to build your own electric car
You can use any vehicle- gas, diesel.
A garage, shop or barn is nice, but not necessary
Simple tools every home workshop has- wrenches, drills etc.
First off you will need a large DC motor (9 inches or larger) and a
source of batteries.
Note that AC motors can be used as well but they are a bit more
expensive so we went with DC.
They are easier to install too.
You can, of course buy all these parts brand new but this is the
heaviest cost of the whole project so we suggest using the sources of free DC motors and free
industrial batteries listed in the plans.
They’re not hard to find either and since a DC motor will run for
probably longer than you will own your car, using salvaged motors
makes sense.
Your car will rust out from under you before the motor gives up.
We wanted to keep the costs down and figured this was a great way to do it.
After obtaining your DC motor and batteries you have to remove your gas engine from your car.
Rent a hoist or find a friendly mechanic to lift it out for you.
A few bolts and it’s free.
Leave the clutch and flywheel assembly and detach the rest.
That will leave you room for batteries and DC motor mounting.
It is imperative that you only use a standard transmission vehicle for
your conversion as automatic transmissions simply won’t work.
Don’t worry, you won’t even have to shift gears in traffic once the
conversion is done.
It will drive just like an automatic transmission, which is nice.
Put it in gear and go.
When you stop the engine simply stops too.
It doesn’t keep idling, requiring clutching like a gas engine.
The accelerating ability takes some getting used to as there won’t be a vehicle in town that will take you off the line at stop lights.
This is no slow golf cart you will be building here.
Learning how to build your own electric car is a lot of fun too.
Putting together the controller and motor assembly is not that difficult either.
Your new Electric car will be able to go 50 mph and travel up to 100
miles on a single charge too.
Pretty amazing.
Did you know that gas prices are expected to reach $7 per gallon next year?
Isn’t it time you got started on this project.
Build Your Own Electric Car is the best place to start on your own
electric car conversion and learn all there is to know about how to
build your own electric car.
Click here to get started:
To Your success,
John Caldecott.
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Electric Car Conversions – Parts List
It isn’t really a complicated process to do electric car conversions but you will need to obtain certain specialized parts.
You will need, an electric motor, deep cycle batteries, controller, battery charger an adaptor kit and various other small parts.
But first you are going to need a vehicle that you can do your electric car conversion with.
Any vehicle can be used for this project, but some work better than others.
Heading the list are small cars and trucks as they are light and strong.
Your first consideration as shown in the detailed plans is to find the lightest
vehicle that will still do the job of hauling you and whatever cargo you carry around.
Next, you will want a large DC motor that will produce power for your electric car.
The larger the motor, the more power your Electric car will have.
Don’t worry that it will be slow either.
Many people have the wrong impression of electric cars; they accelerate as fast as any vehicle on the road, and travel easily at 50 mph.
What about batteries?
You will need to locate about 20 deep cycle batteries for your car as well.
Theplans outline sources of batteries, even free batteries that you can find easily.
The same source will probably have free DC motors too.
It’s just a matter of asking.
Why do you need 20 batteries? In order to achieve a range of 100 miles you will need this many batteries.
A controller is needed to fix the amount of current flowing from the batteries to the motor which determines how fast you go.
The controller is connected to your old gas pedal linkage for smooth control of the vehicle.
In order to charge your batteries between trips you will need an on board battery charger.
That way you can simply just plug it into any common AC circuit and get charged up again.
Isn’t it time you got started on your own conversion.
Just go to Electric Car Plans to begin.
To Your success.
John Caldecott.
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You’ve decided to do an electric truck conversion and now you need
detailed plans to get you started.
Doing the conversion is not that difficult if you follow these simple steps.
Find a place to work- shop, garage etc.
Get your tools ready, saws, cordless drill, wrenches etc.
Locate a decent small truck to convert
Get detailed electric truck conversion plans
It is a good idea to use a small truck for this conversion because they are light and strong.
Unlike small cars they also have lots of room for battery placement.
Since the number of batteries determines your effective range this makes a small truck a good choice.
We recently completed a conversion on a Toyota Tacoma and it worked great.
Remember that you will need a standard transmission truck to start with.
Automatic transmissions just don’t work with electric motors.
Don’t worry though, if you only know how to drive an automatic, your electric truck conversion will drive just like an automatic.
Just put it in gear and go.
It’s pretty simple and does it go…
We were amazed at the acceleration which left a lot of people staring at us as we zipped between stop lights in town.
This isn’t a slow moving golf cart as some people seem to think.
Your electric truck conversion will keep up with any vehicle in town and travel
50 mph on the highway.
With a range of up to 100 miles, as outlined in the detailed plans it will take you where you want to go, when you want to get there.
The two main parts to an electric truck are batteries and a motor.
We chose a large 11 inch DC motor for our conversion and this allows us to haul loads of even firewood with the truck.
What impressed us most is that the plans even outlined sources of free deep cycle batteries that we could use in our truck.
Since batteries are one of the largest expenses (you need 20 or so)
this really helps keep the cost manageable – a big plus for the budget minded family.
And isn’t that why you are doing this conversion? To save money…
You will save lots of money too on both fuel and repairs as the electric truck
is much more reliable. For the cost of one repair bill with your present vehicle
you could be driving an electric truck conversion.
The first time you drive by a gas station you will know exactly what we mean.
Did you know that gas is expected to rise to $7 per gallon by next year? Isn’t
it time you did your own conversion too. Let’s get started.
Electric Truck Conversion is the best place to get started on your own
conversion and start saving money and the environment.
Just go to Electric Car Plans to begin.
To Your success.
John Caldecott.
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