DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

This was the car as I bought it. 90 CRX Si - RWD EV Conversion. I am going to slowly post all the work on it and catch anybody interested up. Wasn't running but for what I had planned. I got a steal for sub 1k. Oddly before pulling anything apart I fixed the motor first. Needed a new.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 23, 2021

I'm a retired vintage car restorer and have one last car I want to convert to electric. A 1949 Riley Roadster. I'm looking to give it nice power with at least a 250 Km range. Any help, thoughts or prayers would be welcomed.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2011

For those of you who don't know, we have an electric car conversion wiki which has tons of info for beginners and pros. Some of the members here will find this obvious but I've spoken with several people recently who had no idea that we have such a fantastic resource built up.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 30, 2022

“I love Teslas,” says Graeme, owner of Oz-DIY Electric Vehicles, “they make great spare parts!” Graeme knows a lot about cars, both fossil fueled cars (ICE cars) and EV. Wandering around his workshop, I see a multitude of cars in various stages […].

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2023

Fondly dubbed as “Truckla,” Giertz noted that the vehicle was actually her dream car — as crazy as that may sound. The car is driving though, but a lot of stuff was not really working very well. The car is driving though, but a lot of stuff was not really working very well.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 14, 2010

Picking Your Dream Car for Conversion. Well I have always wanted three cars, A Fiero, DeLorean and Lamborghini. So your almost there, ready to take the plunge as well to convert a car from gas to electric or maybe you dino drinker is on its last legs and is going to need to be replaced soon. s your dream car.

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InsideEVs

MAY 18, 2021

This is one of the coolest DIY classic car EV conversion projects that we currently know of.

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EVolution

APRIL 30, 2021

Converting a traditional ICE vehicle into an Electric Car is a very appealing prospect for many who want to drive in style while still staying green. Imagine the power of an old ford muscle car or the utility of a Volkswagen camper van but entirely electric. EV Conversion demand is booming in Australia and for good reason.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. According to Howard, Rickard’s YouTube channel EVTV Motor Werks has received over 3 million hits, a majority on 507 DIY electric vehicle (EV) and other EV-related videos that Rickard produced over the 12 years he ran the company. “He

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JUNE 24, 2009

AC Motor Controller (Part 3 of AC Conversion, Interview with Eric Tischer).

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DIY Electric Car

OCTOBER 19, 2010

1984 Pontiac Fiero Electric Vehicle Conversion / From start to finish with a ride along. 1984 Pontiac Fiero Electric Vehicle Conversion / From start to finish with a ride along. In this video you will see how easy it is to convert a gas car to electric in your driveway with no garage and really no special tools.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

It has been about 5 months since I posted my first blog about converting my car to electricity. My professional life has kept me busy, but I still have made good progress on my conversion. Winter 2011-2012: Engine Bay and Under-car: The car is now completely gas-less. " motor that is typically used in smaller cars.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 15, 2010

Ontario's Ban on Electric Cars. The Ban on EV Conversions is Over!!! Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. "EV conversions are: ?

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Obama on cars. "Revenge of the Electric Car" director, Chris Payne, in his new Tesla. For instance, when you go to Chris Payne’s fantastic Revenge of the Electric Car page, check out left side for the topics it digs into, like: Electric Cars (no surprise), Tesla , Mini E , Volt. Electric Car Blog.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I have posted here before with a different VW kit car build which was a 72v Wilderness EV kit in a Bentley kit body roadster. Recently I purchased another VW kit car that has from what I can tell a pretty complete set up. The body and chassis are trashed but I have another VW kit car that I'm thinking about using it in.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

So I bought a Sterling kit car and what I want to do, eventually, is turn it to electric. Sterling Kit Car to EV. It had been sitting for the past decade so I'm going to replace the full brake system (going all disc) as well as switching it from a swing axle to IRS (pan is a 1966.). Plus a set of axles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

EV Driven aggregates the latest content from all these electric car blogs: * Creative Greenius. * DIY Electric Car. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Plugs and Cars. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. Revenge of the Electric Car. Green Gearhead. * Robs RAVolt.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

I'm trying to decide if I was to go with another gas engine or turn it into a electric car. just thinking about changing my 76 spitfire to a electric car. If I go gas it will probably cost me $2000 or so. I was hoping someone would give my an idea of the cost of going electric. Around town here it is flat terran.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

9/20/2011: Cleaned car. Got home too late to do anything but blog about my electric car! Then towed the vehicle back to our hometown at the cost of $200 in rental and gasoline. 10 hours of work, $500 spent, starting weight of vehicle: 2531 pounds. 6 hours of work, no money spent, 96 pounds removed from vehicle.

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EV Central

JUNE 19, 2022

It weighs just 235kg without driver.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It was time to buy our first car. I started to read up on the Prius and started looking at cars to buy in a week’s time, so the paperwork would be ready for my wife to use the car from the following week. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. He was surprised!

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Green Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

However, if you love skateboarding and thought of how to convert a skateboard to electric, there are DIY electric skateboard conversion kits available in the market today. Things to remember when buying skateboard conversion kits. The best electric skateboard conversion kits. Vestar E-Skateboard DIY Kit.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

An owner of a forklift wreckers told me that a 24V electric palletjack motor would be good for a small car. is a rear-engine RWD car easiest for a novice? Is a Porsche 924 an easy car to convert? Some other cars I?m Or any other more expensive cars with a blown engine. He said I shouldn't overvolt this motor.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. The car was powered by thousands of small lithium batteries,” Pohorsky explained. That was quite a conversion.” Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

Photos have become the universal form of casual conversation,” he said in a 2018 interview with The Institute. In a 2016 interview with DIY Photography , he said cassettes were the only permanent form of “digital storage” available to him at the time. Although the CCDs could capture an image, they couldn’t store it.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

An Indianapolis man has built his own electric car, US television station WRTV reported recently. He said; “I found myself constantly trying to trick the car to run on the electric motor as much as possible, which got me thinking,&# Roth said. “Why not just have a second car that’s purely electric?

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 2, 2022

VEVA membership was originally comprised of folks into DIY EV conversions, but now leans toward LEAF and Tesla owners. I saw a car charging at a fast charger; it was the first charger I’d seen,” he explained. “I I began to suspect that driving four hours in a gas car to go skiing wasn’t making sense.” “I Again like U.S.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 5, 2013

This project is an electric vehicle conversion on a 1976 MG Midget. I''ve owned the car for about 15 years, and last worked on it in 2005. Here''s some photos of the car before the project began.' I''m back at it and making good progress.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

EV conversions need to be catagorized. "Heavy" "Heavy" "medium" "light" "Flyweight" My car is in the light end of the "Light" class" It is almost capable of direct drive, without a transmission. DC-without a reversing contactor.).

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 19, 2012

The car was stripped to just a shell before putting it in storage, so getting the body off the pan was easy. Although there are a great number of EV kits out there, I've decided to piece this car's conversion together from different sources. If all goes well, I should have this car on the road by Thanksgiving.

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DIY Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I have bought my donor car. I have been looking for ages on Craigslist for the right car and toyed with all sort of cars. I am thinking of doing a conversion like Daniel Lynn's car :-. confused: However I think getting the engine out of the old car and fixing the motor is going to be challenge enough to start with.

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DIY Electric Car

MAY 5, 2010

The reason to get an electric vehicle is surely different to everybody who get flashed by the conversion virus. Our biggest personal reason is our first electric car, a swiss Solec Riva Junior. Solec Riva Junior. year of manufacture: 1990 (Switzerland). Motor: DC 6kW / 8,16PS / 8.046 hp. direct shaft, no transmission, no gears.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

EV Grinning, we have just completed our conversion from gas to electric, two weeks ago the Fiero passed it's safety test with no problems. We had the car licensed and plated the following week. We have had a few road tests, trying to find the actual range per charge. We are averaging about 25 km's (15.33

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 10, 2008

I have been researching Electric Cars since September last year , in that time period I have gone through many plans and thrashed out many budgets as I worked out how a student could make a satisfactory EV. I have planned an RX7, CRX or Civic and pick-up conversion, even to the point of being outbid on eBay for a donor.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I have ordered a K1-attack kit car. Hello all, I thought I would start a build thread. I have started the assembly. My plan is to have a Tesla drive train. I am sourcing from EV-West. Hopefully that was a good company to partner with. I am waiting on batteries until the build is further along.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Recently, I was discussing my vision of electric cars on american roads with a few different people. During the course of the conversations, I explained the limitations of range, battery life, charging and top speed. There will be exceptions, of course, but for most families there will be 2 major options: Drive hybrids or have 2 cars.

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

So what does this have to do with Electric Cars? Start your Electric Car Conversion project today!! He is also the President of Trans Atlantic Electric Conversions [link] a full service parts and Electric Vehicle Conversions Shop. Everything! We hold the power to reduce future recessions in our own hands.

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