DIY Electric Car
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
My plan is to convert this ride into an EV. I am leaning towards a golf cart or forklift motor. It totally lacks torque, and once you leave even packed dirt for grass it loses power. All the Golf cart motors I have been finding on the net are either 10 or 19 spline. Golf cart motor ?
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
From the beginning of his work to make vehicles electric, Jack believed the way to do it was to encourage individuals to convert their own vehicles to electric and show them to others,” said GEVA President Wayne Garver. Our clients have different needs and we can customize based on how much power is necessary,” Rickard added.
Electric Auto Association
JULY 5, 2021
They also like them because they’re fast and powerful.”. What’s so great about our meetings is the action they can inspire,” Hanson said, referencing a recent gathering that featured a representative from Aptera who spoke about the company’s plans to build a 3-wheeled, solar-powered vehicle. Everyone’s asking: How do we transition?
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 5, 2021
It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. Harless helped convert a second vehicle with friend Robert Layman, an engineer for Eli Lilly, who he introduced to Steiner.
Open Source Civic EV Kit
APRIL 7, 2008
After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. I wanted a project that the group could share their collective brain power and rally around.
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 5, 2021
It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. It was actually the first lithium-powered vehicle certified by the US Department of Transportation. Harless helped convert a second vehicle with friend Robert Layman, an engineer for Eli Lilly, who he introduced to Steiner.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MAY 5, 2007
One of the other 914 kit converters questioned why the accessory battery couldn't stay in the original tray, but I decided to remove it anyway and have the accessory battery up in the front trunk near the DC/DC converter. It's a pity that we have to remove this, but the size of the golf-cart batteries clearly interfere with the latch.
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