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Dale's JUST-E Conversion Blog

DIY Electric Car

It is my intention to give a detailed account of the process of converting a 1988 Subaru Justy DL into an EV. I chose this site to share the process because I think it is the best and most informative site on the subject. My project goals are: 1: Do as much of the work myself as is pratical. (I I need a project!). 2: Keep the cost as low as I can.

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Step 1: How to plan a DIY Electric Motorcycle

DIY Electric Car

Last week I said that this blog would be part journal, part guide to the conversion process but I've decided to separate those two categories by having a build thread for the bike with pretty pictures and having this blog as a sort of step by step guide. What parts do you need and how much will it cost?

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

We have come together to find and organize the best content from blogs and other web sites. These are all listed in the new keyword widget provided by EV Driven that we’ve all put in the sidebars on our blogs. In addition to Creative Greenius you’ll find these great EV Driven blogs: DIY Electric Car.

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Announcing EV Driven

Revenge of the Electric Car

EV Driven aggregates the latest content from all these electric car blogs: * Creative Greenius. * DIY Electric Car. Electric Car Blog. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Green Gearhead. * My Green Wheels. Open Source Civic EV Kit. Plug In Partners. Plugs and Cars. Robs RAVolt.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 9/23/2011

DIY Electric Car

Got home too late to do anything but blog about my electric car! Removed intake manifold, starter motor, and all remaining accessories. 4 hours of work, $30 earned, 75 pounds removed from vehicle. 9/22/2011: Drained Oil, bought special tools, removed remaining portion of cylinder heads. 9/23/2011: Worked at my real job.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

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. First, someone on the forums has offered to sell an adapter from one of their former conversions. Adapter Plate: I have a couple options.

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New Beetle - translation and aggregation

DIY Electric Car

Hi, I will try to translate the important points to my New Beetle conversion in this blog. I got some questions about it, because my "original" blog is written in german language. My english is surly not the best, so please feel free to correct me, ask me questions, comment and be patient to me :).