DIY Electric Car
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
I am leaning towards a golf cart or forklift motor. All the Golf cart motors I have been finding on the net are either 10 or 19 spline. Should I look for a straight axle with chain conversion? I have the resources to create an adapter to convert the 13 spine either up or down to match a golf cart motor.
Electric Cars are for Girls
NOVEMBER 22, 2009
In my reading here I've got the basics: Golf Cart deep cycle batteries, 3 phase AC Induction Motor. I'll try this myself, but would like to talk.
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. With rising gasoline prices, I believe the demand for freeway capable electric vehicles is going to increase over the next few years.
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”. The only EV he was familiar with was a golf cart, so he tried playing around with that, and eventually converted a Beck into electric.”
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Under a Technology Agreement with EEStor, ZMC holds the worldwide exclusive rights to incorporate EEStor’s EESU for new passenger vehicles up to 1,400 kilograms curb weight (net of batteries); golf carts, Low Speed Vehicles and certain utility vehicles; and the conversion of any class of used internal combustion 4-wheel vehicles to electric.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
FEBRUARY 24, 2007
So, given that it's cold and rainy for a few months and I have the suspension, I decided to start the conversion, despite not having all the parts from ElectroAuto yet. Maybe I'll take a day off to go to A & P as well as Farwest Golf Carts to pick up some old 8V golf cart batteries for desulfation testing.
Electric Auto Association
APRIL 19, 2021
Road rallies were held in Juneau, Alaska , where local and state elected officials riding the city’s first electric bus led the way, and in Muskegon, Michigan , where 70 participants in 40 cars, motorcycles, and a golf cart, navigated a 150-mile circuit from Muskegon to Holland to Grand Rapids and back to Muskegon.
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