One of the first e-book I bought on DIY electric car conversion is Les Oke’s Convert2EV. That was more than one year ago. Back then, we were having a global crisis on energy and crude oil was trading at $150 per barrel! Many people were panicking especially large vehicle owners. It was an expensive and [...]
Many people have heard about electric cars but most people do not know how it works. Firstly, pure electric car are pretty rare. The current buzz from car manufacturers are hybrid cars. Hybrid cars run on both electric and gasoline. Example of hybrid cars available in the market are the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid, [...]
Is it possible to charge the batteries of a Do It Yourself (DIY) electric car with solar cells? As it turns out, you can. However, you can’t mouth the solar cells on the car because there is simply not enough surface area. Well, unless you want to cover the entire car with Photovoltaic (PV) cells, [...]