Nowadays, we have to spend a huge amount on fuel for driving our vehicle on the road. Time has come now, when you can drive a distance for over 80 miles, at a speed of 90 km/h, without the trouble of stopping at a gas station and without causing any environment pollution.

All these have become possible with the arrival of electric cars that are now becoming more and more user-friendly and widely favored in the United States and all over the countries in the world.

By use of electric cars, a lot of money can be saved on fuel in everyday life. Another great advantage is that the carbons emissions from internal combustion engines that seriously contribute to atmospheric pollution, can be curbed to a considerable extend, if electric cars are favored over the conventional ones.

If you have no definite idea about converting your car into a fuel saving pure electric vehicle (EV), it is better that you get necessary guidance from a step-to-step manual released for the purpose.

You should never attempt to convert your car without getting properly guidance with the help of a manual meant for the purpose. As a preliminary step, you have to remove the entire internal combustion engine or modify the conventional internal combustion engine of your vehicle into electric propulsion.

This will indeed make your automobile feel almost like a plug-in hybrid electric car. The truth is that thousands of people around the world have taken over EV conversion as a hobby to get their conventional cars converted into an electric one. If you want to identify yourself as one amongst them, it is advisable to get familiarized with the process of substitution of engines with a high torque electric motor.

Most DIY EV enthusiasts now prefer to use an electric car conversion kit that helps them go through various steps of conversion without many hurdles. This tool is very much helpful for installation and going through the entire process.

A person who is aiming at reduction of fuel expenses by installation of electric motor should first try to familiarize himself with the so-called electrical car kit or seek expert opinion on making use of each tool in the tool package, so as to facilitate the transformation process with ease.

You should keep in mind that there are two major types of conversion kits in use, the customs type and the universal type. The difference is that the customs type is specifically designed for particular types of vehicles, while the universal types can be applied for many vehicles in common.

What you should know is that by possession of a guide that enlightens on conversion of a conventional car into electric one with minute details, the entire process would become much easier and hassle-free. Practically everyone can afford to have it and what is important is to get the right type of manual for the EV conversion project.

A general opinion of the experts is that any new attempt for conversion of a vehicle into electrical one, should begin on light vehicles like Nissan Sentra or Honda Civic. Light trucks are also usually ideal for electric conversion for the reason that the transmission of electrical impulses becomes more effective on them than the heavier ones.

If you ever seriously consider reducing your gasoline expenses by usual means, better abandon the idea and go straight for transforming of your vehicle into an electrical one.

If you are environment friendly and mindful of your cost of driving a gasoline powered car, you will surely be planning to buy an electric car. Electric cars cost a lot but if you can convert a gasoline car into an electric car yourself, it will cost only a fraction of what a new electric car would cost.

Since an electric car uses only electricity to run, cost of driving an electric car is very negligible when compared to the cost of driving a gasoline car. The following are the steps involved in converting a car into an electric car.

1. Choose a suitable donor car.

The car you are selecting for conversion into an electric car must be very light. Light electric cars can run more miles than heavy cars. They can also attain higher speeds than heavy ones.

However, if you choose a very small car, you will find it difficult to accommodate the battery and the motor in it. A pickup truck is the ideal donor vehicle for conversion.

2. Avoid a car that has automatic transmission.

Converting a car that has manual transmission system is much easier than converting a car that has automatic transmission system. You don’t have to worry about the transmission because your electric car will not have a gear box.

3. Check the condition of the donor car.

Check the donor car very thoroughly to ensure that the car is in good working condition. If you aren’t able to do it yourself, take a mechanic with you who will check the car for you. If the car doesn’t function well, whatever expenses you are incurring on converting the car will be futile. The life of the donor car should match the life of electric components you are going to mount on the car.

4. Search for a used car.

To bring the cost of your electric car down, find a used car for conversion. There are cars whose engine is badly damaged and the owners of such cars will be willing to sell the damaged cars at throw away prices. Possible places where you will find them are local junk car dealerships and advertisements on the internet. An engineless car is of no use to the owner but of great value for your car conversion project.

5. Remove the engine of the car.

Your electric car doesn’t need the gasoline engine. You can remove it with the help of a few of your friends and the basic tools. If you find it difficult for you, hire a mechanic. If you allow the mechanic to keep the engine for himself, he might do the engine removal free of cost.

6. Use a conversion guide.

This is the final and most important step. Since you are not a professional in car conversion, you need help at each and every stage and a good electric car conversion manual will be of great help in this regard. The manual will not only help you to fix the right parts at the right places but will also tell you where you can find the parts at cheap rates.

A conversion guide may cost $50 at the maximum and if you follow the instructions carefully, the cost of your DIY electric car will be around $4500.

Compare it with the cost of electric car conversion kits which cost around $6000. So, converting a car into an electric car is not as costly and as difficult as you might think.

These days there is more awareness about the overall health condition of the Earth, people are looking for various potions to reduce and eliminate the use of fossil fuels. This has even become more important due to the air pollution and noise pollution which is the result of our dependence on the fossil fuels.

One of the unique options is to get our gasoline powered vehicles converted into electric run vehicles. The gasoline powered vehicles emit carbon monoxide into the atmosphere and electric motors have nothing to emit, we will at least have some clean air to breath.

The total cost of converting the car into the electric car should between $5,000 to $10,000 which depends upon the car and the type of parts used in the conversion. There are many types of electric car conversion kits available in the market and more are in the pipeline.

Such new introductions will definitely bring the cost down and make it within the reach of the common man. There are two components in the electric conversion kit regardless of their cost, a DC controller and a DC motor, most of the components like motors and controllers come from forklift industry another point to note that most conversion kits are made for the cars with manual transmission rather than standard engines.

You must also decide about the level of voltage output when converting the gasoline powered vehicle to the electrical one. Most of the cars can operate between 96 and 192 volts, the voltage output determines the number of batteries and the type of the motor.

There are normally three types of batteries available for the conversion of the electric car, these are golf cart batteries, and high performance sealed batteries and marine deep-cycle lead acid batteries.

One of the major advantages with the marine deep-cycle battery is its cost and is available almost everywhere including the Walmarts. The electrolyte used in these batteries is usually gelled, absorbed glass mat or flooded.

The flooded are the cheapest ones but it has the tendency of losing power. The total number of steps are about seventeen; these can be easily followed if you have a reasonable knowledge of the engine. You have to start with removing the gas system, engine, exhaust system, clutch and sometimes radiator also.

The biggest task is the wiring when converting to the electric mode; this is the most complicated procedure. But once the conversion has taken place there is no external difference between the gas powered or electrical powered vehicle.

The only big difference is refueling and noise which is almost not there with electrical powered vehicle. There is no noise or air pollution with the electrical powered cars. It would really be amazing to see that when back from work, you charge your vehicle with solar power or wind power instead of going to pumps for gasoline. You will be thrilled when you feel that you have in fact become an environment savior by reducing the pollution level both air and noise and in fact contributing something to the Earth.