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4 Tips On Building Dirt Cheap DIY Electric Car

If I have the dough to spend, to be honest, I wouldn’t go for a DIY electric car. I would rather buy an electric vehicle (EV) from a manufacturer off the lot of a dealership. Well, most of us are broke, and high gasoline prices are ripping a hole in our pockets. That’s why we [...]

By | 2012-08-16T09:37:27+08:00 June 15th, 2010|EV Conversion|Comments Off on 4 Tips On Building Dirt Cheap DIY Electric Car

DIY Electric Car With Solar Panel – Does It Work?

Have you seen electric cars covered with solar panels? If you were to convert a conventional automobile to run on electric power, should you include some Photovoltaic (PV) panels on the EV to charge the battery bank? I’ve came across this question in a forum recently and I thought of doing some research on it. [...]

By | 2012-08-16T09:37:45+08:00 June 11th, 2010|EV Conversion|Comments Off on DIY Electric Car With Solar Panel – Does It Work?

Gavin Shoebridge New Zealand Electric Car Conversion Manual

Many people may not have heard of Gavin Shoebridge of New Zealand unless they are Do It Yourself (DIY) electric car enthusiasts. In the EV conversion field, Gavin is known as The EV Guy. Many people were very impressed by his work of converting an old Mitsubishi Tredia into a pure plug-in electric vehicle (EV). [...]

By | 2012-09-19T11:54:13+08:00 June 10th, 2010|EV Conversion|Comments Off on Gavin Shoebridge New Zealand Electric Car Conversion Manual