How to Make a Electric Car Cheaply From Your Garage

How to Make a Electric Car

Firstly, why do we want an electric car? Most probably, many people like to drive an electric car after the bad experience we had with the rising global crude oil prices back in mid 2008. Crude oil reached almost US150 per barrel and created a lot of hardship for many car owners including myself.

It is not surprising that many people are looking into electric to power their cars. For the time being, a brand new electric car is still relatively expensive. One alternative is for us to build our own electric vehicle. How do we make a electric car?

The first step in making a electric car is to choose a donor car. I have been reading on some information about how to choose a donor car. The first step is to determine what we want the car to do for us.

Do we want to carry passenger or carry goods with the car?

For a passenger car, a normal sedan will do. To carry goods, you may need to get a pickup.

It is also recommended for us to get a donor car with a manual transmission. Apparently, an automatic transmission doesn’t work very well with an electric motor which is the heart of an electric vehicle.

An automatic transmission needs constant torque from the engine to shift gears while an electric motor stop spinning when the car is not moving.

One thing is for sure, to make a electric car would take a lot of time and dedication. Most of us may not have the skill nor the tools to carry out an electric car conversion on our own. In this case, it is a better idea for us to outsource the whole conversion process to a professional mechanic.