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). Gavin became a well know EV celebrity when he posted his electric car conversion project videos on YouTube.

Not too long ago, Gavin wrote a book on DIY electric car conversion, the Electric Conversion Made Easy guide. The book is available from www.evsecrets.com and is meant for anyone interested to convert their conventional car to run on pure electricity.

Is Gavin Shoebridge’s electric car conversion guide any good?

If you were to visit his web site, Gavin promised to teach anyone to start an EV project even he has completely no automotive skill or experience. This has been proven true because when Gavin converted his Tredia, he has no idea what he was doing. But through the process of trial and error, he managed to roll out his EV from his garage after almost 1 year working on it.

It took Gavin that long to complete his electric car project because most of the modification done didn’t work very well and had to be redone. His Electric Conversion Made Easy guide basically listed down what worked for him.

From his guide book, Gavin covers every components of an electric car such as electric motor, controller, deep cycle batteries, potential box, circuit breaker, vacuum pump, shunt etc. In his e-book, he also wrote about the rules and regulation of EV conversion and also tax rebates and deduction for electric cars.

If you are still not sure, don’t worry. Gavin has included his personal guarantee on his electric car conversion guide. If for whatever reason you do not see any value from his manual, you can ask for a full refund within 60 days from your purchase date. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

If you are concern about high gasoline prices and you want to find a way to reduce your monthly gasoline budget, why not consider using a plug-in electric car. If you are willing to invest the time and money, Gavin will help you with the instructions.

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One of the latest electric car “how to” books available on the internet is Gavin Shoebridge’s Electric Conversion Made Easy. The e-book was launched back in August 2009. You can see the main web page at www.evsecrets.com.

If you are not familiar with the DIY electric car industry, you may not have heard of Gavin Shoebridge. Here’s some background about him.

Gavin is a New Zealander and pretty much an average guy. But there’s one problem, he has an addiction. Just like millions of people in the world, Gavin is addicted to oil.

Couple of years back, Gavin decided to break his habit of stopping at the gasoline station to fuel up his car. He went on a quest to convert a conventional car to run purely on electricity.

What he did was bought an old 1987 Mitsubishi Tredia, stripped out the internal combustion engine and installed an electric motor. He was a total amateur in electric vehicle (EV) conversion and most of the conversion process was based on trial and error.

But in the end, he managed to get it done.

His homemade electric car caught the attention of a local news station. A news segment was done about his electric Tredia and Gavin was interviewed by a reporter. You can see the news clip above.

DIY Electric Car Conversion Guide

If you are planning to start an electric car conversion project, it is best to get some knowledge on the required tasks. It may sounds easy, but there’s a lot of technical aspect involved.

If you are a novice, it is a good idea to read Gavin’s Electric Conversion Made Easy guide first.

What would you learn from his EV manual? The information covered are:

1) How does an electric car works?

2) The main components of an EV.

3) Deciding your electric car needs and budget.

4) Selecting an EV donor car.

5) Selecting EV parts and batteries.

6) Selecting an electric motor.

7) Where to buy electric vehicle parts.

8) Dismantling the donor car.

9) Installing the motor.

10) EV control box and wiring etc.

If you are looking for a step-by-step guide on how to convert a gas driven car to EV book, the manual will give you everything you’ll need.

Electric Car Conversion Instructional Videos

All the information in the Electric Conversion Made Easy e-book is based on an actual electric car conversion project. You will see pictures of Gavin’s Mitsubishi Tredia before and after the conversion.

The information is very detail. You will see the individual component brand, model number and even the purchase cost.

There is one major difference that separates Gavin’s e-book versus other electric car conversion guide on the internet…it is the instructional videos.

If you prefer to learn from watching videos, there are a total of 11 High Definition (HD) videos that comes with the e-book. The videos cover information from dismantling the donor car to getting your EV certified street legal.

For more information on Gavin Shoebridge’s electric car “how to” book, click on the link below.

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Many people have heard of a pure electric vehicle (EV), but not a lot of people have driven one. Unless you are a golfer and you spend a lot of time on the green. Golf courses use a fleet of electric golf carts to ferry people around.

There are many benefits on driving an EV versus a car using an internal combustion engine. The following is 5 great reasons why you should own a pure EV.

1) Sever your dependency on gasoline.

This is one major factor why an EV is much better than a conventional automobile. Many car owners wish they didn’t have a car back in mid 2008.

That is when the world crude oil price reached a dizzy level of $150 per barrel. The effect has pushed local gasoline prices through the roof. People were having a very tough time refueling their cars and making ends meet.

A car using electric power is independent from the fluctuation of global crude oil prices. When there’s another energy price spike in the near future, at least you’ll know it won’t affect you and your family lifestyle too much.

2) Zero emission.

Since an electric car does not use an internal combustion engine (ICE) as its power source, there is no engine exhaust therefore zero emission.

Smog from car engine is one of the causes of “green house effect” which raises the planet temperature therefore melting the polar ice cap. It’s an issue many world leaders is trying to solve.

When you use an EV, you’ll know you are doing your part to help the environment. Instead of just “lip service”, you are actually taking proactive action to help the environment.

3) Save money.

Do you want to stop spending your hard earned money at the gas station? Would you rather spend it on your family on a holiday? When you use an electric vehicle, you can forget about stopping at the gas service station ever again. The only time you’ll go there is when you need to use the restroom.

Do some calculation. Figure out how much money are you and your family members are spending on gasoline a week. And then multiply it with 52 weeks. That is how much money your family will be saving in a year if everyone drives an electric car.

4) Reliability.

Compared to a conventional car, an EV has less moving parts. Let’s take the heart of the electric car which is the electric motor as an example.

The electric motor has only 1 moving parts, which is the rotating shaft. An internal combustion engine has more than 100 moving parts. All the parts in an engine have to be lubricated in order for them to function properly.

Which one do you think has a higher chance of failing? The electric motor or the internal combustion engine?

That being said, an EV is more reliable compared to a gas guzzler. That’s only one component of the car. How about other parts on a normal car that’s not required on an electric vehicle? Components such as exhaust pipe, radiator, spark plugs, timing belt, air filter, fuel filter etc. Every part has a chance of failing, but you do not have this issue with an EV.

5) Recharging at home.

With an EV, you have the option of recharging at home. No more trips to the local gas station. I don’t know about you, for me, going to the gas station is quite a hassle.

You have to queue to use the pump, get out of the car, go to the cashier, more queuing, wait for the cashier, wait for the gas to be pumped etc. A lot of none productive time spent.

With an electric car, all you have to do is drive to the garage at the end of the day, and then plug it into the charger. Leave it there overnight and by next morning, the batteries will be fully charged.

There are many more reasons why using an EV is much better compared to a normal car. What I’ve written down is only a small list.

Do It Yourself (DIY) Electric Car

Buying a brand new electric car from the dealership might be more expensive compared to a conventional car. There is a cheaper option though. You can convert your existing car into an EV. To do that, you will need an EV conversion guide.

One of the latest EV conversion manual on the internet is the Electric Conversion Made Easy e-book by Gavin Shoebridge. Gavin is from New Zealand and he has converted his old Mitsubishi Tredia into a pure electric vehicle.

In his manual, he’ll teach you step-by-step how to retrofit a car to run on electricity. Together with the manual, there is also a series of High Definition (HD) instructional videos. For more information, check out Gavin’s website at www.evsecrets.com

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According to Gavin, the shelf will store some of the delicate components such the high amp fuse, circuit breaker, throttle box controller, emergency cut off switch etc.

When you watch the video, you can see Gavin gave a very useful tip on how to mark the drill holes on the board before drilling. A very handy usage of a 2 dollar lipstick on the garage.

The EV control panel has the electric controller sitting on it. To cool the controller, it is actually sitting on a piece of aluminum plate. The aluminum plate is raised slightly with space bolts creating better air ventilation to increase cooling efficiency. Pretty smart idea. Check out the video.

Convert Your Own Electric Car

Want to know how to convert a conventional automobile into a plug in electric car? If you do, download the 20 DIY Electric Car Conversion Videos e-book.

The e-book will show you videos of homemade electric cars and the different components needed for the conversion project. Click on the link below to download the free e-book now!

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When you are converting a gasoline driven car to run on electricity, there are a few electrical accessories in your car that you may not get to use. If you are using a vehicle during cold winter months, you’ll want a heater to keep you warm. Unless you don’t mind wear thick clothing every time you get into your car.

When you are starting your Do It Yourself electric car conversion project, you have to get a donor car. Some times, due to the condition of the donor car, it may not have a heater or the heater in simply broken. How do you replace the heater with minimum cost? You can install one yourself by using the heating element of an ordinary room heater.

Watch the video below. Gavin Shoebridge of New Zealand modified a room heater that he bought from an appliance shop to be used on his electric car. What Gavin did was to remove the heating element and attached it to the existing water heater core in the air condition unit.

It’s a straight forward and simple process. Just cut a hole on the core, insert the heating element, seal it with some high temperature gasket sealant, hook it up to the power source and you will have a heater for your home made electric car.

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These are minor wear and tear of an old car. It can be fixed quite easily. Just buy some car body filler, cover the holes, sand it down and spray paint. For rust, just use a sand paper to smoothen it up and paint it over.

There are a lot to be done of an electric car conversion donor vehicle. The cost can be kept down. All you need is some time and a little elbow grease. Check out how Gavin Shoebridge of New Zealand prepares his Mitsubishi Tredia donor car for his DIY electric car conversion.

Here a follow up video on Gavin Shoebridge electric car conversion project in New Zealand. This is where Gavin manually removes all the redundant car parts in an old gasoline driven Mitsubishi “Treadia”.

Since Gavin is building a pure electric car, the following bits and pieces are not needed.

There was a big surprise and the end of the video about the gear box…check it out. If you are looking for more information on DIY electric car conversion in New Zealand, check out Gavin EV Conversion website.

1) Donor Car for DIY Electric Car Conversion

2) Home Converted Electric Car

Do you know how a Do It Yourself (DIY) electric car looks like?

From the outside, it looks just like any other car on the street. The secret is on the inside. Instead of a dirty and noisy internal combustion engine, the torque comes from a DC electric motor.

The video above shows a chap by the name Gavin Shoebridge from New Zealand. Gavin actually converted his 1987 Mitsubishi Treadia into a full ledge electric vehicle (EV).

How much does his EV conversion project cost?

The cost of the project is about 12,000 New Zealand dollar. The EV has 12 deep cycle batteries and is capable of going 60km per charge.

Gavin actually documented his entire EV conversion project on videos. He just released a manual call Electric Conversion Made Easy.

It is an e-book with High Definition (HD) instructional videos teaching people step by step how to convert a gas guzzle to run on pure electricity. Click on the link below for more information.

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If someone is considering converting their gasoline driven car to run purely on electricity via a Do It Yourself (DIY) project at home, how practical would it be?

Firstly, we have to understand that the process of retrofitting a car to electric is like “heart surgery” for the vehicle.

We are literally taking out the internal combustion engine and replacing it with an electric motor.

It is fair to say that is a quite a tough job.

Not everyone would have to skill and knowledge to convert a car to electric vehicle (EV) at home. To do so, you must be well versed with the internal components and parts of the car.

You would also need to have all the necessary tools and the knowledge on how to use them.

You must have electrical and wiring skill to connect all the electrical components to the batteries through all the safety switches and fuses.

You must also have machining skills because some of the metal parts are not available off the shelves and have to be custom made.

A DIY electric vehicle project may not be a good idea for a lay person. You can try to carry out the retrofitting and most probably you would need lots of help.

Electric Car Conversion Manual

If you don’t think you can convert a conventional car to run on electricity, you should outsource the project to a professional mechanic. The best you can do is learn the ins and outs on an EV.

If you want to know what’s involve in an electric car conversion project, check out Gavin Shoebridge’s Electric Conversion Made Easy e-book.

Gavin made a name for himself when he converted an old Mitsubishi Tredia to run on electricity. He actually documented his conversion process on videos and posted it on YouTube.

Gavin’s electric car conversion manual was written based on his actual experience converting the Tredia. The information in the manual is as detailed as it can get. He’ll show you what are the parts and components he used for his EV down to the individual model number.

For those who like to learn by watching videos, there is also a series of 10 new High Definition (HD) instructional videos included with the manual. The videos go through step-by-step from choosing the right donor car to getting the car certified street legal.

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