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EV Conversion Video – Creating The Control Panel Shelf

Here another video on Gavin Shoebridge working on his homemade electric car. This time, he is making the control panel shelf. 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 [...]

By | 2012-08-16T16:08:30+08:00 August 1st, 2009|New Zealand|Comments Off on EV Conversion Video – Creating The Control Panel Shelf

EV Conversion – Heating Your DIY Electric Car

Keeping Your Homemade Electric Car Warm 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 [...]

By | 2012-08-16T16:13:04+08:00 July 3rd, 2009|New Zealand|Comments Off on EV Conversion – Heating Your DIY Electric Car

Preparing The Electric Donor Car – Gavin Shoebridge Style

One way of saving money on a Do It Yourself (DIY) electric car conversion is to get an old [tag-tec]gasoline driven car[/tag-tec] as the project donor vehicle. No doubt an old and busted car is cheap, but it comes with a few extra. Usually you will get a "rust" paint job and extra holes on [...]

By | 2012-08-17T14:13:38+08:00 June 6th, 2009|New Zealand|Comments Off on Preparing The Electric Donor Car – Gavin Shoebridge Style