This is not surprising when there are many Do It Yourself (DIY) electric car conversion guides on the market. Even a ready made electric car conversion kit cost around $400 – $500. It is a wise investment if you are spending thousand of dollar a month on gasoline.

There are some challenges in doing your own EV conversion. One of the setback is the material included in the electric car kit does not have sufficient detailed information.

Most of the literature include may not be easy to understand or user friendly. It is understandable because the guides are meant for experienced mechanic.

If you are very well versed with the inner working of a car and have been maintaining your own vehicle for years, a DIY electric car conversion may not be too difficult for you. Your challenge is to get the conversion done in the least amount of time and at the lowest possible cost.

For a novice or amateur, you would have to allocate some time to kick off your EV conversion at your home garage. You will be spending hours in your workshop to retrofit the car.

Even though to convert a conventional car to EV is not a complicated process, it is devious and labor intensive work. If you have a buddy who is willing to help, be grateful for his assistance.

Although a homemade electric car is a painstaking and slow process, doing it yourself does have its advantages. Depending on how far you drive on a daily basis, you will be saving around $100 – $200 a week just by driving your electric

car. If the local gasoline prices were to go up again, the saving from using your EV will be even more substantial.

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Ever wonder how is it like driving a home made electric car? Driving an EV is actually quite similar to driving a gasoline driven car. The only difference is the feeling that the car is heavier due to the additional weight of the batteries. But it is no difference that driving with 2 or 3 passengers in the car.

You have to remember, and electric motor can pack a lot of torque. An EV can go pretty fast if you were to floor the power pedal. If you are not careful, you can really crash your electric car into another vehicle. Just because you are not burning any fossil fuel doesn’t mean you can ignore the rules on the street. If you are wandering what’s the feeling like getting into an EV, check out the video below.

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As I was surfing the web for more information on electric car conversion guides, I kept reading about Better Place and their plans to set up massive infrastructure for electric cars. I saw a really interesting interview with Shai Aggassi, the founder of Better Place. He really brought up a really interesting points. To make the electric car for the masses work, we need for elements:

1) Commitment from the government

2) Commitment from car manufacturers

3) We need the proper electric vehicle infrastructure

4) We need lots of investment capital

Check out the video of the interview below:

In a nutshell of Shai Aggassi vision, watch the video below.

One thing that I realized from doing my research on Do It Yourself (DIY) electric car conversion is the space needed to put all the deep cycle batteries. For an average electric vehicle, you will need a minimum of 20 units of batteries. On the full charge, the car will be able to go about 150 miles. The actual mileage will depend on the driving condition, the speed of the car, the net weight of the car and also the condition of the batteries.

If you have not noticed, stuffing a sedan with 20 batteries can be quite challenging. Most probably you have to use all the space in the booth and maybe remove the back seat to hold the batteries. You may also have to construct multiple batteries rack on different places in the car. If you want more mileage from your electric vehicle, you would have to put in more batteries.

If space is one of the primary concerns of an electric car conversion project, why not use a pickup truck as a donor car. With a flatbed at the back, a truck has no space issue storing 20 or more units of battery packs. All the batteries can also be placed relatively close to each other making your wiring job neater and easier. If you are thinking of doing an electric car conversion, start by considering a truck to be retrofitted. Check out the video below on a converted Ford Ranger electric truck.

I have been surfing the web to find some information on Electric Car. Just to stay on the ball on the latest news on the web. I found quote a few DIY home electric car conversion blog post. The following are a few interesting ones:

Electric Car Conversion Gaining Buzz

With high gas prices the idea behind an electric car conversion is to save fuel and lower emissions to zero. Many people presume that the cost or time invested would be too high. Some <a title=”electric car conversion plans” …

About Gas Prices and the “Sub Prime” Problem

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Launch Prep

No, the car’s not done, but I have enough strapped down and plugged in to try a 60 volt test again! I have to wait until someone else is home for safety reasons, but I went over the wiring about 20 times, tested the low voltage setup, …

Oreva Super Electric Car Going for $2000 in India

This price would make anyone in India think twice about an electric car conversion since the selling price is so affordable. So, far there have been no hints however about the Oreva Super electric car coming to any overseas markets such …

17 Year Old Builds Bradley GT Into Electric Car

There are some electric conversions that are just too interesting to pass up. We’ve talked about a 16 year old who built his own electric truck and the EcoModder co-founder’s $672 electric car, but we’ve yet to look at a car like this …

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What an awesome article I got my own site going on how to convert your own car into a electric hybrid.

My favourite is the 17 year old build a Bradley EV.