DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Some time ago we were approached by a City Municipality that was in the process of doing a fleet conversion of their gas vehicles to electric. We chose these transmissions because of the availability of a Low Gear Planetary set and the fact that we can custom build them to handle 1000+HP if necessary. See Attachments below).

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I feel like the old build thread had a lot of pre-amble before I even got to any building, so I am going to start a fresh topic. 1996 chevy s-10 conversion (part 2). After a long summer break, it is time to get back to my project. For anyone who has not been following along, I thought I would summarize the progress to date.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

Looking to do a Ev Conversion on my Mazda B2200. I like I because it re uses half the original engine and maintains stock motor/transmission mounts. I also like the idea of keeping the manual 5 spd for a.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

President Obama: Days of Building Sprawl Are Over. In addition to Creative Greenius you’ll find these great EV Driven blogs: DIY Electric Car. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. The top of the page has the latest posts. Below that you find top posts based on various social signals. Obama on cars. Electric Car Blog. Green Gearhead.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

90 CRX Si - RWD EV Conversion. This was the car as I bought it. Wasn't running but for what I had planned. I got a steal for sub 1k. Oddly before pulling anything apart I fixed the motor first. Needed a new.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

My professional life has kept me busy, but I still have made good progress on my conversion. But in the theme of remaining true to my build philosophy, it is fully capable of handling my actual driving conditions, but doesn't exceed it by far. I am not building a dragster. This is a 6.7" I have yet to see photos.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I have posted here before with a different VW kit car build which was a 72v Wilderness EV kit in a Bentley kit body roadster. Pretty straight forward and easy build. Considering a VW Kit Car Build. At that time I was using Trojan 12v LA batteries.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2023

Back in 2019, YouTuber Simone Giertz, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Sh*tty Robots,” created a one-off Tesla Model 3 build that took the automotive world by storm. Thus, for her Truckla update , Giertz shared how most of her Model 3 pickup truck conversion was essentially completed.

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Green Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

However, if you love skateboarding and thought of how to convert a skateboard to electric, there are DIY electric skateboard conversion kits available in the market today. Things to remember when buying skateboard conversion kits. The best electric skateboard conversion kits. Vestar E-Skateboard DIY Kit.

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DIY Electric Car

OCTOBER 1, 2013

I tried to build the car in such a way that every component was easily accessible and visible. Thanks to everybody that has offered advice, shared their experience, and inspired me with their builds. Under the hood of the car is less pretty, but much more interesting. Anyways, This forum was a huge help to my project.

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Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

As the cost of an electric bike conversion kit in comparison to a new electric cycle is half approx & not too tough to assemble, if you have time & little bit of idea about installation you have to go with an e bike conversion kit. Electric bicycle conversion kits are generally divided into three types. Hub Motors.

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Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

As the cost of an electric bike conversion kit in comparison to a new electric cycle is half approx & not too tough to assemble, if you have time & little bit of idea about installation you have to go with an e bike conversion kit. Electric bicycle conversion kits are generally divided into three types. Hub Motors.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 23, 2021

So, I'm currently going through the design process for a high performance '82 Corvette electric car conversion.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I’d be grateful for anyone’s ideas who might share them as to the attached architecture for my 1946 Dodge Sedan conversion. Some things are set: motor, controller, number of leaf battery modules. I’m trying to be extra scrappy in my approach, without being cheesy.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

Photos have become the universal form of casual conversation,” he said in a 2018 interview with The Institute. In a 2016 interview with DIY Photography , he said cassettes were the only permanent form of “digital storage” available to him at the time. That didn’t deter Sasson, who continued to build more cameras for Kodak.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

Hello all, I thought I would start a build thread. I am waiting on batteries until the build is further along. I have ordered a K1-attack kit car. I have started the assembly. My plan is to have a Tesla drive train. I am sourcing from EV-West. Hopefully that was a good company to partner with.

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

My first attempt at building her an off-road vehicle was adding larger tires for ground clearance to an older Invacare Flyer handicap scooter. Should I look for a straight axle with chain conversion? As with everyone out there these days I would like to build this as economically as possible.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

Well now there’s an easy way to do it in the form of a conversion kit that takes an e-bike and turns it into something of a snowmobile with the inclusion of a snow track kit. For power, I guess you run your throttle back to the new controller, though that’s another reason just to start this build from scratch. Tank tracks!”

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

If I was to build my spit for here with top speed of 50mph and say 25 to 50 mile range. I'm trying to decide if I was to go with another gas engine or turn it into a electric car. If I go gas it will probably cost me $2000 or so. I was hoping someone would give my an idea of the cost of going electric. Around town here it is flat terran.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” He has a lot of credits to his name, including recommending the double-paned windows on New York’s Empire State Building.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2023

Imagine the Siri voice or the Alexa voice; it’s like that, but rather than being an AI that you’re having a conversation with, it moves all the functionality of the computer from the mouse. It said, “ Image may contain adults standing in front of a building.” These days, the speech is a good synthetic voice.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

So I bought a Sterling kit car and what I want to do, eventually, is turn it to electric. It had been sitting for the past decade so I'm going to replace the full brake system (going all disc) as well as switching it from a swing axle to IRS (pan is a 1966.).

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 23, 2021

Hi everyone, It has been a while since I last posted. Some of you may remember my previous projects which were budget minded autocross centred EVs. Since then our governing body has closed the gate on EVs and there is no glimmer of hope for the foreseeable future for electric vehicles under them. So my last chassis is going into retirement.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. Once electric cars are more common, demand for electricity will rise, and electricity producers will have to look at big generators such as dams, nuclear stations or decentralised wind turbines that feed in to the grid. However, I dont welcome this news.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible. Its a Lotus.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. You could sit in your vehicle while the operation takes place. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

i would like to see maybe Smith America build a conversion of their current cars, maybe have a retrofit model so you dont have to get rid of the trucks at all, just upgrade! lots of stops and starts so plenty of options for regen braking too. Reply ↓ ↑ report Add your comments Email Confirm Autoblog Green AOL First time?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

READ MORE: Planning a DIY electric car conversion? READ MORE: VW Baja Beach Buggy EV conversion. 1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod This forecasts a future battery-electric vehicle conversion kit – a factory off-the-shelf product “For enthusiasts to build or convert classic and current cars and trucks into BEVs.”

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 2, 2022

In fact, one of VEVA’s most recent achievements was making sure that multi-unit residential buildings were part of British Columbia’s Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation. Previous to the residential building efforts, the chapter supported a successful measure exempting used EVs from provincial sales tax.

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