Golf Cart for Electric Kit Car
Electric Cars are for Girls
JANUARY 7, 2009
Is there any 8-person golf cart which can go at least 50 mph, so you can use all the parts and build an electric kit car?
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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People
Open Source Civic EV Kit
APRIL 7, 2008
After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.
Battery Equalizer Schematics Rev 1.0
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
FEBRUARY 18, 2007
I'll have to modify the circuit with a voltage doubler in the final stage to work with 8-volt golf-cart batteries for the 914 EV kit. By clicking on the images, you can get a much larger version of the pictures. Any feedback on how to improve the circuit would be welcome.
Measuring State-of-Charge on Lead Acid Batteries
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MAY 1, 2007
The 914 AC kit uses 8V golf cart batteries and I'm wondering if different batteries like Hawkers or Optima Yellow-Top batteries would be better. Both US-Battery and Trojan have 8-volt golf-cart batteries. With the AC system, I'll probably be pulling less amps and am looking forward to the extended range.
More Delays
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JANUARY 20, 2007
Over the past few weeks I've been trying to contact the folks at Electro Automotive to get the status of the EV 914 kit. They finally responded last night and apparently they're completely buried under the demand for EV conversion kits. He got one of the earlier DC motor kits for the 914 from Electro Automotive.
The Suspension is Here!
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
FEBRUARY 20, 2007
If you hadn't read before, the 18 8-volt golf cart batteries add 800 pounds to the weight of the car, so the suspension needs upgrading. The real gamble is how fast the rest of the kit shows up. I received the suspension parts from ElectroAuto today.
Hauling Lead and Confusing Connections
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JULY 23, 2007
These high-capacity 8-volt golf-cart batteries are 70 pounds apiece. I got this battery strap at a Yamaha golf cart dealer. A modification of the prior strap is basically what is suggested in the DC kit instructions. I found a funny shaped link in the kit, but could simply not get it to fit anywhere in the system.
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