How to build your own electric car
Check your driving radius before building your own electric car
Just as article Why shall we convert and drive electric cars says, there are lots of benefits to drive electric car! But there are very few finished electric cars available currently. So, building your own electric car is an alternative choice. Are you long for building your own one now? Wait a minute, maybe driving an electric car is not a good choice for you! Before building your own electric car, you must take two things into account.
1. Is electric car appropriate for your needs?
The average conversion electric car has a realistic range of 30 to 70 miles in everyday driving conditions depending on the type of batteries you have and the weight of the vehicle. If your commute is more then 35 miles one way in very hilly terrain, an electric car may not be a good idea. However, if your commute is on average terrain and is about 20 miles each way, an electric car is perfect. If you are a two car family and one car is usually used for short trips, you may want to consider an electric car.
2. Do you have easy access to charge your electric car?
It is necessary that you can charge your electric car conveniently. You must have an everyday charging way for your electric car. EV Charger Station in North American and Public EV Recharging Station Map give you some public recharging stations lists for you.
Prepare for building your own electric car
Now, your driving radius is appropriate for you to build own electric car! OK, get started.
1. Choosing a gasoline car for conversion. To build your own electric car, you can’t build everything by yourself. We generally convert a gasoline car as the main body of electric car. It’s good if you already have one. You can buy a second-hand car if you don’t have one. For electric car, lighter means farther and better! So, choose a car as light as possible.
2. Components, tools and supplies. Components include batteries, advanced DC motor, adaptor plate, DC motor controller, potentiometer, charger interlock and other things. Most do-it yourselfers already have the tools required to convert an elective car. Choosing electric car DIY is the easiest way to build your own electric car. If you have most of thees parts already, you only need to buy other parts. Some good build your own electric car manuals have very good suggestions on usage of waste to save money.
3. Learn safety knowledge. Be aware of possible hazards will prevent damage to the car and serious injury to yourself.
Build your own electric car
Now it is the work to build your own electric car step by step. Building electric car is not a difficult thing like makeing a rocket, most of us can do it. It is not as easy as repairing a electric fan, either! You’d better get electric car conversion manual to build your own electric car unless you are an auto engineer.
Here we recommend two good building your own electric car E-books for you. One is Electricity4gas, an other one is Convert2EV.
Electricity4gas is an E-book of 40-Page PDF which including:
1. The parts and tools you need before you start.
2. Tips on how to obtain free batteries and other free parts for the electric car.
3. Setup and step-by-step instructions (ex. how to put new parts and the original transmission together) with clear detailed diagrams.
4. Much more and some good books as bonuses.
For detail of Electricity4gas, click here!
Convert2EV has 90-page PDF and including:
1. How to get used batteries for free.
2. How to recondition the used batteries to nearly new condition.
3. How to mount the heavy batteries in your car or truck to accommodate the weight.
4. Sources to find almost free DC motors.
5. Will learn what kinds of electric car motors are needed for your electric car conversion. You will find out what options are available, what size you will need and also where to find electric motors in your own neighborhood. The real heart of your electric car conversions is the motor.
6. List of certain specialized parts: an electric motor, deep cycle batteries, controller, battery charger, an adaptor kit and various other small parts.
7. How to wire the batteries and motor to the controller with gauge welding cable.
8. Much more and some good books as bonuses.
For detail of Convert2EV , click here!
May you build your own electric car successfully and Enjoy your DIY electric car!
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