Electric Car Conversion - to Be or Not to Be

Why Electric Car Conversion?

Convert car into electric vehicle? Months ago I wandered about that. Today? Why should I? Retail gasoline price have dropped to , eh, $1.6/gallon or less, including all taxes!  If you only take Money into account, you would answer like this. Wait a minute, let’s take more factors into consideration, you maybe change your attitude.

Electric Car VS Gasoline Car 

Electric car VS Gasoline car
Item Electric Car Gasonline Car
 Energy  Renewable  Non-renewable
 Emission

 Clean & Green.  Zero-emissions 

  Carbon emissions.  Atmospheric killer 
 Recharge  EV charger stations all over USA or charge it home  Gas stations all over the world
 Travel cost  $1 per charging  More expensive
 Range of per charge
 Depends，up to 100 miles  Depends 
 Maintenance  A little  10 times more expensive
 Speed  Depends, up to  50 mph   Faster
 Efficient  90% energy conversion efficiency  60%-80% energy conversion efficiency
 Price  Buy is expensive. Electric Car Conversion is cheap  Depends  

Electric Car info from wikipedia

Advantages of electric cars:

Electric motors are mechanically very simple, and release almost no air pollutants at the place where they are operated.

Electric motors often achieve 90% energy conversion efficiency over the full range of speeds and power output and can be precisely controlled. They can also be combined with regenerative braking systems that have the ability to convert movement energy back into stored electricity. This can be used to reduce the wear on brake systems (and consequent brake pad dust) and reduce the total energy requirement of a trip, especially effective for start-and-stop city use.

They can be finely controlled and provide high torque from rest, unlike internal combustion engines, and do not need multiple gears to match power curves. This removes the need for gearboxes and torque converters.

Another advantage is that electric vehicles typically have less vibration and noise pollution than a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, whether it is at rest or in motion.

Electricity is a form of energy that remains within the continent where it was produced and can be multi-sourced. As a result it gives the greatest degree of energy resilience.

The GM Volt will cost "less than purchasing a cup of your favorite coffee" to recharge. The Volt should cost less than 2 cents per mile to drive on electricity, compared with 12 cents a mile on gasoline at a price of $3.60 a gallon. This would be the equillant to paying 70 cents a gallon of gas.

Incentives and Promotion of USA

Qualifying electric vehicles purchased new are eligible for a one-time federal tax credit that equals 10% of the cost of the vehicle up to $4,000, provided under Section 179A of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; it was extended through 2007 by the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004. A tax deduction of up to $100,000 per location is available for qualified electric vehicle recharging property used in a trade or business.

Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S.".

As automakers amp up plans for electric vehicles, more local and state governments are trying to plug themselves into the movement.

Converting Your car to electric now!

January 4, 2009 · Filed Under Electric Car Conversion Blog

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