Build Your Own Electric Car - It's Easy Like Abc

The advent of electric cars was a welcomed relief with gas prices hitting the roof top. With world leader's running from pillar to post, holding summits about global warming caused by fossil fuel (gas). In the face of these disheartening situations, learning how to build your own electric car is not really that difficulty of a project.

In 2001, with few hundred dollars, it took us 2 weeks to convert a Toyota corolla to electric powered car.

Wondering how we did it?

Let me drop the bomb shell, we were aided with a detailed plan on "how to build your own electric car". We used any vehicle with a handful every day tools like drills, wrenches etc. and a garage. With all these in your kitty, you are all good to go.

A large D.C motor of an about 9 inches or more and a source of battery is needed. A.C motor can be use equally but it is expensive and need skilled professionals to install. Other the hand, D.C motor is easy to install and cheaper.

The heaviest cost incurred in building your electric car is the purchase of D.C motor and batteries. You can, buy brand new ones or recycle type, but our detailed plan outlined some sources, where you can get D.C motor and battery for free. Since, our objective is to save money and still build electric car.

Now replace the gas engine with D.C motor and battery, while still leaving the clutch and flywheel assembly, get rid of other parts.

It is imperative that the car being converted should be standard transmission; automatic transmission is difficult to convert. After conversion of standard transmission car, it works exactly like automatic transmission car.

After building your electric car, you be amazed at its accelerating ability. It can go 60 mph (miles per hour) and covers a range of 200 miles on a single charge.

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