If you are an electric car enthusiast, you will appreciate the benefits of owning an electric vehicle (EV). Anyone who has driven an EV for the first time will notice the smoothness and the power behind the acceleration. Unfortunately, a new electric car on the market is still quite expensive and many people would not be able to justify the investment. The next option to having an electric vehicle is to convert your existing gasoline powered car to run purely on electricity. How do we retrofit a conventional automobile to EV? You start by getting a copy of Do It Yourself (DIY) electric vehicle guide.
The concept behind an electric car conversion is to remove the internal combustion engine and replace it with an electric motor. Before you hoist up the engine, you have to disconnect all its associated components such as exhaust pipe, fuel lines, radiator, fuel pump etc. The electric motor is connected directly to the existing transmission unit. Your homemade electric car will then be fitted with 10 to 15 units of deep cycle batteries to power the motor.
If you are converting a car to EV for the first time, you will need the electric vehicle conversion guide to show you the step by step procedure. Most guides will also come with a standard electric car plan. You may have to modify the design plan to suit your donor car model.
If you do not feel like doing all the hard work, you can outsource the conversion process to a professional automobile workshop. This is a better idea especially if you are not well versed with hand tools. By doing this, you will incur some additional cost but it will be money well spent.
