You now have chosen a car to convert to electric. You have removed the internal combustion (IC) engine and all the related parts and transmission, radiator, exhaust, etc.

NEXT STEP:

Choose an electric motor to electrically down the road. This can give you a lot of choices. Size of the motor ( smaller motor won’t go fast, about 50 MPH but will go farther)

1. Front, rear, 4 wheel drive. The best is the Hub motor in wheel drive, however, the most expensive because you have to buy 2 or 4 motors (for 4WD).

The most economical is to buy 1 electric motor. (these are readily available on the internet.

2. Choose the distance and speed you want to travel. The distance is about 75 miles maximum because lead acid batteries run down fast and need recharging. The electric motor you choose determines the speed of the car and battery usage speed.

3. The type of batteries to use and how many. currently you can only purchase lead acid. Lead acid weight 30 to 55 lbs, heaviest and most expensive is the deep cycle. The prices run between $50 and $100.

Lithium-ion batteries weigh less and can take you up to twice as far and, if you can get them and will cost anywhere from $1,500 to $5,000

THE BLOGGER LOGGER

In time of the oil crises, who else, but the multi-billion dollar company Google to step in and help solve the problem of rising gas prices.

“Two companies developing technology for plug-in electric vehicles have won investment from Google. Aptera Motors of Carlsbad, California and Austin-based ActaCell will receive an undisclosed amount of funding from the internet firm. The investment is part of Google’s RechargeIT initiative, which was set up in June 2007 to accelerate the adoption of electronic transport.”

Lets not hope for a better future, but take action into our own hands to combat this episode of financial troubles.

source:vnunet news articles