Electric Vehicle Conversion/Resources

Note the presence of hazardous materials and conditions that must be approached with proper precautions and procedures to avoid damaging, injurious, or even fatal consequences. External links Clubs and associations http://www.evdl.org/ - The Ultimate EV Discussion List http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/ - DIY Electric Car Forums (The Leading Web-Based Conversion Community) http://www.eaaev.org/ The Electric Auto Association, national with many local groups. Membership includes local group dues. http://www.eaaev.org/eaachapters.html EAA Index to clubs http://www.nedra.com/ National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) http://www.evco.ca/ Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa http://www.veva.ca Conversions and conversion guides http://www.evsupersite.net Electric Vehicle Conversion Supersite. Complete online diary of two electric vehicle conversions (1996 Saturn sedan and a 1980 Kawasaki motorcycle). This site contains hundreds of web pages, images, and useful links. See what an electric vehicle conversion is all about... http://jerryrig.com/convert/ Jerry's Electric Car Conversion. Complete and detailed with 45 pages and many images and diagrams. This shows the amount of work and attention to detail required. http://www.cameronsoftware.com/ev/Welcome.html A New Beetle Electric Vehicle Conversion http://www.socalev.com/ Electric VW Cabriolet (8 inch DC, 108 volt flooded wet cells) with detailed cost information http://web.archive.org/19990202063250/www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4429/ A light truck 144 Volt DC conversion using AGM lead acid cells. http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1997_Febuary_March/The_Eternal_Engine/ Chevrolet S-10 pickup with front compartment and underbed wet cells between the frame rails. http://www.coate.org/jim/ev/et/ Jim's Electric Truck, a Chevrolet S-10 with tilt bed and 8 volt flooded batteries producing 176 volts, http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/600.html 1996 Ford Ranger light truck, 132 volt. http://www.canev.com/Conversions/Echo/Echo.html 2000 Toyota Echo. http://www.e-m-w.com/ Porsche 914 with SAFT niCad batteries and Brusa AC motor. http://www.metricmind.com/ac_honda/main2.htm Another high tech amateur conversion, this of a Honda, employing a Siemens AC motor and LiIon batteries; supercapacitors are to be added for performance enhancement http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/tech/balance.html From "EV Engineering Guidebook: Electric Vehicle Conversions for the 1980's", by Paul R. Shipps http://www.evconvert.com 1990 Ford Probe, 144vdc http://convert.jerryrig.com 1985 Mazda 626, 144vdc lead acid http://www.pleiades-enterprises.bigstep.com/generic173.html - Electric Cars and Clean Air, What a Concept! VW Cabriolet http://www.qualiticonversions.com/ Vehicle Conversions http://www.amphibike.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=pages/3_wheels/mr2 Conversion of a Toyota MR2 with many details concerning motor to flywheel and transmission mating News and Information http://www.sonander.org/electric/index.html Two Cents Per Mile - news, videos, and other resources about Electric Vehicles http://www.megawattmotorworks.com/ High performance electric vehicle news, links, and information http://www.hybridcars.com/decision-process/top-7-issues-electric-car-conversion-25839.html 7 Issues to Consider Before You Start an EV Conversion http://www.pleiades-enterprises.bigstep.com/generic182.html - FREE EV Commuter Conversion Class Video Download http://www.twocentspermile.com - Informative website and book about more generally the history of Electric Cars Research and development vehicles http://www.calcars.org/ CalCars - converting a Prius to become a plug-in hybrid. School project conversions http://www.evchallenge.org/03-04/hs_webpages/s-durham/ The Crimson Shocker - Durham North Carolina Southern High School's conversion of a 1993 Ford Probe. Commercial conversions and restorations http://www.lionev.com/DIY_Ranger Ranger conversion with extensive step-by-step conversion images http://labshelf.com/electric-car-conversion.html Electric Car Conversion http://www.theenergyguy.com/MoreTEGsCar1.html A light vehicle, a 1980 Renault "Le Car" commercial conversion restored by the owner. http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/602.html Three Solectria conversions with Lead Acid, NiCad, and Lithium Ion batteries. http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/608.html Solectria S-10 light pickup, dual AC motors, single speed, 288 volt gel-cell PbA Custom vehicles http://home.roadrunner.com/~ev3po/ EV3P0 - a well illustrated article on the construction (links provided as some browsers do not display the home page links) http://home.roadrunner.com/~ev3po/The%20Race.htm About the race - a rally in Costa Rica http://home.roadrunner.com/~ev3po/ev3po%20specs.htm Specifications http://home.roadrunner.com/~ev3po/pictures.htm Pictures http://home.roadrunner.com/~ev3po/The%20beginning.htm Story from the beginning with links to following pages http://home.roadrunner.com/~ev3po/Update.htm Latest updates Commercial conversions with additional owner modifications http://www.aracnet.com/~rmerwin/prizm/ 1993 Geo Prism Racing conversions - street legal http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/035.html 1972 Datsun conversion, dual motors with controller bypass contactors, 240 volt AGM pack. http://www.northampton.k12.nc.us/shocker2/ev.html An electric autocross campaigner (1985 Ford Escort) Drag racers http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/592.html Circuit Breaker, 135 mph (217 km/h) in 1/4 mile, 9.44 seconds Albums http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/ The Electric Vehicle Photo Album A chapter of electric vehicle conversion - Resources Technical information Forged wheels information http://forgedwheels.ca - information about forged rims for electric cars in Canada. Battery information sites http://www.a123systems.com/ Next Generation of Lithium-Ion Batteries (manufacturer's site) http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm/ Solar power site with much information concerning batteries of various types http://www.cyb.com.au/industrial/Motive_PS/Technical_Advice/Theory/default.htm Theory of Electric Traction Batteries (various types) http://www2.ald.net/~roden/ev/pages/saft.htm Comparison of cost effectiveness of SAFT NiCad batteries against other types http://www.trojan-battery.com/Tech-Support/BatteryMaintenance.aspx Flooded lead acid battery care (Trojan Battery Company) http://www.usbattery.com/pages/usbspecs.htm/ Flooded lead acid battery care (U. S. Battery Manufacturing Company) Note: website requires plug-in (Flash?) Some browsers require navigation from home page - use "Specs" button http://www.saftbatteries.com/120-Techno/10-10_produit.asp?paramtechno=Nickel+systems&Intitule_Produit=STM SAFT wet NiCad (manufacturer's site) http://web.archive.org/20011220205834/members.aol.com/brucedp/evbatt.html Extensive lecture notes and follow-up commentary concerning PbA batteries, service life, range calculations, charging cycles and battery break-in effects. Note: Trojan and U. S. Battery are the major United States manufactures of flooded wet lead-acid batteries appropriate for use in an EV conversion. These may also be sold under other "house brands" at major discounters, but one should be careful about using off brand batteries, which may be similar in appearance but which may not be built to the same quality and durability standards. Battery charging, water recovery, and charge balancing equipment http://www.geocities.com/sorefeets/balancerland/ Free open source schematic and construction tips for a charge balancer (highly technical) http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/environment/alternative-energy/energy-resources/homepower-magazine/archives/11/11pg37.txt Use of catalytic water recovery caps Brake systems http://www.california.com/~eagle/figs/vacpump/vac.html ICE production vehicles with factory vacuum pumps (for junkyard scrounging) Instrumentation http://www.qsl.net/k5lxp/ev/evgauge/evgauge.html A simple battery "gas" gauge using crossed meter movements.