The journey to convert an old gas car to electric starts here!
I'm getting sick of paying for gas so I decided to do something about it.
I'm not much of a mechanic but after doing casual research for some time, I decided I could convert a car to run on electricity by myself.
No gas/hybrid oil-burning nonsense - just pure electric all the way!
Follow me through the exciting changeover from gas to electric through these videos.
It's going to be many many months before the car is converted, so get comfortable.
EV's are quite uncommon in NZ, in fact I know of only two in the entire country. I'm looking forward to being the third.
The first step was to purchase a donor car. I found a 1987 Mitsubishi Tredia with a seized engine but otherwise in good condition for $180. After towing it home, we then had to figure out a way to get it up the drive and into the garage to begin removing the planet-killer bits under the bonnet.
In the next video we start taking it apart...
I can't wait to get that "EV Smile" that electric car owners talk about so much.
Also, this is a new thing for me so I welcome your comments and tips!
UPDATE!
You can now watch the progress in detail at www.KiwiEV.com
ANOTHER UPDATE!!
I'm selling DVDs of the whole project for $15 USD at my website www.KiwiEV.com (That includes Airmail postage too!)
The quality's much better than on Youtube and it comes with an unreleased Bonus Video!
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