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An electric car conversion usually DOES need a transmission. For one thing, on a front wheel drive car, the transmission and differential is one combined unit. The transmission then acts as a place to mount the motor and a way to split power to the two wheels.

For some great ideas on different vehicles converted to electric, check out the listing at the EV Album! http://www.evalbum.com

This video is one segment of an instructional video I created in 2010 from a homebuilt electric car I made in 2008. Of course, battery and motor technology has advanced quickly since then, and affordable, commerciallybuilt, Electric Vehicles are now a reality.

This video series covers ONE lowtech and simple way of converting a car to electric. Many of these same ideas and techniques still apply to gokarts, motorcycles, boats, and lots of other projects. We hope that you enjoy watching these videos and learn a little something from them.

A simple electric car conversion project like this one uses
A 05k ohm potentiometer throttle: https://amzn.to/2PwMmoD
A motor controller up to 144V: https://amzn.to/394QyUh
A DC SeriesWound motor (9inch diameter typical): https://amzn.to/2TlqYUv
Battery Charger to match your pack voltage: https://amzn.to/2Toe0Fl
On this car, we used a simple power inlet: https://amzn.to/3abNWnI
But that also meant we needed to design a separate circuit to disable the ability to drive while pluggedin. That's a built in feature of the now standard J1772 connection used in modern commerciallybuilt cars.
J1772 Inlet: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/40000...
You would then pair that with a standard J1772 EVSE: https://amzn.to/387ixRW
I show the internal connections you need for the J1772 communications at: https://300mpg.org/2015/03/31/thediy...

There are still a few copies of the original DVD for sale. Besides the video, the set also has a DVDROM with photos, web clips, and documents from the project.
All profits support our work and go towards future DIY Clean Transportation and Renewable Energy Projects.
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You might also want to check out the book BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, by Seth Leitman and Bob Brant: https://amzn.to/2jFUXVJ

For CURRENT electric vehicle, DIY, and renewable energy projects, please visit http://300MPG.org.

Music Credit:
"BRoll" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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