Electric vehicles

Many advantages awaits you if you use an electric vehicles. Often referred as an EV, an electric vehicle will only cost you one tenth of the cost of running a gasoline vehicle. If you are afraid that you live in an area where the electricity cost is expensive, you will still be able to save at least 5 times of what you have to pay for a gasoline vehicle. Without any complicated mechanism in the engine, the EV will not require any maintenance. You can enjoy your EV and the batteries that powers it because it will be years before you need any maintenance done on to your engine.


Converting your vehicle to an EV is very direct. To build your own electric car, you first need to choose a donor vehicle, which can be your existing vehicle also. However, it is important to choose a donor car that is well known for electric car conversion because there are many car brands that haven't got converted in the past and if you choose such a car, you will have to invent many things by yourself. Therefore, it is important to choose the right donor car so that things will be easier if you charge them properly with a power unit


The following steps are next once you have chosen your donor car:


1. Find The Right Motor- In electric cars, engines will be replaced with motors. There are many conversions kits available and their power output, range etc vary. First you need to find out the different types of kits that you can get for your car and which one suits your needs.


2. The Conversion Center- If you are not planning to do the conversion by yourself, you can approach a conversion center. You will be able to get a lot of information from websites by reading customer reviews to find a good one near your home.


3. The Battery of An EV- The battery is the most important part of the EV because it will decide on the distance you will be able to travel and the features that you can use. Lithium-ion batteries are excellent performers but at this point, they are expensive and there are not many evidences to suggest that a lithium-ion kit will last longer. Another alternative would be the lead acid battery but this kind of battery have limited power. For lead acid batteries, a DC conversion is the best possible setup.


4. Finding The Right Kit- You will need several kits like the motor, controller and other accessories in order to complete your conversion and each of these items are sold separately. Even if you buy a conversion kit that is designed for your specific car, there are chances for you to encounter issues while conversion. This is very natural but sources your kit from an agency where they have an excellent customer assistance system so that it will be a lot easier for you to source the missing components.


Converting your car successfully from a gasoline to an electric car will depend on these few factors. Do look out for stories that have made a conversion using the same car that you are planning to because the information will be very useful.