Convert A Gas Car To Electric

Convert Gas Car To Electric

Converting your car to run on electricity will eliminate what you are spending on gasoline - and help the environment.

Up until very recently the problem has been cost. Before now the only way to build an electric car was to get it done professionally, which could cost you as much as $6,000.

However there's good news.

For the last six months I have seen a host of "How To Build An Electric Car" guides, which show how to convert your car to electricity yourself - using low cost materials, and with little or no technical knowledge for well under $300.

I spend that much on gas so I decided to take a close at some of these guides to see if it was really possible to convert a car to run on electricity with affordability of materials, and speed of conversion in mind.

Here's what I looked for:

• They should explain how to obtain free electric motors


• They should explain where to find controllers for motors and which one is best


• They should explain how to find free batteries for your electric car conversion


• They should provide a complete step-by-step PDF guide with clear illustrations


• They should offer full online support

A car mechanic friend and I sat down last Saturday and reviewed all 10 of these guides I had found. It took most of the afternoon but we came up with two choices that were the overall best.

Our Preferred Choice: Electricity4Gas

This was by far the easiest-to-follow guide we came across. It was the only guide that assumes absolutely no knowledge of cars and has an unconditional 8 week money back guarantee.

What really surprised me was the technology required is readily available and cheap - we were able to access all the parts needed for well under $300. Since you don't have gasoline fuel cost, you could well recoup your investment in a few weeks.

This works with any gas or diesel powered car, van, truck or SUV. Aimed squarely at car "novices", it was our number one pick.

If you are interested in finding out more you can visit their site Electricity4Gas and find out even more.

Learning how to convert a gas car to electric is not really that difficult at all.

Mike my mechanic friend and I did our own conversion of a 1995 Toyota Corolla in about 2 weeks and it only cost us a few hundred dollars total and you know what, it turned into a family project after we began.

Everyone became interested in what we were doing and here's how you can do it too.

Here's exactly what you need to get started:

• Detailed plans on how to convert your own electric car. Get those from Electricity4Gas.


• You can use any vehicle- gas, diesel


• A place to work. A garage, shop or barn is nice.


• Simple tools every home workshop has- wrenches, drills etc.

First thing, you will need to find a large DC motor (9 inches or larger) and a source of batteries.

Note, it's true that AC motors can be used, but they are a bit more expensive so we decided to go with DC.

DC motors are easier to install too.

Now you can buy all the parts you need off the shelf brand new but since this is the most expensive part of the project we suggest using the sources of free DC motors and free industrial batteries that are listed in the guide.

What's really nice is that none of these things are hard to find at all and since a DC motor will run for probably longer than you will own your car, using salvaged motors makes sense. Your car will rust out from under you long before the motor gives up.

Once you have your DC motor and batteries you have to remove your old gas engine from your car. It's best to rent a hoist or look around for a friendly mechanic to lift it out for your. A few bolts and it's free.

Just leave the clutch and flywheel assembly and detach the rest. That will leave you plenty of room for batteries and DC motor mounting.

Important... It is imperative that you only use a standard transmission vehicle for your conversion because automatic transmissions simply won't work.

People don't know this but with an electric motor you don't shift gears. Once the conversion is done your car will drive very smooth just like an automatic transmission, which is nice. You put it in gear and go.

With an electric motor the accelerating ability takes some getting used to! There won't be a vehicle in town that will take you off the line at stop lights. This is no slow golf cart you will be building here, so be careful.

Your electric car will be able to go 55 to 60 mph and travel up to 200 miles on a single charge. That's pretty amazing.

We all know gas prices go sky high in the summer and this year may really be a whopper so isn't it time you got started on this project?

Also think about this:
Converting a gasoline vehicle to electric power is the ultimate form of recycling. You are taking a polluting vehicle and changing it to a less polluting one, while at the same time extending it's useful life by keeping it out of the salvage yards for a while longer.

Check out what Electricity4Gas has to say, I think you will find it fascinating.