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Mike, I used to work for Western Auto and
Firestone and a small private family owned tire shop in Bryan Texas, that along
with my degree from ITT. I really want
to do this just fretting the expense of it, though it is cheaper than building
an EV car. I just need plans to follow. I fairly certain that I won’t be able to
freehand this one like I do my computers.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Michael
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Manager GCE,
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of NACES -----Original Message----- Hi
Mike, A
motorcycle EV conversion is a good place to start and the El Ninja book has
helpful knowledge based on a real world conversion. In the interest of full disclosure
you will find my name as one of the contributing authors of this book. I
bought my electric motorcycle from someone who simply didn't want to swap in a
new battery pack. It has been bullet proof and in addition to the new
batteries I have made a number of improvements and have a number of others
planned. See it at http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/type/MTCY (the
yellow one). I
have an extensive motorcycling background, am a backyard mechanic
(e.g. a bit of a motor head), and a fair knowledge of electrical engineering.
Don't let this overly concern you. Proceed with the goal being to learn
and to end up with a practical EV. Of these skills the one I use the least is
my EE knowledge. If my bike doesn't go I know it is usually a simple connection
problem. I put
several thousand oil free miles on the vehicle each of the last 2 years.
Something cool about sitting on the bike next to an SUV at a stop light (not
idling) and knowing you can kick their V 8 ass when the light turns green. As
you can probably tell I have my EV grin and it is incredibly addicting. I'm
looking for project #2 for this winter. Highly recommend that you take the
leap. This
list is a great resource to get help/questions answered, as are vendors
like KTA Services that provide a great deal of expertise to go along with the
EV parts that they sell. I also
recommend joining the local EV club if one is near you, otherwise consider the
EAA at eaaev.org. My local club dues are $15/yr. Questions? Mike Bachand Colorado -- -- |
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